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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The summer wind brought in another busy week for the legal industry as firms expanded their practices and doled out extra cash for attorneys. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Attys Urged To Challenge Clients Who Demand AI Research
A Connecticut federal judge urged attorneys during a Thursday sanctions hearing to push back against clients who demand lawyers use generative artificial intelligence tools to conduct legal research, saying the technology is no substitute for professional judgment and discretion because it "aims to please" and can misstate the law.
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NJ Professional Services Co. Daida Acquires Scan-Optics
Daida, a national provider of business process services and document and content management, has announced the acquisition of Scan-Optics LLC, which provides document process, managed capture services and digital transformation.
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3rd Circ. Vexed By Diabetic Worker's Atty, AI Issues
A Third Circuit panel questioned Thursday whether a hospital employee's disclosure of her diabetes was "too little, too late" to trigger an accommodation after she was written up for sleeping on the job — and whether her attorneys should be sanctioned for filing a minor motion that appeared to include AI-hallucinated citations.
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FiscalNote Appoints Board Member As President, CEO
Policy and intelligence provider FiscalNote announced Wednesday the hiring of growth equity fund founder and board member Key Compton as its president and chief executive, replacing Josh Resnik after a year-and-a-half in the job.
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This Startup's CLO Says Lawyers Are 'Supercharged' By AI
The top lawyer at Liquid AI, which aims to build general-purpose AI at every scale, recently told Law360 Pulse that innovation can't replace human judgment, persuasion or negotiation. It can, however, supercharge lawyers by allowing them to do "exponentially more" with their time.
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Legal Tech Co. Sues US Over Anthropic AI Shutdown Order
Legal tech company Legion has sued the U.S. government in D.C. federal court over a directive ordering Anthropic to shut down two of its advanced AI models to foreigners, alleging the move caused the company to lose access to one of the models that powers its platform.
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AAA Rolls Out Protocol For AI Agent Transactions
The American Arbitration Association launched an open-source method on Wednesday for attaching legal terms to transactions brokered by artificial intelligence agents, saying most agent-to-agent transactions currently lack verifiable terms and are unclear about which jurisdiction's law governs.
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Conn. Justices Threaten Sanctions For AI Errors
The Connecticut Supreme Court has threatened to sanction GLG Law LLC and one of its attorneys for submitting documents in two cases "that misrepresented the law through the use of generative artificial intelligence," according to a Tuesday order that summoned them to appear in court next month.
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How 3 Courts Are Approaching AI Adoption
The rules surrounding artificial intelligence experimentation in courts run the gamut from court systems offering proprietary tools and training to unwritten policies that essentially amount to don't ask, don't tell.
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Legal Tech Company Dye & Durham's CEO Out After 1 Year
Toronto-based legal technology company Dye & Durham Ltd. announced its chief executive, George Tsivin, would immediately vacate both his CEO role and position on the board of directors.
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Shoosmiths Launches AI Contract Review Platform
Shoosmiths unveiled a new AI tool on Wednesday that it has built in-house to help lawyers review contracts more quickly as the firm uses innovation to drive growth.
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German AI Co. Jupus Raises $15M In Series A Funding Round
Germany-based legal artificial intelligence startup Jupus announced on Tuesday it has raised €13 million ($14.8 million) in a Series A funding round.
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Connecticut Courts Require Verification Of AI Output In Filings
Connecticut's state judges on Tuesday issued a new requirement that attorneys and pro se filers independently verify all citations, legal authorities and evidence produced by generative artificial intelligence tools, threatening to impose case-ending sanctions on those who flout the rule.
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Associates Unhappy Over Leave, Firm Leadership
Associates are dissatisfied over the lack of transparency at their law firms, what they perceive to be limited opportunities for advancement and how their leaders communicate, Law360 Pulse found in its sixth annual Lawyer Satisfaction Survey.
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What Attorneys Really Think About Their Profession
Law360 Pulse asked attorneys for their thoughts on what being an attorney is actually like — what they love about their job, what they see as the biggest misconceptions about a career in law and what advice they have for new lawyers. Here's what they said.
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Are Attorneys Happy At Work? Depends Who You Ask
Most lawyers are satisfied with their careers, but their happiness at work varies depending on their rank, a new Law360 Pulse survey found.
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Legora To Move To Consumption-Based Billing
Legal AI startup Legora is moving to consumption-based pricing for its new Agent Pro product, reflecting a broader industry shift from flat subscriptions to usage-based billing.
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Firm Prospects, UniCourt Team Up On Deeper Lawyer Profiles
Legal data company Firm Prospects announced Tuesday that it has entered into a strategic partnership with UniCourt that will change the way law firms and legal search companies recruit attorneys.
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Fish & Richardson Launches Patent-Focused AI Tool
Intellectual property firm Fish & Richardson PC announced Monday that it has launched an artificial intelligence tool created in-house to assist with patent prosecution matters.
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Crowell & Moring Adds CIO From Cadwalader
Crowell & Moring LLP said Monday that it has hired Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP's chief information officer, marking the latest departure from Cadwalader as the firm prepares for a merger next week.
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Fighting Cyber Threats: What Law Firms Need To Do Now
Law firms, especially small and midsize ones, are increasingly becoming victims of cyberattacks. Here are some practical tips for firms to thwart cyberattacks and reduce damage when breaches occur.
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Small Firms Hit Hardest As Data Breaches Surged In 2025
Cyberattacks targeting law firms remained widespread in 2025, with smaller firms accounting for the majority of reported breaches, according to a Law360 Pulse analysis. The pace shows little sign of easing this year, as experts warn that cybercriminals are becoming more organized, sophisticated and financially motivated.
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CLM Co. Agiloft Hires Ex-Mitsubishi, John Deere Exec As GC
Contract lifecycle management provider Agiloft Inc. on Monday announced the hiring of a former senior vice president and deputy general counsel at Mitsubishi HC Capital America Inc. as its general counsel, following the recent vacancy of the company's chief legal officer role.
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Barbri Buys Lega To Advance AI Fluency In Legal Sector
Barbri said Monday it has acquired legal technology startup Lega to help law students and lawyers become proficient in the use of AI as the technology reshapes the delivery of legal services.
Expert Analysis
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How Dynamic Project Management Can Help Law Firms
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Law firms looking to streamline matter management should consider tools that offer both employees and clients real-time access to documents, action items, task assignee information and more, overcoming many of the limitations of project communications via email, says Stephen Weyer at Stites & Harbison.
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How Firms Can Benefit From Creating Their Own ALSPs
As more law firms develop their own legal services centers to serve as both a source of flexible personnel and technological innovation, they can further enhance the effectiveness by fostering a consistent and cohesive team and allowing for experimentation with new technologies from an established baseline, say attorneys at Hogan Lovells.
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Keys To Digitizing Inefficient Contract Management Processes
Neville Eisenberg and Mark Grayson at BCLP explain how they sped up contract execution for one client by replacing email with a centralized, digital tool for negotiations and review, and how the principles they adhered to can be helpful for other law firms looking to improve poorly managed contract management processes.
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Law Firm Tips For Evaluating AI And Machine Learning Tools
Many legal technology vendors now sell artificial intelligence and machine learning tools at a premium price tag, but law firms must take the time to properly evaluate them as not all offerings generate process efficiencies or even use the technologies advertised, says Steven Magnuson at Ballard Spahr.
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Learning How To Code Can Unleash New Potential In Lawyers
Every lawyer can begin incorporating aspects of software development in their day-to-day practice with little to no changes in their existing tools or workflow, and legal organizations that take steps to encourage this exploration of programming can transform into tech incubators, says George Zalepa at Greenberg Traurig.
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The Importance Of Client Engagement In Law Firm Innovation
As clients increasingly want law firms to serve as innovation platforms, firms must understand that there is no one-size-fits-all approach — the key is a nimble innovation function focused on listening and knowledge sharing, says Mark Brennan at Hogan Lovells.
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A Scientific Path For Improving Diversity At Law Firms
Law firms could combine industrial organizational psychology and machine learning to study prospective hires' analytical thinking, stress response and similar attributes — which could lead to recruiting from a more diverse candidate pool, say Ali Shahidi and Bess Sully at Sheppard Mullin.