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In-House Atty Org. Says Rival Ripped Off Data For AI Tool
The Association of Corporate Counsel alleges in Delaware federal court that its competitor used the nonprofit's proprietary materials to train its artificial intelligence tool Lloyd and "brazenly promoted its Lloyd product by showing the public that ACC materials could be accessed via Lloyd."
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New Mexico Atty Hit With $5K Fine For Bot-Tainted Brief
The New Mexico Supreme Court has slapped a criminal defense attorney with a $5,000 fine after he admitted to using a brief containing errors created by generative text as part of a murder conviction appeal.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry had another busy week as Law360 released new diversity data exploring the representation of women and people of color at U.S. law firms. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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AI-Native Approach Offers Chance To Rethink In-House Depts.
Artificial intelligence is giving corporate legal departments the opportunity to rethink how work is divided between outside counsel and in-house attorneys, but the pace of change in technology and demands to adapt from corporate heads remain challenges, in-house leaders said this week at an industry event.
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Legal Network TerraLex Names Norton Rose Exec As CEO
Florida-based legal network TerraLex has tapped a former executive at Norton Rose Fulbright to serve as the company's CEO.
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Latham Buys Nvidia Servers For Internal AI
Latham & Watkins LLP has purchased servers from technology giant and client Nvidia Corp. to design an in-house artificial intelligence system, the firm confirmed to Law360 Pulse on Thursday.
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Legal AI Co. Harvey Raises $550M, Hitting $15.5B Valuation
The legal artificial intelligence company Harvey said it has raised $550 million, bringing its valuation to $15.5 billion.
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The 2026 Women In Law Report: Explore The Data
Law360 Pulse’s Women in Law Report looks at the representation of women in the ranks at U.S. law firms — from new associates to seasoned equity partners. Explore the data to see a detailed look at the numbers and how they shift at every rung of the ladder.
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How Women Lead Today's BigLaw
More women are leading major law firms, but the job they are stepping into looks increasingly different from the one that existed when many began their careers.
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How Gen Z Women Are Redefining Success In Legal Careers
After watching previous generations pour themselves into work no matter the cost, Gen Z women attorneys emphasize flexibility and work-life balance in career planning more than their predecessors, according to several Gen Z women attorneys and legal industry experts who spoke with Law360.
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The 2026 Women In Law Report: By The Numbers
Women enter law firms in numbers rivaling men, but reaching the top of the law firm hierarchy is another matter. Here’s our data dive into the representation of women at U.S. law firms.
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Legal Tech Co. Is 1st Approved To Practice Law In Wash. Pilot
The Washington Supreme Court on Wednesday authorized legal technology platform Legata to provide legal services in Washington state — the first participant approved in a pilot program the Washington State Bar Association launched last year expanding who can practice law.
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Candor Wins AI Tech Ownership Fight In Del. Chancery
The Delaware Chancery Court has ruled that Italian artificial intelligence company iDentiVisuals must transfer ownership of its emotion-recognition technology to legal tech firm Candor, saying the startup breached a binding agreement by failing to deliver and safeguard the technology it had licensed.
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AI-Native Law Firms Cautioned To Preserve 'Human Element'
AI-native law firms incorporating artificial intelligence into their legal work from their inception are on the rise in the legal industry, but face a balancing act between the technology powering them and their obligations as legal service providers, according to panel discussions Wednesday at an industry event.
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GC-Backed Fund GCVC Launches, Backing 2 Legal Startups
GCVC, an early-stage venture fund founded by a former attorney at Fenwick & West LLP and current general counsel and chief compliance officer at property payment platform Bilt Technologies Inc., launched on Wednesday with the announcement of its first two investments.
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American Arbitration Association CEO Departs After 3 Years
The American Arbitration Association announced Wednesday that its president and CEO for 3½ years will step down on Oct. 2, and the organization will appoint its former board member and current chief development officer as interim lead.
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Akerman Adds AI Development Director From Munck Wilson
Akerman LLP announced Wednesday that it has rounded out its artificial intelligence leadership team by bringing on a former Munck Wilson Mandala LLP litigator to serve as the firm's first director of AI development.
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What's Next As Law Firms Go Quiet On Diversity Data
Law firms may be less public about their diversity, but legal industry advisers and diversity experts say much of the underlying work around recruiting, retaining and advancing talent continues.
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The 2026 Diversity Snapshot: By The Numbers
Law360 Pulse's latest Diversity Snapshot showed that law firms continued to make incremental gains in diversity, though attorneys of color remained less represented in the partnership ranks. Here's our data dive into representation at law firms in the U.S.
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The 2026 Diversity Snapshot: Explore The Data
Law360's Diversity Snapshot report explores firms' demographics across the hierarchy of private practice, and how those numbers compare to the available talent pool. Dig into the data to see a detailed look at every rung of the ladder.
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Cleary Creates New Role For Ex-Paul Weiss AI Leader
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP announced Wednesday that it has brought on the former director of knowledge and innovation at Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP to take on the newly created role of chief innovation officer.
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Vanderbilt Law, AltaClaro Deliver Depo Simulation To Students
Vanderbilt University Law School is offering students access to an AI-powered deposition simulator this academic year in a bid to embrace technology to prepare them for working in the law, representing a first for law schools across the country.
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Legal Talent Co. Latitude Elevates Revenue Chief To President
Legal industry staffing firm Latitude has named its chief revenue office as its president, elevating an attorney who has supported the company's growth since he joined in 2024, the company announced Tuesday.
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Ex-Fisher Phillips Innovation Exec Joins Baretz & Brunelle
Legal industry advisory firm Baretz & Brunelle LLC announced Tuesday it has hired Evan Shenkman, a former chief knowledge and innovation officer at Fisher Phillips LLP, as a partner.
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Elle Magazine Blocks 'Elle Legal Solution' TM For Legal Tech
The fashion magazine Elle has blocked a legal technology company from registering the trademark "Elle Legal Solution," after European officials found that consumers could mistake the sign for a subbrand of its beauty and lifestyle content.
Expert Analysis
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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.
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Risk Mitigation Tips For Legal Teams Using Unvetted AI Tools
The rapid growth in ungoverned artificial intelligence usage in legal departments stems directly from significant resource constraints, creating fertile ground for shadow AI adoption, so compliance leaders must implement governance now or face enforcement actions, lawsuits and competitive disadvantage later, says Camilo Artiga-Purcell at Kiteworks.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Engage With The Media
Business development is all about awareness — and by taking existing skills and adapting them to build media relationships and thereby address today's audiences, lawyers can expand their outreach and use thought leadership to build a more complete, compelling personal brand, says Michael Goodwin at Stanton PR.
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What GCs Value Most: 7 Habits Of Great Relationship Partners
When seeking outside legal advisers, general counsel want commercially savvy lawyers who cultivate relationships of trust with their in-house counterparts, back up the GC's authority and focus on actionable advice instead of abstract legal analysis, say Andrew Dick at The L Suite and Rob Morvillo at Olo.
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Legal Tech Talks: Level Legal CEO On Building Trust
Joey Seeber, CEO of Level Legal, discusses two opposing extremes in how attorneys view legal tech, as well as how to evaluate new technology and prioritize trust over data points.
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Nonprofit Launch Tips From Founders In The Legal Industry
In this season of giving, take a look back at this Law360 series featuring legal professionals who have founded industry-related nonprofits. They discussed the biggest challenges to getting started, and how to balance the launch and management of an organization along with the demands of their primary work.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Advertise Ethically
Business development in the legal industry is about building authentic connections and showcasing expertise in a way that reflects reality, and, when done right, it can elevate a practice, establish credibility and bring in clients without risking an ethics violation, says Melody Jackson at Robinhood.
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Legal Tech Talks: Mitratech's Lugones On Putting People First
Liz Lugones, vice president of corporate legal and claims professional services at Mitratech, discusses how at the end of the day, legal tech isn't just about streamlining workflows or improving efficiency — it's about people.
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Conversations around retirement and succession can be understandably difficult, but when attorneys make a plan for the transition early and effectively, they have the opportunity to not only keep work but also increase it, says Jillian McKenna at Verrill Dana.