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    More Law Firms Using AI For Business Tasks Despite Hurdles

    Artificial intelligence topped the list of new technologies used by law firms this year, but many firms still struggle in adopting and making use of emerging technologies, according to the summary of a new survey released Thursday.

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    Buchanan Ingersoll COO Jumps To Faegre Drinker

    Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP has hired a chief operating officer who previously held that role at Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC, the firm said Thursday.

  • Conn. Bar Says Woman Owes Exhibits In Suit Over Exam Tech

    A bar examinee suing the Connecticut Bar Examining Committee and ExamSoft over an alleged software crash that hindered her ability to complete the exam has failed to file three exhibits referenced in her complaint, which the committee said Thursday makes it difficult to move to dismiss the matter.

  • AI Legal Assistant Anytime AI Raises $4M In Seed Funding

    Anytime AI, a startup founded last year offering a legal assistant powered by artificial intelligence, announced on Thursday the raising of $4 million in a seed funding round.

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    Irish Law Firm Dillon Eustace Hires Innovation Director

    Dublin, Ireland-based international law firm Dillon Eustace has hired a director of innovation and legal technology with more than 20 years of experience in technology at law firms, corporations and the public sector.

  • Axiom's Arizona-Based Law Firm Launches GC Services

    Arizona-based law firm Axiom Advice & Counsel announced Tuesday the launch of its own outside general counsel services for use by startups and small businesses unable to afford an in-house attorney.

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    Immediation Hires Legal Tech Co. Co-Founder As Chair

    David Woolstencroft, co-founder of the legal technology company DocsCorp, is the new chair for the online dispute resolution platform Immediation, the company has announced.

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    Overheard At ILTACON: Law Firms Face AI Growing Pains

    Law firms exploring artificial intelligence tools face growing hurdles in implementing those technologies effectively while dealing with pushback from clients, based on what I overheard at a recent legal technology conference.

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    FTI Consulting Litigation Expert Rejoins Team In New York

    FTI Consulting's new dispute advisory services senior managing director has rejoined the firm she previously spent about 12 years with, in part to reunite with a colleague who she said helped launch her 25-year career working with litigation consulting.

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    Atty's Use Of AI Didn't Taint Rapper's Trial, Judge Says

    A D.C. federal judge has rejected a host of arguments by Fugees rapper Prakazrel "Pras" Michel seeking a new trial on charges of assisting a Malaysian billionaire in illegally diverting funds, including claims that he was prejudiced by his former attorney's use of generative artificial intelligence to craft his closing argument.

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    'Price Of Innovation': Young Legal Tech Startups Lack Security

    Many early-stage legal tech startups don't initially meet law firms' security requirements, and instead are focused on product development and marketing, according to legal industry experts.

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    How To Make Partner Working Remotely

    Attorneys who work at home or outside law firm offices can position themselves for partnership by becoming indispensable to their colleagues, as well as leveraging new technology and flexible schedules to better serve clients.

  • DLA Piper Hires Pinsent Pair To Run Alternative German Unit

    DLA Piper said Monday that it has hired two partners from Pinsent Masons LLP in Germany to run a new legal delivery center it has created to provide alternative legal services to clients on its projects.

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    Fla.'s New Atty Rules Add AI Warnings, Celebrity Testimonials

    In a series of changes to the rules governing attorneys in the Sunshine State, the Florida Supreme Court this week added warnings about the use of generative artificial intelligence and declined to erase references to "zealous" and "zeal" with respect to lawyers' advocacy.

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    Irish Startup Bundledocs Promotes Co-Founder To COO

    Ireland-based document organizing startup Bundledocs has promoted a co-founder to the role of chief operating officer, the company confirmed to Law360 Pulse on Friday.

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    Legal Tech Roundup: Case Status, Harvey

    A law firm client engagement tool securing new funding tops this roundup of recent legal technology news.

  • Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

    The legal industry closed out August with another action-packed week as firms hired new talent and disbarred attorney Tom Girardi was convicted by a California federal jury. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.

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    Ga. County Judicial Emergency Extended As Tech Woes Persist

    The chief judge of the Cobb County Judicial Circuit in Georgia has extended his judicial emergency declaration through Oct. 6, saying technological issues continue to plague the Superior Court Clerk's Office, such as problems with document availability, scheduling, changes in procedures and charging indigent defendants for documents.

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    Houston Law Firm Hit With 2nd Data Breach Suit

    Houston personal injury firm Fleming Nolen & Jez has been hit with another proposed class action over a February 2023 data breach that exposed clients' personal and health information.

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    National Labor Relations Board Appoints 1st Chief AI Officer

    The National Labor Relations Board on Thursday announced the appointment of an assistant general counsel and e-litigation chief as the agency's first-ever chief artificial intelligence officer.

  • E-Discovery Co. Nextpoint Partners With Ill., Wis. Bar

    E-discovery and litigation software company Nextpoint Inc. announced Wednesday a partnership with both the Illinois State Bar Association and the State Bar of Wisconsin.

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    Regulators Should Establish AI Limits In Law, Law Prof Says

    The legal industry needs to actively engage in regulating artificial intelligence hand in hand with the companies behind the software, according to a University of Akron law professor who recommended that regulators create a uniform rule for what an autonomous actor can do within the legal space.

  • Orrick, Okla. Atty Deny Violating MOVEit MDL Judge's Orders

    Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP and an Oklahoma attorney have denied violating court orders in multidistrict litigation over a 2023 data breach involving Progress Software's MOVEit file transfer tool, telling a Massachusetts federal court they were allowed to settle similar state litigation against a payroll software provider outside the federal action.

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    Experienced Legal Industry Exec Joins UnitedLex As IP VP

    Law firm-focused data and professional services company UnitedLex announced that an experienced legal industry executive who has spent more than 20 years working for a wide range of technology companies was appointed its new executive vice president of intellectual property.

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    AI Co. Wordsmith Appoints Farfetch Atty As Lead Lawyer

    Wordsmith, which developed an artificial intelligence workplace for in-house lawyers, has hired the former head of a British e-commerce company as its general counsel, the AI startup said Wednesday.

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