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The legal industry had another action-packed week with more lateral moves, leadership changes and C-suite promotions. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
A capital raise for a medical record review platform tops this roundup of recent legal technology news.
A 24-year-old Tennessee man pled guilty Friday to a single misdemeanor charge for hacking into the U.S. Supreme Court's filing system and several other government networks, admitting that he "intentionally accessed a computer without authorization" on 25 different days in 2023.
Federal judiciary policymakers heard extensive concerns Thursday regarding high-profile plans to formally screen evidence generated with artificial intelligence, and they set the stage for more feedback by preparing an AI survey for every federal trial judge.
The California Supreme Court has ordered Nevada County prosecutors to explain to a lower court why they shouldn't be sanctioned for "apparent serial submission" of artificial intelligence-generated briefs with nonexistent legal citations in multiple criminal proceedings.
Nearly all the chief legal officers and general counsel who participated in a recent survey said they plan to move more law firm work in-house or to alternative providers within the next two years as increasing outside counsel rates, artificial intelligence and ongoing efficiency pressure factor into how they distribute work, according to a report published Wednesday.
The legal artificial intelligence platform Harvey is eyeing a stronger presence in Europe with the opening of a new office in Paris, the company announced Thursday.
E-discovery and document review services company Purpose Legal announced Thursday that it has acquired legal staffing provider Hire Counsel to combine people and technology services in one platform.
The governance, risk and compliance software company Diligent expanded its capabilities to serve legal and other departments managing complex vendor ecosystems by acquiring 3rdRisk on Wednesday.
Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC recently promoted Timothy Fox to the newly created role of chief data and artificial intelligence officer. Here, Fox spoke with Law360 Pulse about what he wants to accomplish in the role and his hopes for widespread generative AI adoption in the legal industry.
IMS Legal Strategies, which offers litigation consulting and expert witness placement, announced Wednesday the acquisition of First Court, a trial consulting and alternative dispute resolution firm.
A bill introduced in the California state Senate seeks to regulate attorneys' use of generative artificial intelligence statewide, including banning lawyers from entering private client information into public AI systems and prohibiting arbitrators from utilizing AI in decision-making.
Cybersecurity risks keep escalating and employment disputes remain a challenge while general counsel also face changing enforcement priorities and tightening budgets, according to a survey released Wednesday.
In an effort to ensure that its graduates enter the legal profession with a proper understanding of how to use artificial intelligence responsibly and effectively, the Cleveland State University College of Law launched a prompt engineering for lawyers course in early January.
Akerman LLP is teaming with the University of Southern California's Gould School of Law to launch a Law+AI Initiative to help in developing the standards and regulatory path for full-scale artificial intelligence adoption across fields and industries.
Automated legal intake startup AlphaLit announced Tuesday the raising of $3.2 million in seed funding from venture capital firms, as well as Ken Cornick, the co-founder of secure identity platform CLEAR, and Jason Boehmig, co-founder of contract lifecycle management firm Ironclad.
Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC, Littler Mendelson PC and Norton Rose Fulbright have all announced new innovation appointments and hires this week.
The latest wave of leadership moves shows law firms increasingly adding tech-savvy executives to drive innovation and transformation, as firms race to keep pace with emerging technologies, shifting client expectations and intensifying market pressures.
A legal technology startup that wants to use artificial intelligence to sync in-house counsel with critical business information emerged from stealth on Tuesday with a $10 million seed funding round.
Swiss legal technology startup SIlex by Ex Nunc Intelligence announced in a LinkedIn post Monday the raising of $2.15 million in an oversubscribed pre-seed funding round to build out its artificial intelligence knowledge tool for attorneys.
Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory, a subsidiary of the Dutch information services giant, announced Monday the appointment of a longtime senior vice president as general manager of its enterprise legal management solutions business.
A new chief information officer who previously worked at DLA Piper will join Hogan Lovells later this month to replace its retiring chief information officer, the firm said Monday.
Contract lifecycle management company Sirion has been acquired by Austin-based private equity firm Haveli Investments for an undisclosed amount, according to an announcement Thursday.
A proposed wage and hour class action that drew the legal world's attention in November after the plaintiff's counsel admitted to using a half-dozen artificial intelligence tools to prepare a botched motion has now ended, with a Northern California federal judge granting a joint dismissal following a settlement agreement.
Lawyers should not be barred outright from using artificial intelligence tools to prepare court documents, a New York court system advisory committee said in its annual report on Thursday.