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Conn. Law Firm Hit With Class Action Data Breach Suit
A 26-attorney Connecticut business litigation, intellectual property and employment law firm waited 16 months to notify potentially thousands of current and former clients of an alleged 2023 data breach that may have left sensitive personal information exposed to cybercriminals, a Monday lawsuit alleged
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'AI Is Here To Stay,' Major Lindsey Says Of Tech-Savvy GCs
Legal departments are hiring with an eye toward artificial intelligence, and attorneys who have technology and change-management skills can set themselves apart from the pack when applying for new roles, according to a report by Major Lindsey & Africa.
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Paris-Based Contract Startup Tomorro Raises €25M
Paris-based contract management startup Tomorro announced Monday it raised €25 million (around $27 million) to incorporate artificial intelligence into its services and further expand across Europe.
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'Fearlessness' Paved The Path From Atty To Aracor AI CEO
Katya Fisher, founder and CEO of legal tech platform Aracor AI, has taken several big leaps in her career: from solo practice to BigLaw to in-house counsel to starting her own company.
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Digital Leaders Exchange And Liquid Legal Institute To Merge
Nonprofit network Digital Leaders Exchange will merge with legal think tank Liquid Legal Institute, the two groups announced Monday, bringing around 1,500 combined members under the Liquid Legal Institute brand beginning April 1.
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Jus Mundi Teams With Stanford Law For AI Hackathon Series
Jus Mundi, a France-based search engine that helps lawyers involved with international arbitration gather vital data quickly, announced Friday a new partnership with Stanford University's legal technology hub CodeX to operate a series of hackathons to drive artificial intelligence innovation.
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Paladin CEO Aims To Close Justice Gap With Pro Bono Tech
Kristen Sonday, co-founder and chief executive at free legal assistance platform Paladin, is striving to streamline pro bono work to help close the U.S. justice gap. Here, she talks to Law360 Pulse about how she's working towards that aim.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry ended March with another action-packed week as firms elevated attorneys and President Donald Trump aimed another executive order at a prominent BigLaw shop. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse’s weekly quiz.
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Legal Tech Roundup: AAA-ICDR, LegalZoom
On the heels of ALM's Legalweek conference in New York, the legal technology industry is wrapping up another busy week.
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Law Firms Rethink Tech Roles Amid 'Talent War'
Adopting advanced technology is only one piece of the innovation puzzle for law firms as several recruit and fill new specialist roles to transform daily operations, a group of law firm experts explained Thursday.
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AI-Based Patent Co. DeepIP Raises $15M Series A
DeepIP, a patent drafting tool that uses generative artificial intelligence, announced Thursday the raising of $15 million in a Series A funding round to further expand its operations in the U.S. and Europe and the capabilities of its software assistant.
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This GC Drove Down Law Firm Spending With Legal Ops
As a legal leader, Eugenia Bergantz hasn’t always had definitive plans when adding employees to her team. But now as general counsel at financial performance management platform Planful, she has a roadmap that includes relying on legal operations.
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What Tomorrow's Attys Expect To See At Law Firms
Future lawyers demand that their law firms value diversity, offer a work-life balance and embrace cutting-edge technology, a group of experts said during a panel discussion on Wednesday.
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Litigation Support Company Angeion Merges With Case Works
Philadelphia-based litigation support company Angeion Group said Thursday that it is merging with case data management solutions provider Case Works.
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Law Professor Proposes Rule Changes To Combat Deepfakes
Federal rules of evidence should specifically cite generative artificial intelligence in addressing potentially compromised admissions during litigation, while determining the authentication of evidence should be left in the hands of judges, according to a report published Monday to the Social Science Research Network.
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Judges Urge Caution Using AI, Even As It's 'Here To Stay'
While the use of artificial intelligence in the legal industry "is here to stay," lawyers must still be mindful of its risks and take appropriate precautions, judges advised at a roundtable Wednesday.
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GCs Still Turn To Outside Counsel Even As AI Adoption Grows
General counsel are becoming more comfortable with generative artificial intelligence but are still more likely to turn to outside counsel for critical needs, the results of a new survey showed on Wednesday.
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FIFA Cites New 'Nonexistent' Quotes By Attys Accused Of AI
Soccer's international governing body pressed a Puerto Rico federal judge Tuesday to sanction attorneys accusing it and others of trying to block island rivals, arguing that in trying to rebut claims they used artificial intelligence that cited nonexistent cases, the lawyers introduced "new defective citations and nonexistent quotations."
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Experts Warn Of 'Slippery Slope' In Judge Shopping Sanctions
A federal judge's judge shopping sanctions on lawyers challenging an Alabama transgender care ban were unusually harsh, legal experts said, and raise concerns about a chilling effect on advocates litigating similar cases in other jurisdictions.
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Midsize Firms Boost AI Use, Offer Alternative Fee Options
A report on midsize law firms released Tuesday by legal technology company Clio found that use of artificial technology among midsized firms has more than quadrupled in two years to 93% and that such firms are also likely to be using alternative fee arrangements such as flat fees.
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Governance Co. Infinnium Adds Ex-One Discovery CEO
Virginia-based information governance platform Infinnium announced Monday that it has hired Elie Francis, the founder of legal technology companies Driven Inc. and One Discovery, as its CEO.
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Chief Legal Officers' Role In Cybersecurity Is Expanding
Chief legal officers' role in companies' cybersecurity strategy is growing, with many top legal executives saying their teams have cybersecurity responsibilities, according to a recently released report by the Association of Corporate Counsel Foundation.
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These Recent Court Rulings Shaped E-Discovery Strategies
Some of the main e-discovery takeaways from recent cases are that discovery has limits, requesting parties can't control the entire process of producing electronically stored information, and the use of new technologies does not automatically broaden the scope of discovery.
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Transcription Co. Rev Acquires AI-Backed SmartDepo
Transcription service Rev announced Monday the acquisition of SmartDepo, which provides deposition summary services using artificial intelligence.
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Pierson Ferdinand Innovation, Partnerships Head Talks Tech
As its headcount expands, remote law firm Pierson Ferdinand LLP has brought on a new director in charge of managing the firm's legal tech and external partnerships.
Expert Analysis
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The Future Of Legal Ops: Time To Get Serious About Data
Most corporate legal departments collect surface-level data around their operations, such as costs and time to resolution, but legal leaders should explore more in-depth data gathering to assess how effective an attorney was, how efficiently legal work was performed, and more, says Andy Krebs at Intel.
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Why You Should Leverage AI For Privilege Review
While many lawyers still believe that a manual, document-by-document review is the best approach to privilege logging, certain artificial intelligence tools can bolster the traditional review process and make this aspect of electronic document review more efficient, more accurate and less costly, say Laura Riff and Michelle Six at Kirkland.
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Tips For Evaluating Machine Learning For Contracts Review
Law firms considering machine learning and natural language processing to aid in contract reviews should keep several best practices in mind when procuring and deploying this nascent technology, starting with identifying their organization's needs and key requirements, says Ned Gannon at eBrevia.
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Collaborative Tech Will Dictate Future Law Firm Success
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Law firms need to shift their focus from solving the needs of their lawyers with siloed solutions to implementing collaboration technology, thereby enabling more seamless workflows and team experiences amid widespread embrace of hybrid and remote work models, says Kate Jasaitis at HBR Consulting.
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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.