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Legal Tech Investors Are Moving Beyond AI Research

By Steven Lerner

A handful of players attracted an outsized share of the more than $1 billion in funding in the third quarter of 2026 as investors favored AI-powered execution over legal research.

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    California Pulse

    Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

    Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP and Alston & Bird LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Sixth Circuit overturned a pivotal decision in multidistrict opioid litigation that had dramatically expanded claims against the nation's largest pharmacy benefit managers.

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    Mid-Law

    Seward & Kissel Extends Lease At One Battery Park In NYC

    Seward & Kissel LLP has agreed to a 170,112-square-foot lease extension at Rudin's 35-story One Battery Park Plaza office tower in Manhattan, according to a Friday announcement.

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    California Pulse

    Cooley Develops Redaction AI With Google Cloud

    Cooley LLP announced on Thursday a collaboration with Google Cloud to develop an artificial intelligence tool to help lawyers review court filings for confidential information and prepare proposed redactions.

  • Legal Tech & AI

    Legal Tech Roundup: Oddr, Opensity, Wordsmith

    This week saw key hires at legal tech companies across the industry and important partnerships in the fractional in-house space.

  • California Pulse

    Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work

    McKool Smith's work on an antitrust suit against Blue Cross Blue Shield and Vedder's handling of a novel manufacturing loan lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from Sept. 25 to Oct. 9

  • In-House

    GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

    The new federal fraud division is threatening faster action and broader targets under a new enforcement policy announced recently. And the SEC warned shareholder advocacy groups that join forces could face legal scrutiny in the future. These are some of the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week.​

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    Courts

    The Supreme Court's Week: By The Numbers

    The U.S. Supreme Court heard its first four cases of the new term this week, with most attention focused on a blockbuster hearing involving states' and cities' attempts to hold oil companies responsible for climate change. Here, Law360 Pulse takes a data-driven dive into the week that was at the high court.

  • In-House

    AT&T Partners With OpenAI For Legal Dept. Revamp

    AT&T's legal department is partnering with artificial intelligence company OpenAI to build what the 150-year-old telecommunications company calls "the AI-enabled in-house legal department of the future."

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    In-House

    Victoria's Secret Starts Search As Legal Chief Plans Exit

    Victoria's Secret & Co. is in the market for a new top attorney as its legal chief is set to depart next year, the company said in a securities filing Friday.

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    Daily Litigation

    Ex-State Dept. Atty Goes Solo Again With Trade Controls Firm

    After helping draft rules governing the trade in defense and military technology at the State Department in the 2010s, Christopher Stagg has used the experience to launch a successful career in private practice, including stints in BigLaw and, more recently, the opening of a new solo venture.

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