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As investor interest in U.S. law firms picks up, a profile of the type of investors dipping their toes in is beginning to take shape.
The University of California, Berkeley School of Law announced this week the launch of the Chief Privacy Officer Program, a new advanced online training program for senior leaders on privacy law and artificial intelligence governance.
The legal industry marked the end of January with insight into law firm performance and news of a Hollywood adaptation. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
Federal judiciary advisers Thursday confronted the most extensive opposition yet in their campaign to ensure the reliability of evidence utilizing artificial intelligence, but the criticism appeared constructive, possibly upping the odds of a digital age addition to U.S. court rules.
Integrated e-discovery services and contract analytics provider Cimplifi announced Wednesday the hiring of a former regional vice president of sales at legal technology company Epiq Systems Inc. as its chief revenue officer.
Israel-based startup Factify announced Wednesday the raising of $73 million in a seed round to build an alternative document type in hopes of replacing Adobe Inc.'s established portable document format file system.
A growing group of legal influencers with huge followings say social media use is helping them expand their practices along with their brands and offering marketing lessons that even BigLaw can learn from.
Toronto-based legal technology company Dye & Durham Ltd. announced Tuesday that it has temporarily increased the number of directors on the board to eight and appointed Allen Taylor, president of consulting and advisory firm GTD Partners and a prior observer to the board.
Legal industry advisory firm Baretz & Brunelle LLC announced an initiative focusing on better understanding the commercial impact of generative artificial intelligence in legal services, with inaugural partners that include the Ford Motor Co., Microsoft and CrowdStrike.
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A federal judge in Pennsylvania has reprimanded two attorneys in a copyright infringement suit for filing a motion to dismiss that contained at least eight false case citations generated by artificial intelligence.
Summize, a provider of contract lifecycle management software, announced Tuesday the raising of $50 million to further expand its product capabilities, team and global customer base.
Eversheds Sutherland has combined its data, research and technology teams to form a 20-person innovation department in the U.S. focused on leveraging artificial intelligence and other technologies in legal work and client services, the firm said Monday.
London-based legal technology startup Orbital, which develops artificial intelligence for real estate law, raised $60 million in a Series B funding round, according to an announcement on Monday, with the new capital earmarked for U.S. and U.K. growth and expanded product adoption.
With the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence, a striking shift is occurring in how corporations handle data privacy and governance as some 90% of organizations say they have expanded their privacy programs, according to a new study from tech giant Cisco Systems Inc.
Intellectual property management platform Tradespace Inc. announced on Monday that it has raised $15 million in Series A funding to scale its artificial intelligence-native IP platform.
Judges from Colorado, Louisiana and Texas on Friday launched the Judicial Artificial Intelligence Consortium, a judge-only educational forum focused on the use of AI in the courts.
Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP has hired two e-discovery experts as partners for its complex litigation strategic counseling practice in Washington, D.C., and New York City.
A $55 million Series B investment tops this roundup of recent legal technology news.
This was another action-packed week for the legal industry as law firms launched new practices, hired attorneys and reported record-breaking lobbying figures. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
National litigation news outlet Courthouse News Service has voluntarily and permanently dropped claims against a Washington, D.C., Superior Court clerk and the executive officer of the D.C. courts over filing delays, with both sides agreeing to pay their own costs.
Legal industry advisory firm Baretz & Brunelle LLC announced Thursday the hiring of a senior director of innovation at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP to lead a new artificial intelligence lab under its legal innovation subsidiary LexFusion.
Norm Law LLP, the firm offshoot of the legal and compliance startup Norm Ai, announced Thursday that it has hired Sidley Austin LLP's former executive committee chairman.
Legal automation company LawDroid has announced the hiring of a chief legal futurist with leadership experience at the Legal Aid Society of New York City, social justice software developer JustFix, and New York University School of Law.
The Seventh Circuit offered guidance to litigants using artificial intelligence while representing themselves in a ruling remanding a pro se plaintiff's civil rights case Wednesday, saying that AI has "great promise" for those who can't afford legal counsel, but that it doesn't abdicate them of their duty to avoid misrepresentations in court filings.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Think Like A Waiter
To convert casually interested restaurant patrons into satisfied, repeat customers, a good waiter relies on four service-oriented habits that proactive attorneys can borrow to cultivate lasting client relationships, say attorneys at Maynard Nexsen.
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Legal Tech Talks: StructureFlow's Ed Boal On Proving Value
Ed Boal, general counsel and chief domain expert at StructureFlow, discusses how innovation teams are under real pressure to demonstrate actual return on investment from using new technology, not theoretical efficiency gains or innovation for innovation's sake.
As demand for chief compliance officers rises among a growing range of complex issues, organizations looking to hire and retain top-notch CCOs can adopt a series of strategies including defining success metrics and allowing the CCO to build a team, says Cara Bain at Major Lindsey.
From the adoption of artificial intelligence infrastructure to increasing client attrition, a number of trends will likely define the legal industry in 2026, and law firms will need to strategically lean into these shifts to gain a competitive advantage, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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Notes From A Partner-In-Charge On Integrating Lateral Talent
When done thoughtfully through three strategies, bringing laterals into the fold can propel growth and create significant business opportunities that enhance the law firm's cultural fabric, says James Sullivan, leader of Alston & Bird's New York office.
As generative artificial intelligence tools become embedded in mainstream legal practice, they are reshaping the administration of law itself, from how experts document and validate their work to how joint defense teams operate, demanding a new level of contractual clarity and operational discipline, says Karineh Khachatourian at KXT Law.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Make An Onboarding Plan
The investment required for a personalized client onboarding plan is minimal, but the return on investment — measured in client satisfaction, relationship strength and longevity, client referrals, and other business development opportunities — can be extraordinary, says John Reed at Rain BDM.
A number of trends will continue to reshape how people search, consume and trust information next year, and law firms will need to adopt forward-thinking content strategies — from generative engine optimization to interactive legal tools — to stand out, says Elizabeth Lampert at Elizabeth Lampert PR and Nancy Myrland at Myrland Marketing and Social Media.
New job archetypes are rapidly replacing the traditional model of the lawyer as artificial intelligence proliferates, and to remain competitive, firms will need to embrace the diverse portfolio of talent required to navigate, design and critique algorithmic systems, says Dmitri Mehlhorn at Atoll Society.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Start Early In Your Career
Having the courage to embark on your legal business development strategy early in your career allows you to sooner reap the rewards of a strong network, which in turn can increase the momentum of referrals over the course of your career, says Kristin Housh at Sheppard Mullin.
As the legal profession navigates changes driven by artificial intelligence and broader pressures, leaders should consider behavioral research-backed strategies to translate enthusiasm into tangible results for team performance, say attorneys at King & Spalding.
This year's Buying Legal Council Conference highlighted three emerging forces in how buyers and sellers operate in the legal ecosystem — artificial intelligence, data and preferred panels — and organizations would be well advised to combine them into an integrated framework for transparency, performance and collaboration, says Matthew Prinn at RFP Advisory Group.
As legal departments face mounting pressure to do more with less, general counsel should lead a structured process for adopting generative artificial intelligence tools to transform productivity, manage risk and align with enterprise priorities, says Maesea McCalpin at Gartner.
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Legal Tech Talks: Eve CEO On Overcoming AI Concerns
Jay Madheswaran, CEO of Eve, discusses how one of the most consistent challenges is navigating the level of caution around artificial intelligence, because even when the interest is there, adoption often stalls at the point of implementation.
As artificial intelligence changes the dynamic between in-house and outside counsel, both internal and external legal teams must thoughtfully reimagine how to mutually leverage AI tools to collaborate and deliver successful outcomes, say Karineh Khachatourian at KXT Law and Diane Honda at Redis.