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Professional Services AI Felix Launches With $1.7M Pre-Seed
A startup with a tool aiming to help legal and other professional service firms achieve more reliable artificial intelligence results formally launched on Tuesday with a $1.7 million pre-seed round.
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Calif. Lawmakers Advance Bill To Curtail PE Role In Litigation
A California bill to ban corporate investors from influencing litigation strategy is heading to the state Senate, backed by bipartisan support from the Assembly.
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Files Of 10 Jones Day Clients Breached In Cyberattack
Jones Day is the latest law firm to be hit by a cyberattack, the firm confirmed Monday, revealing that an unauthorized party accessed files of 10 clients.
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LegalShield Hires Ex-Vector Growth Labs Director As CFO
Online legal services company LegalShield announced Monday the hiring of Anthony Conte as its chief financial officer, as it continues to bolster its executive suite.
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Arnall Golden Elevates 4 To Chief Officer Roles
Atlanta-based Arnall Golden Gregory LLP has named four new chief officers, which the firm said Monday has primarily been done to reflect its focus on integrating artificial intelligence technology and future growth plans.
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IMS Legal Strategies Sold To PE Firm Uplift Investors
IMS Legal Strategies, which offers litigation consulting and expert witness placement, was acquired by newly formed private equity firm Uplift Investors, the company announced Monday.
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Law Firms Weigh ChatGPT As New Advertising Platform
New advertising options on the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT have piqued the interest of some law firms, but most are still in a wait-and-see mode as a pilot ad program remains in testing.
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6th Circ. Axes Atty For 'Inexcusable' AI 'Transgressions'
An attorney committed "inexcusable transgressions" by relying on Westlaw's internal CoCounsel artificial intelligence platform for appellate filings and by failing to catch erroneous AI-generated content, the Sixth Circuit said Friday and removed the lawyer from further representing a man who pled guilty to drug trafficking charges.
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Law360 Announces The Members Of Its 2026 Editorial Boards
Law360 is pleased to announce the formation of its 2026 Editorial Advisory Boards.
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AI Demand Pro Hires Ex-Oculus Publishing Director As CEO
AI Demand Pro, which develops an artificial intelligence platform for personal injury law firms, announced the appointment of Aaron Davies, who was a lead at Meta's virtual reality subsidiary Oculus, as its chief executive officer.
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Legal Tech Roundup: Legal Ready, SCOREalytics
An acquisition in the litigation management software market tops this roundup of recent legal technology news.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry kicked off April with another busy week of BigLaw hires and insights about how attorneys use artificial intelligence. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Legora, Harvey Lead Subpar Q1 Of Legal Tech Funding
Legora and Harvey accounted for nearly half the funding that legal technology companies received in the first quarter of 2026, creating a tale of two markets in which legal artificial intelligence assistants had the upper hand.
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California Bar Exam Class Claims Paused For Mediation
A California federal judge has agreed to stay pending claims a proposed class of California bar applicants are pursuing against the proctor of the disastrous February 2025 California bar exam, after the two sides reported they are soon to be engaged in mediation.
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AI IP Co. Solve Intelligence Acquires Palito.ai
Solve Intelligence, an artificial intelligence platform for intellectual property law and patents, has announced its acquisition of Munich-based startup Palito.ai.
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Swedish Legal Tech Co. Lawline Appoints CEO
Lawline, a Swedish legal technology company moving further into artificial intelligence, announced Wednesday the appointment of Jenny Hammarberg, formerly its business-to-business growth and strategic development lead, as its new chief executive officer.
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Law Firm Not Insured By Cyber Policy After $158K Email Scam
Two cyber insurers don't owe coverage to a Mississippi law firm after a fraudster used a false identity to hoodwink the firm out of more than $158,000 by procuring legal services to secure an owed debt that turned out to be fake, a federal court has ruled.
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5 Ways Legalweek Has Changed Over The Years
The evolution of Legalweek over the last decade has included changing its name, location, attendance and purpose.
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AI Analytics Co. 9fin Raises $170M Series C At $1.3B Valuation
9fin, an analytics platform using artificial intelligence for debt capital markets, announced on Tuesday the raising of $170 million in Series C funding at a $1.3 billion valuation.
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Shopify Lawyer Says Clients Should Insist Firms Embrace AI
As top corporate lawyers face increasing pressure to control outside counsel spending — while continuing to deliver high-quality legal work — they should ensure that law firms have "met the moment" by leveraging artificial intelligence in smart ways and allowing for client feedback, according to a Shopify lawyer who spoke during a webinar Tuesday.
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Crosby Raises $60M Series B To Expand Hybrid AI Law Practice
Crosby, a hybrid AI law firm that combines technology with lawyers in reviewing contracts, has announced the raising of a $60 million Series B funding round as it aims to expand its platform.
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Skadden's Tech Chief Exits Firm After 38 Years
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP's chief artificial intelligence and technology officer Harris Tilevitz is leaving the firm after 38 years and will serve as an adviser to legal AI company Harvey, which he helped the firm roll out over the last 18 months.
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Attys Suing NBA's Suns Sanctioned For Fake Case Citations
An Arizona federal judge has sanctioned two attorneys mounting a workplace harassment and discrimination suit against the NBA's Phoenix Suns, slamming the lawyers for using artificial intelligence to cite fake cases to strengthen their arguments.
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7th Circ. Scolds Ex-Judge For Citing Fake Cases In Brief
A Seventh Circuit panel admonished an attorney and former chief federal immigration judge for submitting a brief citing two nonexistent cases and a false quotation, saying while such errors can be "tell-tale signs" of AI hallucinations, her denial she used AI is "plausible" and the court won't consider further sanctions.
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Ga. Prosecutor Suspended Over AI Errors In Murder Case
A county prosecutor in Georgia has been suspended from her role in the district attorney's office after filing a document that contained fabricated case citations reportedly caused by generative artificial intelligence amid a criminal defendant's bid for a new trial following a criminal murder conviction, according to a letter prosecutors filed Tuesday.
Expert Analysis
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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.
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The Winners And Losers Of AI In The Legal Services Industry
Artificial intelligence in the legal services industry will unlikely eradicate law firms, but it will still undoubtedly test their resilience — especially big firms, says Santiago Rodríguez at Arias SLP.
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The Last Lawyer: The Evolution And Ethics Of Legal AI Tools
Chatbots represent a powerful but provisional tool, but lawyers must exercise caution and use only vetted, properly guardrailed silicon advocates, scalable for future services, say Marty Robles-Avila at Berry Appleman and Michele Carney at Carney & Marchi.
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Talking Mental Health: Tackling Stress As A Practice Leader
Constance Rhebergen at Bracewell discusses how she handles the stress of being a practice chair, how sources of stress have changed in the legal industry over the past decade and what law firms can do to protect attorney mental health.
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Legal Tech And Lawyer Workflow: Enhancing, Not Replacing
When selecting from an increasing pool of legal technology capabilities, think about micro moves with macro effect, as the most successful tools will be those that feel like a natural extension of how lawyers are already accustomed to working, says Ilona Logvinova at Cleary.
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How Firms Can Effectively Evaluate Their Summer Associates
One of the most effective ways firms can ensure their summer associate programs are a success is by engaging in a timely and meaningful evaluation process and being intentional about when, how and by whom feedback should be provided, say Caroline Cimei and Erica Fine at Shutts & Bowen.
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Talking Mental Health: Life As A Lawyer With OCD
Kelly Hughes at Ogletree discusses what she’s learned in the 14 years since she was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, recounting how the experience shaped her law practice, what the legal industry and general public get wrong about the disorder, and how law firms can better support employees who have OCD.
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'Blind Spots' Pose Major Hurdle To AI Adoption In Legal Tech
Legal tech circles have been focused on how to eliminate large language model hallucinations, but blind spots, or inaccuracies through omissions, are a rarely discussed shortcoming that pose an even larger risk in the legal space, says James Ding at DraftWise.
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3 Innovative Ways AI May Be Used In Legal Practice
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
Artificial intelligence tools will increasingly be used by outside counsel to better predict the outcomes of litigation — thus informing legal strategy with greater precision — and by clients to scrutinize invoices and evaluate counsel’s performance, says Ronald Levine at Herrick Feinstein.
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Former Minn. Chief Justice Instructs On Writing Better Briefs
Former Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie Gildea, now at Greenberg Traurig, offers strategies on writing more effective appellate briefs from her time on the bench.
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Spartan Arbitration Tactics Against Well-Funded Opponents
Like the ancient Spartans who held off a numerically superior Persian army at the Battle of Thermopylae, trial attorneys and clients faced with arbitration against an opponent with a bigger war chest can take a strategic approach to create a pass to victory, say Kostas Katsiris and Benjamin Argyle at Venable.