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'Read The Cases': Conn. Judge Offers AI Advice To Attys
A Connecticut federal judge told a gathering of attorneys Tuesday that his law clerks are not allowed to use generative artificial intelligence for any purpose involving legal research, his interns are barred from using it at all, and lawyers must be careful when relying on the material that the tools produce.
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BigLaw Insider Trading Defendants Have Big-Name Legal Help
An insider trading case involving nonpublic information prosecutors say was stolen from some of the largest law firms in the U.S. has ensnared more than two dozen defendants, many of whom have turned to lawyers with notable clients including Donald Trump, Harvey Weinstein and Luigi Mangione.
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Harbor Acquires HR Consulting Firm CE Global Partners
Harbor Global LLC, a legal industry consulting and technology services provider, announced Wednesday its acquisition of human resource consulting firm CE Global Partners, nearly a month after launching a new human capital management advisory practice.
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DHL Americas CLO To Exit For New Legal AI Guidance Group
The longtime chief legal officer of DHL Supply Chain Americas is leaving to join a group of 12 legal, business and tech executives who are building a company to help corporate legal departments and law firms better use artificial intelligence.
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Tenn. Firm Gets AI Sanctions In Suit Against Baker Donelson
A Tennessee federal judge has sanctioned a Memphis, Tennessee, law firm over its misuse of artificial intelligence amid a malpractice suit against Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, ordering the regional firm to reimburse costs associated with the matter and report the misconduct to the state's disciplinary counsel.
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OpenAI Hires Ironclad CEO To Lead Legal Vertical
Jason Boehmig, co-founder and former chief executive of contract management software company Ironclad Inc., announced on Tuesday that he has joined OpenAI, the company behind the artificial intelligence bot ChatGPT, in a role leading products for its legal vertical.
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So Suite: Tech Legal Chief Leads AI Platform To Support GCs
The new top lawyer of The Suite wanted to be a civil rights lawyer, but after practicing in BigLaw, for a Fortune 40, a tech startup, a nonprofit and on a presidential campaign, she has learned there's nothing quite like being a general counsel supporting other general counsel.
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Wordsmith Raises $70M As In-House Legal AI Demand Grows
Wordsmith AI Ltd. has raised $70 million from outside investors and plans to "double down" on expansion in the U.S. as in-house legal teams increasingly use AI to automate routine tasks and maintain control of legal costs.
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Attorneys Blame Legal AI Vendors As Hallucinations Increase
Lawyers are increasingly naming specific legal artificial intelligence tools that they allege were involved in hallucination errors in court, pushing legal tech products into the spotlight.
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Bipartisan Bill Would Modernize Court Records Systems
U.S. Sens. John Kennedy, R-La., and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., on Tuesday jointly introduced the Open Courts Act, which they said would modernize the court records systems PACER and CM/ECF.
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Trump's AI Cyber Order Has Indirect Legal Tech Impact
President Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday to expand governance of artificial intelligence. While the order doesn't directly affect legal technology, several provisions might affect vendors that offer AI technology to legal professionals.
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Litigation Support Provider Nationwide Legal Gets PE Backing
Nationwide Legal has become the latest litigation support provider to get financial backing from private equity, with CIVC Partners LP announcing a strategic investment in the firm on Monday.
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Legora Acquires Commercial Real Estate AI Co. Cadastral
Sweden-based Legora, a legal artificial intelligence platform, announced Tuesday its acquisition of Cadastral, an AI startup focused on commercial real estate.
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7th Circ. Fines Deported Migrant's Atty For ChatGPT Misuse
The Seventh Circuit has rejected a Mexican citizen's petition challenging an immigration court's removal order on the merits, while sanctioning his attorney $5,000 for filing two legal briefs "riddled with" fabricated quotes and case citations hallucinated by ChatGPT.
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Angeion Group Appoints Ex-ALM Lead As CEO
Angeion Group, which provides legal notice and administration services, announced Tuesday the hiring of former ALM Global chief executive Bill Carter as its top executive, as founder Steven Weisbrot moves into an executive chairman role.
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As Judicial AI Use Gains Steam, Training Lags
Court systems around the country are emerging bullish on the use of generative artificial intelligence by judicial officers, but implementation, training, resources and overall regulations remain scattershot, giving rise to concerns that a learning gap could lead to missteps.
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New NY State Bar President Talks Advocacy, AI And More
Attorney Taa Grays speaks about her goals and concerns for the legal industry as she becomes the first Black woman president of the New York State Bar Association on June 1.
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Consilio Hires Ex-CS Disco Executive As Chief Product Officer
E-discovery and document review provider Consilio announced on Monday the hiring of a new chief product officer who spent over three years as an executive at e-discovery software company CS Disco.
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Calif. Panel Reverses Order For Citing Atty's Bogus Case Law
A California appellate panel on Thursday reversed a judgment in favor of a man accused of abusing his son, finding that "without doubt" the trial judge abused her discretion by incorporating the man's bogus legal citations into her ruling, despite being alerted to the mistakes in advance.
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AI Comms Co. Wants Calif. Phone Service Suit Moved To NY
Connex One, a customer communications software company that uses AI, asked a California federal judge to dismiss or transfer a lawsuit by personal injury firm DK Law alleging it oversold the capabilities of its call center platform, delivered defective services and improperly extended the parties' contract.
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Weil Hit By Cyberattack Impacting Client Files
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP was recently hacked and had a "limited number" of client documents uploaded to an external cloud storage site, Law360 Pulse confirmed Friday.
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Legal Tech Roundup: Arken Innovations, Noxtua
A new investment for a decision intelligence tool tops this roundup of recent legal technology news.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
Attorneys took on new roles and law firms expanded their operations as the legal industry closed out May this week. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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European Legal AI Startup Nu:legal Raises €1.3M
Legal artificial intelligence startup nu:legal has raised €1.3 million ($1.5 million) to develop software that mixes the capabilities of a chatbot with attorney oversight, beginning in the employment law and data privacy fields.
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Florida High Court Adopts AI Policy For Lawyers
The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday amended the state's rules to require those filing court documents to check any artificial intelligence-generated content for accuracy, and allow for sanctions if the content contains errors.