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Legal Publisher Says AI Firm Made Improper Use Of Database
Legal publishing and research firm Fastcase hit legal AI tech firm Alexi with a lawsuit in D.C. federal court, claiming it breached a former business relationship and began making improper use of its legal data to become a direct competitor.
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Calif. Ban On Fee-Sharing With 'Alternative' Firms Challenged
A new law barring California lawyers and firms from sharing fees with out-of-state law firms owned by nonlawyers is unconstitutional and will harm the state's mass tort lawyers and their clients, according to a lawsuit filed last week.
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Farrer & Co. Hires IT Director, Head Of Innovation And AI
Farrer & Co. LLP announced on Monday the hiring of a former information technology director at Capsticks Solicitors LLP and a head of innovation and artificial intelligence previously at Macfarlanes.
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MatterAlert Parent Co. PaayaTech Rebrands CorpSync's Logo
The legal technology software company PaayaTech gave CorpSync, its flagship platform for enterprise contact synchronization and Outlook signature management, a new logo and a separate website on Monday.
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Litera Moves To New Chicago Office Amid Expansion
Legal technology solutions provider Litera is moving its Chicago office to a bigger space to support in-person collaboration among its product, finance, legal and client-facing teams, the company exclusively told Law360 Pulse recently.
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Blank Rome's Reelected Leader Sees Values As Key To Growth
As he prepares to begin a second four-year term as Blank Rome LLP's managing partner and chair, Grant Palmer said a commitment to longstanding values like teamwork and diversity have helped the firm navigate changes in the legal market since it launched in Philadelphia nearly 80 years ago.
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Tiger Eye Adds Ex-Morae Director To Lead Client Strategy
Legal technology consulting firm Tiger Eye is welcoming an iManage specialist who will become its first head of client strategy.
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Ropes & Gray Incentivizes AI Experiments With Billable Hours
Ropes & Gray LLP is encouraging first-year associates in the U.S. to experiment with generative artificial intelligence tools by letting them use 20% of their billable time for a pilot program launched last month.
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How Vendors Are Tackling Security Issues With Agentic AI
Many legal technology companies are releasing agentic artificial intelligence tools that can access law firms' sensitive internal data, raising concerns about information leaks, misuse or the agent going rogue. Here's how companies are taking steps to prevent those security risks.
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AI Jury Simulator Says Fired Co-Founder Stole Trade Secrets
Artificial intelligence jury simulator Juries.ai sued its recently fired co-founder, claiming he has refused to hand over control of a number of the company's accounts or return its source code and other confidential information, according to a complaint filed in California federal court.
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Law Libraries Hoping To Attract Attorneys To The Profession
Staffing levels at U.S. law libraries now average nearly seven full-time equivalent positions — the highest reported in nearly a decade, according to a new American Association of Law Libraries report.
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Legal Workflow Co. Onit Acquires LawBase
Legal workflow company Onit Inc. announced Tuesday its acquisition of case management and matter management platform LawBase.
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Calif. Personal Injury Law Firm Sued Over Ransomware Attack
A former Adamson Ahdoot LLP client lodged a proposed class action in California state court on Friday over a Nov. 3 ransomware attack, alleging the law firm failed to protect his personal information despite touting on its website that it follows industry standards to do so.
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Luminance Partners With 3 Law Schools For AI Certification
Luminance, which provides legal software using artificial intelligence, announced Monday an academic certification program for AI, which will be launched by the University of Law in the U.K., King's College in London, and Vanderbilt University in Nashville.
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Smith Anderson Hires First Chief Innovation Officer
Smith Anderson Blount Dorsett Mitchell & Jernigan LLP announced last week the hiring of Erik Mazzone, a longtime director at the North Carolina Bar Association and practice management consultant, as its first chief innovation officer.
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Linklaters Launches 20-Strong Global AI Team
Linklaters said on Monday that it has established a 20-strong global team of lawyers focused on artificial intelligence to help its practice groups get the most out of the new technology.
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Dye & Durham Confirms Buyout Offer Amid Board Shake-Up
Dye & Durham confirmed on Friday that it has received an offer to take the legal technology provider private, a day after the Toronto-based company reshuffled its board of directors.
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NJ Experts Warn Of Evolving AI Pitfalls At Bar Symposium
Lawyers today are facing new and more nuanced ethical challenges around the use of artificial intelligence at the same time that the penalties for misusing AI are growing more severe, New Jersey experts warn.
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Atty Had 6 AI Tools Check Each Other, Yet Fakes Still Cited
A California federal judge has sanctioned a solo practitioner representing the plaintiffs in a proposed wage and hour class action against clothing brand Vuori Inc. after he admitted to using about a half-dozen artificial intelligence tools to prepare a motion.
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Ex-Gordon Rees Atty Reprimanded For Mistakes Blamed On AI
An Alabama bankruptcy judge won't sanction Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLC for a filing submitted by one of its former lawyers that contained mistakes blamed on artificial intelligence, but has reprimanded the attorney and ordered her to notify her clients about the reprimand.
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Legal Tech Roundup: Tyler Technologies, Miller Thomson
The acquisition of an electronic warrant provider tops this roundup of recent legal technology news.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry had another action-packed week as BigLaw firms kicked off year-end bonus season and announced partner promotions. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Thomson Reuters Balks At AI Co.'s Fair Use Appeal
Thomson Reuters wants the Third Circuit to back a district court's decision that an artificial intelligence-powered legal search engine's use of Westlaw headnotes did not constitute fair use, saying the AI company "pilfered" copyrightable content to make a competing business.
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Juristat Receives Advantage Capital Backing, Expands In Conn.
Juristat, a St. Louis-based startup that sells patent technology, announced on Thursday that it secured a growth investment from Advantage Capital, enabling it to expand its product development and market presence.
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A Deep Dive Into In-House Counsel Pay
Total compensation packages for in-house counsel at different levels of the typical corporate legal department can vary significantly. Find out how corporations are leveraging salaries, bonuses and other incentives to attract top talent.
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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.
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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.