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Musick Peeler Adds Legal Tech And E-Discovery Lead
California-based law firm Musick Peeler & Garrett LLP announced on Tuesday the hiring of a former project manager at Freeman Mathis & Gary LLP in a newly-created role as head of legal technology and e-discovery.
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Broadfield Rolls Out AI Platform Harvey Across Global Offices
Broadfield revealed Thursday that it selected the legal platform Harvey to power its technology-services delivery model, becoming the latest law firm to adopt the growing artificial intelligence tool.
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CEO Of E-Discovery Software Provider Reveal Stepping Down
E-discovery software provider Reveal has announced that its founder and chief executive, Wendell Jisa, would transition into the role of board chairman.
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Brown Paindiris & Scott Eyes Deal In Data Breach Suit
After the defense pointed to ongoing discussions that could lead to a "resolution," a Connecticut federal judge has agreed to stretch a deadline for Brown Paindiris & Scott LLP to respond to a proposed class action complaint that accuses the law firm of waiting more than a year to notify clients of a 2023 data breach.
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Longtime IT Consultant Joins Phelps Dunbar As CIO
Phelps Dunbar LLP announced Wednesday the hiring of a longtime consultant in information technology and now artificial intelligence to serve as its first chief information officer.
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Prelitigation Ops Startup Finch Raises $20M Series A
San Francisco-based Finch Legal Inc., which offers a prelitigation operations platform for personal injury law firms, announced Wednesday the raising of a $20 million Series A funding round with the aim of expanding nationally and into other areas of law.
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California Bans Fee Sharing With 'Alternative' Law Firms
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill into law that blocks Golden State lawyers and firms from sharing contingency fees with out-of-state firms owned by non-lawyers.
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Legal Tech Funding Dips, But 2025 Still Set For Record Year
Funding for legal technology companies fell slightly year-over-year in the third quarter, even as companies were on track to raise more money in all of 2025 than in the previous year.
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NY State Court Sanctions Atty For Doubling Down On AI
A New York state court said a New Jersey-based attorney must face sanctions for both submitting filings with inaccurate and outright made-up case details written in part by artificial intelligence and for subsequently doubling down by submitting more "AI-hallucinated" material to defend his conduct.
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Calif. Bar Won't Tweak Scores Despite Accommodation Errors
The committee in charge of overseeing the California bar exam has announced it will not be seeking further score adjustments for test-takers whose approved accommodations were not provided in the fraught February 2025 exam.
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In-House Teams Increasing GenAI Use, Relying Less On Firms
Nearly two thirds of in-house legal teams expect to rely less on outside legal service providers because of generative artificial intelligence, an increase from 58% of survey respondents in 2024, according to a report released Tuesday.
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Attys Suspect AI In Police Surveillance Could Lead To Bias
A panel of Pennsylvania attorneys speaking on advances in the use of artificial intelligence in criminal justice and surveillance expressed concern over the potential misuse of such technologies, predicting they could result in rights violations on both individual and mass scales.
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Legora's AI Gains Ground With 1st Italian Law Firm Deal
Swedish legal AI provider Legora has signed its first Italian law firm, marking another step in its expansion across the emerging transatlantic legal AI market.
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Fed. Judges Unlikely To Face Discipline For Possible AI Use
One of two federal judges facing scrutiny from lawmakers for withdrawing an error-filled order that may have been written using artificial intelligence is relatively new to the bench, while the other has been a judge for 40 years, but neither is likely to face discipline for the slip-ups.
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Atty Can't Win AI Misconduct Sanctions In Malpractice Case
A New York federal judge will not sanction a plaintiff over alleged misuse of generative artificial intelligence in a malpractice case against her former lawyer, finding the attorney seeking sanctions had also "vexatiously protracted" the nearly decade-long litigation.
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3 Takeaways From Legal Tech Conference Relativity Fest
Legal technology company Relativity held its annual conference this week in Chicago, where leaders at law firms and e-discovery service providers shared practical insights about generative artificial intelligence and data governance. Here are three takeaways from the event.
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NY State Courts Release AI Rules For Judges, Staff
The New York State Court System on Friday released an interim policy on the use of artificial intelligence software by judges and staff, which goes into effect immediately and remains subject to change.
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Legal Tech Roundup: Crosby, Vulcan Technologies
Several legal technology startups secured new funding rounds this week.
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Atlanta-Based Deposition Solutions Co. Names 1st President
Atlanta's Esquire Deposition Solutions LLC created a new president role to support the company's growth, legal technology and operations, and tapped the former chief product officer at Wolters Kluwer unit CT Corp. to fill it.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
A law firm combination and BigLaw group hires made this another action-packed week for the legal industry. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Elite Law Firm Billing Rates Continue To Outpace Economy
Top law firms commanded sizable increases in billing rates this year, continuing a multiyear trend that legal technology leaders warn may be out of step with today's market and competitive landscape.
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Opus 2 Acquires Amsterdam AI Company Uncover
Law firm software and services company Opus 2 announced Thursday its acquisition of Uncover, an artificial intelligence platform used to analyze documents, write first drafts and reduce time on manual tasks that aims to compete with legal software like Harvey and Legora.
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AI Contract Co. Spellbook Closes $50M Series B
Contract software company Spellbook announced Thursday the closing of a $50 million Series B funding round, which values the company at $350 million and brings its total funding to over $80 million.
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Ropes & Gray Pilots New Draftwise AI To Speed Up Contracts
Ropes & Gray LLP is piloting the new generative artificial intelligence features from Draftwise to help transactional attorneys draft documents faster, the firm told Law360 Pulse exclusively.
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What Is 'Brickstorm' And How Law Firms Can Guard Against It
A recent cyberattack at Williams & Connolly LLP that compromised a few attorney email accounts is the latest reported event possibly linked to “Brickstorm” malware. Here, Law360 Pulse breaks down what law firms and legal professionals should know about the cyberattacks.