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Husch Blackwell Adds AI Advisory Service To Consulting Arm
As more firms move from simply using artificial intelligence to guiding clients on its use, Husch Blackwell LLP announced on Wednesday that its consulting arm is setting up a dedicated team to advise on the non-legal aspects of AI adoption.
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Law Firm Marketing Co. Juris Digital Acquires JurisPage
Juris Digital, which provides digital marketing services to law firms, announced on Tuesday its acquisition of JurisPage from Uptime Legal Systems, a provider of cloud services and legal technology to law firms.
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Timekeeping In The Age Of Artificial Intelligence
The way attorneys track billable hours has changed a lot over the last decade, and the transformation is being turbocharged by artificial intelligence tools. Law360 Pulse talks to lawyers and recruiters about best practices for timekeeping.
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Canadian Nonprofit, Legal AI Settle Data Misappropriation Suit
Artificial intelligence-powered legal research startup Caseway reached a settlement with the nonprofit Canadian Legal Information Institute that resolves claims from 2024 that the startup misappropriated information from the nonprofit's website, according to an announcement.
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Out-Of-State Counsel's Fake Citations Cost Oregon Atty $14K
An Oregon federal judge sanctioned an attorney about $14,000 after he failed to catch fake citations in a motion filed by out-of-state counsel he had associated with, saying Monday that the attorney "failed to meaningfully participate in the case."
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5 Takeaways From California's 2026 State Of The Judiciary
California Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero highlighted positive collaboration among the state's judicial, legislative and executive branches, which she called "sister branches," in this year's State of the Judiciary Address, which otherwise focused on the court system's ongoing challenges including an ongoing need to fill judgeships and concerns over federal immigration enforcement in state courthouses.
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AI Set To Transform Junior Lawyer Roles, Survey Finds
About seven in 10 law firm leaders expect the role of junior lawyers to change "significantly" as artificial intelligence continues to reshape the legal sector, according to a survey published on Tuesday.
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Early-Stage AI Co. Soxton Acquires Security Co. Cipher
Soxton, an artificial intelligence tech provider serving early-stage startup founders, announced Tuesday its acquisition of Cipher, which sells security software designed for artificial intelligence.
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Flo Recruit Rebrands, Launches Management Software
Austin-based startup Flo Recruit Inc., which develops a suite of legal talent software, announced Tuesday the launch of a new recruitment and employee development platform that coincides with a rebrand simplifying its company name.
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Civil Rights Attys Sanctioned After Admitting AI Errors
A Utah federal judge sanctioned two solo practitioners Monday who represent a disabled teenager's parents in their civil rights lawsuit against a school district for filing a brief with two artificial intelligence-generated errors, ordering them to complete ethics training but declining additional fee sanctions, because they "sincerely" accepted their responsibility.
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Attys Split Over Mandatory Hyperlinks To Curb Fake AI Cases
A new legal requirement to hyperlink case law is drawing support from legal professionals as a counter to artificial intelligence-generated fake cases in court submissions, but some aren't sure that it is enough to solve the problem and worry that it will be an added burden on lawyers.
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Attys For City Of New Orleans Sanctioned For AI Use
A Louisiana federal judge has sanctioned attorneys for the city of New Orleans over misuse of artificial intelligence that resulted in hallucinated case citations in a pro se civil rights case.
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Legal Billing Co. Raises $16M To Boost Its AI-Driven Solutions
Legal billing startup PointOne announced on Monday the raising of a $16 million Series A funding round to expand its platform and hiring for key roles.
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Gibson Dunn Partner Joins Harvey As Strategy Chief
Legal artificial intelligence giant Harvey named BigLaw partner Keith Enright as its chief strategy officer on Monday, the latest attorney from a major law firm to join the growing legal technology player.
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Ore. Atty Sanctioned $10K For Brief With Fabricated Citations
An Oregon appellate court has ordered an attorney to pay $10,000 for filing an opening brief containing fabricated case citations, quotations that "do not exist anywhere in Oregon case law" and other inaccuracies, according to an opinion.
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Where Calif. State Courts Landed On Generative AI Use Rules
The majority of California's 58 superior courts — together making up the country's largest trial court system — have decided to greenlight the use of generative artificial intelligence in their work this year, a Law360 investigation found.
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Emory Law School Launching An AI Study Program
Emory University School of Law in Atlanta is launching a concentration center on artificial intelligence and the law that will be offered beginning in the upcoming academic year.
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HSF Kramer Plans To Expand AI Acceleration Team In US
HSF Kramer is recruiting for at least three new artificial intelligence roles in the U.S. after appointing its first global chief AI officer, positioning its team as a driver of growth for the firm.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
During this past week in legal industry news, there were leadership transitions, new offices, and the dissolution of a combination. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Client Engagement Co. Case Status Hits Staff With Layoffs
Client engagement platform Case Status has told staff that many of its teams will be reduced by 30% as leadership pivots toward becoming a "full" artificial intelligence company focused on customers at mid-to-large law firms.
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Legal Tech Roundup: Relativity Quietly Files For IPO
The filing of an initial public offering from a legal technology company tops this roundup of recent industry news.
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Overheard At Legalweek: AI Enters Next Phase
Governance, legal operations, specialized tools, tangible results and vendor similarities are poised to dominate the next era of artificial intelligence, according to what I overheard at a recent legal technology conference.
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Anatomy Of A Citation Hallucination: AI Edit, Associate Review
Counsel for consumers in a supplement labeling lawsuit against Amazon responded Wednesday to a Seattle federal judge's order to explain an AI-hallucinated citation, saying the error was introduced by a generative artificial intelligence tool used to "harmonize" drafts of a brief, then missed by a fifth-year Boies Schiller associate tasked with checking the citations.
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AI Errors Likely To Persist Despite Escalating Court Sanctions
Judges have begun issuing sanctions to lawyers, escalating the consequences over artificial intelligence-generated errors, but attorneys say that penalties might not be enough to stop the problem.
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Irish Firm Arthur Cox Hires Ex-PTSB Lead As CTO
Ireland-based corporate law firm Arthur Cox LLP announced on Thursday the hiring of the former head of enterprise information technology services at personal and business bank Permanent TSB Group Holdings PLC as its chief technology officer.
Expert Analysis
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Law Schools Must Teach Applied AI Literacy
To truly future-proof their graduates, law schools must move beyond treating artificial intelligence as a passing topic or niche elective — instead, it must become a fundamental part of the core curriculum, says Mark Doble at Alexi.
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Risk Mitigation Tips For Legal Teams Using Unvetted AI Tools
The rapid growth in ungoverned artificial intelligence usage in legal departments stems directly from significant resource constraints, creating fertile ground for shadow AI adoption, so compliance leaders must implement governance now or face enforcement actions, lawsuits and competitive disadvantage later, says Camilo Artiga-Purcell at Kiteworks.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Engage With The Media
Business development is all about awareness — and by taking existing skills and adapting them to build media relationships and thereby address today's audiences, lawyers can expand their outreach and use thought leadership to build a more complete, compelling personal brand, says Michael Goodwin at Stanton PR.
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What GCs Value Most: 7 Habits Of Great Relationship Partners
When seeking outside legal advisers, general counsel want commercially savvy lawyers who cultivate relationships of trust with their in-house counterparts, back up the GC's authority and focus on actionable advice instead of abstract legal analysis, say Andrew Dick at The L Suite and Rob Morvillo at Olo.
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Legal Tech Talks: Level Legal CEO On Building Trust
Joey Seeber, CEO of Level Legal, discusses two opposing extremes in how attorneys view legal tech, as well as how to evaluate new technology and prioritize trust over data points.
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Nonprofit Launch Tips From Founders In The Legal Industry
In this season of giving, take a look back at this Law360 series featuring legal professionals who have founded industry-related nonprofits. They discussed the biggest challenges to getting started, and how to balance the launch and management of an organization along with the demands of their primary work.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Advertise Ethically
Business development in the legal industry is about building authentic connections and showcasing expertise in a way that reflects reality, and, when done right, it can elevate a practice, establish credibility and bring in clients without risking an ethics violation, says Melody Jackson at Robinhood.
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Legal Tech Talks: Mitratech's Lugones On Putting People First
Liz Lugones, vice president of corporate legal and claims professional services at Mitratech, discusses how at the end of the day, legal tech isn't just about streamlining workflows or improving efficiency — it's about people.
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Conversations around retirement and succession can be understandably difficult, but when attorneys make a plan for the transition early and effectively, they have the opportunity to not only keep work but also increase it, says Jillian McKenna at Verrill Dana.
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Legal Tech Talks: QuisLex CEO On Importance Of Adaptability
Sirisha Gummaregula, CEO and co-founder of QuisLex, discusses that while there is always a lot of focus on the fear, uncertainty and doubt that attorneys have when it comes to technology, the biggest misconception is the idea that technology alone can fix whatever problem they're trying to solve.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Leverage Your Atty Bio
If maintained properly, your firm bio can help attract potential clients and create authentic connections, so it's crucial to take steps to write an updated attorney profile that goes beyond a list of credentials, says Raychel Lean at Reputation Ink.
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As Attys Adopt Generative AI, 3 Elements Should Be Cardinal
As the legal world increasingly adopts generative artificial intelligence, lawyers and firms must develop and utilize strong prompting skills, keep a pulse on forthcoming tech evolutions, and remain steadfast to ethical obligations, say Michele Carney at Carney & Marchi and Marty Robles-Avila at BAL.
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Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises
“No comment” is no longer a cost-free or even a viable public communications strategy for companies in crisis, and counsel must tailor their guidance based on a variety of competing factors to help clients emerge successfully, says Robert Bowers at Moore & Van Allen.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Prioritize Connections
One reason business development in the legal industry seems so mysterious is because human relationships are so complex, but lawyers can reorient their thinking in two important ways to drive the process of connecting with new colleagues and contacts, say Jamie Lawless and Angela Quinn at Husch Blackwell.
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Roundup
Biz Development Tip Of The Month
This year, experts shared 12 actionable strategies on building business in today's competitive legal market, from prioritizing human connections to maximizing the impact of thought leadership.