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Ogletree Hosts Inaugural AI Bootcamp For 1st Year Associates
Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC has found that young lawyers are receiving little to no training on artificial intelligence tools in law school, so the firm held its first AI bootcamp for first-year associates earlier this month to get them comfortable using the technology in their work.
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Grassley Calls On Judiciary To Formally Regulate AI Use
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is calling on the federal judiciary to set formal policies regarding artificial intelligence after he exposed two mishaps involving federal judges in New Jersey and Mississippi.
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Atty In Katt Williams Assault Case Sanctioned For Bogus Cites
An attorney for four women suing comedian Katt Williams must notify a federal district court for the next five years that she was sanctioned for using suspected artificial intelligence-generated fake citations as part of a punishment handed down Tuesday by a Georgia federal judge.
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Calif. Atty Seeks $25K As Fee Sanction For AI Error
A California attorney representing a mobile app platform in a small-time copyright and contract suit playing out in Oakland federal court has asked for $25,000 as reimbursement for work he said went into responding to an error-ridden motion and subsequent time spent on the matter.
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Legal Leaders Gear Up For Growing AI Threats To IP
The majority of general counsel and chief compliance officers who participated in a recent global survey said their businesses have experienced an increase in intellectual property infringement over the past 12 months, and many believe artificial intelligence is accelerating those attacks, according to data out on Tuesday.
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Legal Startup Norm Ai Adds Chief Economist At SEC
Legal and compliance startup Norm Ai said Tuesday that Brian Scholl, chief economist at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of Investor Research, has joined the company as a staff regulatory researcher.
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How Leaderboard Firms Define Success
The 2025 Law360 Pulse Leaderboard law firms are balancing business strength with social responsibility, global reach with local impact, and the ability to lead complex matters while meeting clients' evolving needs. Law360 caught up with firm leaders from this year’s Leaderboard to discuss what success looks like, and how they are positioning their firms for the future.
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The 2025 Law360 Pulse Leaderboard
Check out the Law360 Pulse Leaderboard to see which firms are leaders in all-around excellence this year.
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These Firms Top The 2025 Law360 Pulse Leaderboard
What makes a law firm stand out in a crowded field of top-tier competitors? What does it take to be a well-rounded firm? Presenting the 2025 Law360 Pulse Leaderboard — showcasing the firms that demonstrate excellence on measures of prestige, responsible business practices, and the reach of their legal work.
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The Litigation Reach Of The 100 Practice Footprint Firms
The top 100 firms on Law360's 2025 Practice Footprint ranking have left a clear mark across federal district courts. Our interactive map shows where each firm has appeared in district court cases over the past three years — revealing the breadth of each firm's national reach.
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The 2025 Practice Footprint Ranking: How Firms Stack Up
These 100 firms stand out for their impressive litigation footprints and transactions work. See who's leading the pack across four categories: variety of cases, range of jurisdictions, closing large merger and acquisition deals, and handling registered offerings.
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Steptoe Adds AI Leader To Investigations, White Collar Team
Steptoe LLP has hired an AI governance, compliance and regulatory expert who spent decades in C-suite leadership roles with IBM and Northrop Grumman and most recently helped found a legal technology company with a Steptoe partner who joined last month.
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Aderant Acquires Virtual Pricing Director To Boost Firm Profits
Legal software firm Aderant announced Tuesday that it has acquired London-based Virtual Pricing Director, a cloud-based platform that uses artificial intelligence and pre-built templates to automate the legal pricing process.
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Document Review Startup Vesence Raises $9M
Vesence, a startup developing artificial intelligence agents for use by law firms, announced on Tuesday the raising of $9 million in seed funding to scale up its operations and outreach.
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Syllo Secures $30M To Scale AI For High-Stakes Litigation Tool
TLATech Inc., better known as litigation platform Syllo, has raised a $30 million growth funding round, the legal tech startup disclosed to Law360 Pulse on Tuesday.
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BakerHostetler Partners With vLex, Giving Attys Access To AI
BakerHostetler announced Monday a three-year strategic partnership with vLex, the developer of the legal artificial intelligence platform Vincent AI, which will give the firm's attorneys access to its automation technology.
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Cleary Innovation Leader Joining HSF Kramer As AI Chief
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP said Monday that it has chosen a director of practice innovation at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP to be its first global chief artificial intelligence officer.
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Integreon CEO To Retire After 3 Years
The chief executive officer of Integreon, the technology-enabled legal services provider, is stepping down and retiring after three years as its leader, the company announced Monday.
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Gordon Rees 'Profoundly Embarrassed' By Atty's AI Mistakes
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLC has apologized to an Alabama bankruptcy court for a filing submitted by one of its lawyers that contained mistakes it blamed on artificial intelligence, saying it's "profoundly embarrassed" by the incident and will accept whatever sanctions end up being issued.
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ClerkHero Launches To Help Calif. Drivers Fight Traffic Tickets
ClerkHero, a California-based legal tech startup that automates traffic ticket defense, officially launched on Oct. 21 by its solo founder and without funding or a broader team.
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Legal Tech Roundup: Paladin, Hotshot, DeepJudge
Several new partnerships and integrations occurred across the legal technology industry this week.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
This was another action-packed week for the legal industry as one BigLaw firm elected a new managing partner and other shops expanded their rosters. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Judges Say AI Can't Replace Human Judgment In Courts
While artificial intelligence holds promise for improving court efficiency, its current limitations, including inaccuracies and ethical concerns, make human judgment indispensable in legal proceedings, a group of judges said during a panel discussion at a recent legal technology conference.
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Sanctions Threats Mount For Atty Who Ignored Citation Order
An attorney who ignored a show cause order earlier this summer after his co-counsel included a fake case citation in a filing for their then-client, a former in-house attorney for Workday Inc., told a San Francisco federal judge Thursday that his failure to respond was a "mistake," in response to a renewed show cause order.
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UK-Based IT Consultancy Lexio Lands River Capital Loan
Liverpool-headquartered Lexio Technologies Ltd., an information technology consultancy firm, announced Thursday that it secured a loan from local fund management company River Capital to help scale its newly founded business in Northern England.
Expert Analysis
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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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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Make A Plan For The Year
While firms are busy allocating resources and assessing client demand, individual attorneys should use the start of the year to slow down and create a personal business plan, which can be accomplished with a few steps, say Elizabeth Gooch, Teri Robshaw and Chris Newman at McDermott.
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Lessons From Developing A CTA Compliance Application
Corporate Transparency Act challenges pushed our firm to develop an in-house compliance solution, and for firms exploring similar initiatives, the keys are to build consensus, foster collaboration and remain adaptable to change, says David McCarville at Fennemore Craig.
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Talking Mental Health: Caring For Everyone As A Firm Leader
Reid Phillips at Brooks Pierce discusses how he manages the pressure of running a law firm, how sources of stress in the legal industry have changed over the past decade, and what firm leaders should do to help manage burnout and mental health issues among employees.
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How Firms Can Use LinkedIn To Aid Marketing Efforts In 2025
LinkedIn has several features law firms can use to showcase their capabilities and thought leadership to reach prospective and existing clients, including the Event and Live features, says Sofia Millar at Reputation Ink.
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Talking Mental Health: Managing Emotions In Trauma Cases
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Nikki Hurtado at The Ferraro Law Firm discusses what motivates her to represent victims of catastrophic injuries, how she copes with the emotional toll of such cases, and what other attorneys taking on similar cases can do to protect their mental well-being.
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Young Attorneys Using AI: The Benefits And Best Practices
Young attorneys who embrace artificial intelligence technology position themselves at the forefront of legal innovation, enhancing their professional capabilities and helping shape how legal services will be delivered in the decades to come, say Robert Klamser, James Le and Randall Reese at Stretto.
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Bridging The Legal Tech Talent Gap With Apprenticeships
Many law firms and legal departments struggle to find employees with both legal knowledge and an understanding of technology applications in legal workflows, so solving this talent shortage requires considering untraditional options — like apprenticeship programs, says Jennifer Walker at ProSearch and Daniel Villao at Intelligent Partnerships.
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Talking Mental Health: Working As A Mom Of An Autistic Son
Sarah Kovit Hanna at Assurant discusses how she balances the demands of her in-house role and the support needs of her son, who was diagnosed with autism, as a single mom, and reflects on how the legal industry can better support caretakers of family members who have special needs.
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A New Standard For Ethically Bringing AI Into Legal Practice
Legal professionals' hesitance to fully embrace artificial intelligence reflects ongoing concerns about accuracy, bias and client confidentiality — but new standards like ISO/IEC 42001 can help law firms implement AI responsibly, benefiting from its advantages while bolstering stakeholder confidence, says Danny Manimbo at Schellman.
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Talking Mental Health: The View From Life After BigLaw
Life coach and author Wendy Tamis Robbins discusses why she left a career in BigLaw to work in the professional well-being space after finding freedom from anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder and substance use disorders, and highlights two changes the legal industry should implement to address attorneys' mental health.
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How 2 Litigators Decided Dad Would Stay Home With The Kids
Jennifer Hoekstra at Aylstock Witkin shares the tough conversations about timing, goals, logistics and values involved in her family's decision that she would build her career as a litigator and law firm partner while her husband stepped back from his own litigation role to stay home with their children.
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Legal Tech Talks: DraftWise CEO On Barriers To Adoption
James Ding, CEO and co-founder of DraftWise, discusses misconceptions attorneys often have about working with new technologies, including that software will replace jobs, and the importance of preparing for additional regulations as governing bodies develop a better understanding of artificial intelligence.
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Talking Mental Health: Managing Depression As A Co. Founder
New Era ADR co-founder Collin Williams discusses his journey navigating a clinical depression diagnosis, how this experience affected his leadership style, and what the legal industry can do to better support attorneys with mental health conditions.