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Legal Tech Roundup: NYAI, Harvey, Legora
A new funding round for a legal artificial intelligence startup tops this roundup of recent legal technology news.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry kicked off August with leadership changes at the American Bar Association and a flurry of attorney moves. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Richards Layton Under Fire Amid Bid To Avoid AI Sanctions
A firm has asked a Delaware vice chancellor to allow it to submit more "factual information" regarding what it says are inconsistencies in Richards Layton & Finger PA's attempt to avoid sanctions for submitting a filing with errors generated by artificial intelligence.
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Sidley Adds Ex-Accenture Enterprise Platforms Lead As CIO
Sidley Austin LLP on Wednesday announced the hiring of a nearly two-decade veteran at professional services firm Accenture as its chief information officer.
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How Mid-Law Firms Are Stretching Their AI Budgets
Mid-Law firms are working to incorporate artificial intelligence tools into their business structures in cost-effective ways amid higher prices for certain legal technology products, with some even finding that their smaller size can be used to their advantage.
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Akerman Hires Director Of AI Governance And Data Protection
Akerman LLP said Thursday it has hired a new partner for its corporate practice group who will also serve as director of artificial intelligence governance and data protection within its Akerman Intelligence group.
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Wordsmith Raises $14M As It Expands AI For In-House Teams
Wordsmith AI Ltd. has raised another $14 million from investors as it pushes to expand in North America and targets the financial services and insurance sectors.
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Conn. Atty To Fork Over $3,500 For AI Errors In Taco TM Beef
A Connecticut federal judge imposed a $3,500 fine on a defense attorney who submitted two motions riddled with AI-generated mistakes in a taco restaurant's trademark battle, finding that although the lawyer expressed remorse and promised to make changes to his verification process, he still showed "subjective bad faith."
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Atty Scolded Over Bogus Cases In San Antonio School Fight
A Texas state appellate panel on Wednesday admonished counsel for submitting a brief with four bogus case citations likely generated by artificial intelligence in defending a parent's lawsuit against a school district for suspending her fifth-grade son.
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Anthropic Taps Former California Justice For Policy Role
Artificial intelligence giant Anthropic has recently turned to a former California Supreme Court justice to lead the company's international engagement initiatives and oversee its government relationships.
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AI Dispute Resolution Co. Aavalynx Raises £1.5M Pre-Seed
U.K.-based legal technology startup Aavalynx announced Wednesday that it raised £1.5 million ($2 million) in pre-seed funding to build its product and expand its team and client outreach.
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Bass Berry Hires Former Sidley Austin Director As AI Lead
Bass Berry & Sims PLC announced on Tuesday the hiring of a former director of client intelligence at Sidley Austin LLP as its director of artificial intelligence and knowledge management.
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Knock Knock. Big Tech Is Here. Is Legal Tech Ready?
Big Tech has gone from supplying AI models for legal teams to shipping legal-specific products in 2026, with Silicon Valley shifting from supporting legal tech vendors to competing against them.
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LexisNexis Opens Artificial Intelligence Lab In NYC
The legal and professional arm of LexisNexis has opened a space in New York City where clients can work with engineers to invent improvements to the company's artificial intelligence products, LexisNexis announced Tuesday.
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ABA Seeks Bar Exam Reform Following Tech Failures
Over the course of its two-day annual meeting, the American Bar Association's policymaking body, the House of Delegates, approved measures to urge further bar exam oversight and backed measures to support law schools at accredited historically Black colleges and universities.
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IP Management Co. Anaqua Acquires Unified Patents
Intellectual property management technology provider Anaqua Inc. announced Tuesday its acquisition of Unified Patents, which provides patent monitoring software.
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Fried Frank Data Breach Class Action Voluntarily Dismissed
A proposed class action data security suit against Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP was voluntarily dismissed on Thursday following a joint motion to stay the case in April to undergo mediation.
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BigHand Buys Pricing Specialist As More Firms Weigh AFAs
BigHand Ltd. is planning to help law firms explore more enhanced pricing strategies after acquiring the legal artificial intelligence pricing startup Ayora, the legal business intelligence company announced Tuesday.
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AAA Launches Web3 Panel With Google, UPenn Members
The American Arbitration Association has announced the launch of a special panel for blockchain and digital-asset cases, with its initial slate of arbitrators including professionals from the University of Pennsylvania and Google Cloud.
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What To Know About Initial Rollout Of NextGen Bar Exam
The NextGen Bar Exam, which is replacing the uniform bar exam across most of the United States, has been successfully administered for the first time in nine jurisdictions July 28-29 and was canceled in Washington state due to technical difficulties.
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Legal Workplaces Create More Stress For Female Lawyers
Female lawyers report being more stressed out than their male counterparts, and the reasons they give for that stress largely revolve around structural workplace factors, according to an American Bar Association report released Monday.
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Conn. Justices Order Education For Atty Who Missed AI Flubs
The Connecticut Supreme Court has ordered a GLG Law LLC attorney to complete continuing education after finding that seven errors in filings caused by ChatGPT stemmed from negligence in the use of new technology, not from an intentional attempt to deceive or mislead the court.
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Law360 Names 2026's Top Attorneys Under 40
Law360 is pleased to announce the Rising Stars of 2026, our list of more than 160 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments belie their age.
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Legal Tech Roundup: Vector Legal, CopySight
Two funding rounds for early-stage legal technology providers top this roundup of recent industry news.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry ended July with another busy week as firms doled out associate bonuses and BigLaw shops expanded their bench of talent. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Tailor Your Personal Style
In an industry where competition for clients is fierce, a thoughtful approach to personal style can give you the confidence to walk into any room and own it, the magnetism to make connections that matter, and the tools to highlight your deeper professional values, says Leslie Berkoff at Moritt Hock.
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Legal Tech Talks
Company founders, attorneys and other professionals working in the legal tech space share their journeys into the industry, challenges they face when working with law firms and legal departments, and common misconceptions about technology.
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Legal Tech Talks: Morphisec CMO On Cybersecurity Threats
Brad LaPorte, chief marketing officer of Morphisec, discusses how, despite advancements in legal tech, many firms still struggle with properly securing and organizing vast amounts of data, as well as how the legal industry often lags in tech adoption due to misconceptions about its complexity.
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The Augmented Lawyer: AI Exercises For Junior Attorneys
As artificial intelligence tools become increasingly adept at handling entry-level legal tasks, firms and organizations must consider new ways to train and mentor junior attorneys to prepare them for leadership in an AI-integrated profession, say attorneys at KXT Law.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Embrace LinkedIn
Attorneys who recognize LinkedIn as a powerful professional platform can gain significant competitive advantages in business development via strategic content creation, meaningful industry discussions and consistent visibility within target markets, says Agatha Mouillet at Horvitz & Levy.
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AI-Powered Biz Development Can Democratize Rainmaking
As fluency in artificial intelligence becomes a competitive imperative in the legal industry, the next generation of rainmakers likely won’t be defined by their Rolodexes or club memberships, but by their ability to leverage AI business development tools effectively, says Jessica Aries at By Aries.
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How Law Students Can Effectively Use AI In Their Job Search
Law students can use artificial intelligence tools strategically throughout the job application process to review materials, prepare for interviews and navigate employers’ use of similar tools, but there are several key missteps they should be careful to avoid, says Lauren Wong at University of San Diego School of Law.
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Legal Tech Talks: Integreon CEO On Stalled Progress
Subroto Mukerji, CEO of Integreon, discusses how progress can stall when teams focus too heavily on selecting the right technology rather than identifying the right applications, and highlights how there is a need for consistent, principle-based frameworks that guide responsible artificial intelligence usage.
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The Augmented Lawyer: Crafting Responsible AI Policies
As the legal industry increasingly looks to impose responsive guardrails for artificial intelligence use, firms and organizations’ internal use policies, outside counsel guidelines and vendor contracts can address confidentiality and data retention concerns in several ways, say attorneys at KXT Law.
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Attorneys often limit the impact of their thought leadership by letting their content languish after initial publication, but through four easy strategies for retooling existing content, they can maximize its reach and further their business development goals, says Jillian McKenna at Verrill Dana.
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Market Consolidation Is Driving Legal Tech's Future
The legal artificial intelligence market is nearing a strategic reset driven by market consolidation, rising expectations for reliability, and a widening skills gap between AI-native and AI-skeptical lawyers, say Saahil Dama at McKinsey and Amulya Chinmaye at ServiceNow.
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Talking Mental Health: Encouraging New Attys To Find Joy
Rudene Haynes at Hunton discusses her experiences as a hiring partner, common sources of stress that newer attorneys face and steps that law firms can take to protect their attorneys' mental health and encourage personal life fulfillment.
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Fla. Bar's Cyber Incident Response Plan Sets Precedent
The incident response plan developed by the Florida Bar's cybersecurity and privacy committee might not seem all that consequential, but it's a long overdue framework that could go a long way toward protecting the highly sensitive data law firms handle — and could even set a model for other professional organizations to follow, says Chris Boehm at Zero Networks.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Be A Mentor Or Mentee
Mentorship is a powerful tool for business development when both mentors and mentees approach their relationships with strategic purpose, ensuring professional success while supporting broader business goals, say Angela Liu at Dechert and Jessica Lewis at WilmerHale.
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Law Schools Must Teach Applied AI Literacy
To truly future-proof their graduates, law schools must move beyond treating artificial intelligence as a passing topic or niche elective — instead, it must become a fundamental part of the core curriculum, says Mark Doble at Alexi.