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Ashurst Adds Director To Help Boost AI And Digital Offerings
London-headquartered law firm Ashurst announced the hiring of a former executive director with the Centre for Legal Innovation at the College of Law Australia as director overseeing the firm's digital enablement team as part of its legal services division.
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Circuit-By-Circuit Recap: Justices Send Message To Outliers
It was a tough term at the U.S. Supreme Court for two very different circuits — one solidly liberal, one solidly conservative — that had their rulings overturned in eye-popping numbers. But it was another impressive year for a relatively moderate circuit that appears increasingly simpatico with the high court.
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The Moments That Shaped The Universal Injunction Case
The U.S. Supreme Court voted along ideological lines when it hindered the ability of federal district court judges to issue nationwide pauses on presidential policies, but that outcome didn't seem like a foregone conclusion during oral arguments earlier this year. What do the colloquies suggest about the justices' thinking? Here are some moments that may have swayed them.
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Ironclad Advocate Joins Harbor Global's Legal Tech Team
A legal operations expert with years of experience in contract life cycle management and consulting has taken on a position with Harbor Global LLC, bringing fresh insights to its corporate legal technology group.
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The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
The number of law firms juggling three or more arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court this past term nearly doubled from the number of firms that could make that claim last term.
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Breaking Down The Vote: The High Court Term In Review
The U.S. Supreme Court once again waited until the term's closing weeks — and even hours — to issue some of its most anticipated and divided decisions.
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Jus Mundi Mentees Triumph In AI Hackathon At Cambridge U
Paris-based international law and arbitration research startup Jus Mundi announced Thursday that its student mentees took home both the first-place and runner-up prizes during last month's LLM x Law hackathon at the University of Cambridge.
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Linklaters' Innovation Chief Exits As AI Role Evolves
Linklaters LLP said Thursday that its head of technology and AI will be leaving the firm, as legal outfits continue to refine their approaches to artificial intelligence amid rapid technological change.
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Assoc. Of Corporate Counsel Launches AI Advisory Center
The Association of Corporate Counsel, which encompasses nearly 50,000 members, announced Wednesday the launch of a think tank focused on artificial intelligence use across the legal corporate field.
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One Tool To Rule Them All Is A Myth In Legal AI
As generative artificial intelligence tools for legal continue to proliferate, law firms are faced with a growing number of factors to consider when selecting the right platform to meet their needs.
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Freshfields To Equip Trainees For AI Era With Degree
Freshfields LLP said Wednesday that it is giving its next generation of lawyers the opportunity to study for a master's degree in law and technology, the first of its kind to be offered by a law firm.
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Pierson Ferdinand Taps UnitedLex Exec As Marketing Chief
Pierson Ferdinand LLP announced Tuesday that an experienced legal executive who's served in high-profile roles at UnitedLex, Citi and Reed Smith LLP has joined the fast-growing firm as its new chief marketing officer.
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ArcherHall Acquires R3 To Boost Digital Forensics Reach
ArcherHall is expanding its services and brand to Texas with the acquisition of R3 Digital Forensics, the nationwide provider of digital forensics and e-discovery services announced Tuesday.
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Jackson Lewis AI Innovator Joins Maker5 As Senior Director
Maker5 Inc. announced Tuesday that it has hired Jackson Lewis PC's former principal and chief data officer as its senior director to help lead its artificial intelligence and data strategy across its venture, advisory and software development practices.
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Charles Russell Speechlys Selects Harvey After 'AI Bake-Off'
Charles Russell Speechlys LLP said Tuesday that its lawyers and legal professionals will be using Harvey's artificial intelligence platform to support their work after the firm ran a "bake-off" to find a new AI provider.
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White & Case Hires Knowledge Director From IManage
White & Case LLP has brought on a former senior principal business consultant from software company iManage as its director of knowledge solutions in London, a spokesperson for the firm confirmed to Law360 Pulse on Monday.
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Legal Tech Co. Clio Buys Vincent AI's VLex For $1B
Legal tech giant Clio announced Monday its $1 billion acquisition of vLex, which develops the legal artificial intelligence platform Vincent AI.
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Dentons Partners With Legora In Europe
Dentons has become the latest law firm to announce a partnership with Legora to help lawyers work more effectively with artificial intelligence technology.
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Ga. Panel Says Court's Tech Glitch Shouldn't Kill Appeal
The Georgia Court of Appeals on Friday revived a tenant's appeal of an eviction action, saying the trial court wrongly dismissed the matter when it failed to explain why evidence of a delay caused by the court's electronic filing system did not save the appeal.
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Legal Tech Roundup: CARET, Litera, Legatics
A trio of legal tech companies have announced C-suite hirings this week, and a practice management software provider secured a "significant" investment for product development. Here's a roundup of the biggest legal tech news from this week.
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Court Urged To Push Ex-GC To Provide Co. Laptop Password
E-commerce company Storehouse In A Box has asked a federal judge in Michigan to issue a preliminary injunction and temporary restraining order against its former general counsel and chief operating officer, arguing he refused to give the company access to a laptop that the company provided and used the company's trade secrets for his benefit.
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Typical Jr. Associate Growing 'Obsolete' With AI, Report Says
The traditional "cut and paste" associate is "rapidly becoming obsolete," according to a report by venture capital firm LegalTech Fund on an early June gathering it co-hosted of a group of legal professionals to discuss law firm training amid the rapid investments into artificial intelligence.
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Ex-USPTO Under Secretary Joins AI Patent Co. Patlytics
Artificial intelligence-powered patent workflow platform Patlytics announced Thursday the appointment of a senior strategic advisor with experience as a deputy general counsel at Google, an under secretary at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and a vice president at Amazon Web Services.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry kicked off summer with another action-packed week as BigLaw firms expanded their offerings and reelected leaders. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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AI Raises The Stakes In Legal Teams' Build Vs. Buy Decisions
Legal departments have long faced the choice between buying or building new technologies. But now, with artificial intelligence in the mix, that decision carries even greater weight, directly affecting both costs and productivity.
Expert Analysis
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Keys To Digitizing Inefficient Contract Management Processes
Neville Eisenberg and Mark Grayson at BCLP explain how they sped up contract execution for one client by replacing email with a centralized, digital tool for negotiations and review, and how the principles they adhered to can be helpful for other law firms looking to improve poorly managed contract management processes.
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Law Firm Tips For Evaluating AI And Machine Learning Tools
Many legal technology vendors now sell artificial intelligence and machine learning tools at a premium price tag, but law firms must take the time to properly evaluate them as not all offerings generate process efficiencies or even use the technologies advertised, says Steven Magnuson at Ballard Spahr.
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Learning How To Code Can Unleash New Potential In Lawyers
Every lawyer can begin incorporating aspects of software development in their day-to-day practice with little to no changes in their existing tools or workflow, and legal organizations that take steps to encourage this exploration of programming can transform into tech incubators, says George Zalepa at Greenberg Traurig.
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The Importance Of Client Engagement In Law Firm Innovation
As clients increasingly want law firms to serve as innovation platforms, firms must understand that there is no one-size-fits-all approach — the key is a nimble innovation function focused on listening and knowledge sharing, says Mark Brennan at Hogan Lovells.
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A Scientific Path For Improving Diversity At Law Firms
Law firms could combine industrial organizational psychology and machine learning to study prospective hires' analytical thinking, stress response and similar attributes — which could lead to recruiting from a more diverse candidate pool, say Ali Shahidi and Bess Sully at Sheppard Mullin.