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Bird & Bird Equips Lawyers With Legora Generative Tool
Bird & Bird LLP said Tuesday that it has armed the whole firm with Legora's generative text platform aiming to cut turnaround times and free up its lawyers' time.
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Why DeepSeek Is A Turning Point For Some Legal AI Vendors
As law firms remain tentative about using DeepSeek's generative artificial intelligence tool, legal technology vendors are more optimistic, with some already exploring the AI model and integrating it into their platforms.
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Law Firm Network Meritas Starts Legal Tech Ed Program
International law firm network Meritas has launched a legal technology education program that will include online and in-person curriculum provided by top legal tech companies.
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Syngrafii Hires Ex-Norton Rose, Fasken Partner As GC
Virtual signature platform Syngrafii Inc. has announced the hiring of Janne Duncan, a longtime partner at Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP and Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, as its latest general counsel.
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Legal Tech Co. Dye & Durham Gets Unsolicited Buyout Offer
Dye & Durham received an unsolicited proposal to purchase the company and take it private but is not currently in talks to accept the bid, the Canadian legal technology software provider confirmed Tuesday.
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Legal Advisory Firm Baretz & Brunelle Makes First Acquisition
Legal advisory firm Baretz & Brunelle LLC has bought legal innovation accelerator LexFusion, marking its first acquisition, the company said Tuesday.
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Injury Attys Sanctioned Over AI-Hallucinated Case Citations
A Wyoming federal judge overseeing a personal injury lawsuit against Walmart sanctioned the plaintiffs' attorneys from Morgan & Morgan PA and the Goody Law Group after they filed pretrial motions containing case law hallucinated by artificial intelligence, but acknowledged Monday their "remedial steps, transparency and apologetic sentiments."
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Lloyd's Says Cadwalader's Suit Claims Nonexistent Tort
A Lloyd's of London syndicate has urged a North Carolina judge to toss part of Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP's coverage lawsuit stemming from a data breach, saying there's no tort remedy for the allegation that the insurer exposed the firm's confidential information in a court filing.
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Recently Launched Tech Co. Applies AI To Corp. Governance
With a new report on public company stock grants released on Monday, one-year-old DragonGC is showing how artificial intelligence can be brought to bear helping in-house counsel shape corporate governance.
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AI Models Improving, But Still Require Oversight, Report Says
Two newer artificial intelligence programs, OpenAI o1 and Google Gemini 2.0, performed far better than other large language models when tested on legal questions, a recent Linklaters LLP report has found, but the law firm still does not recommend their use in English law advice without human supervision.
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Mishcon Wants To Boost AI Uptake With Pilot Program
Mishcon de Reya LLP said Monday that it had teamed up with a legal artificial intelligence platform to give its lawyers a slew of new collaborative tools, as the firm hopes to embrace generative technology more widely.
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PwC Partners With Legal Spend Management Tool Persuit
Seeking to expand its footprint in corporate legal departments, the Big Four accounting firm PwC formed a global alliance with the legal technology platform Persuit on Monday.
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Texas Atty Dinged For AI-Generated Fake Citations In Briefs
A Texas lawyer could face a $15,000 personal sanction and other potential discipline for filing three separate briefs using generative artificial intelligence that included fake citations in an Indiana ERISA case, according to a report and recommendation by a federal judge in the Hoosier State.
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WilsonAI Raises $1.7M For 'AI Paralegal'
London-based in-house legal software startup WilsonAI announced Monday the raising of $1.7 million in preseed funding to expand its AI Paralegal product.
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Litigation Support Cos. Expand Nationwide Reach In Merger
The Philadelphia-based Magna Legal Services has joined forces with Texas-based Republic Services to expand its resources and stretch its footprint into the Lone Star State.
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Law Firms Chart New Leadership Paths In Changing Times
As law firms grow larger and more tech-driven, law firm leaders are shifting their focus more on embracing technology, refining communication strategies and building stronger personal brands to guide their firms through changes, an upcoming white paper found.
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Legal Tech Roundup: StructureFlow, Sedgwick
A pair of divestments tops this roundup of recent legal technology news.
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Dye & Durham Appoints Ex-Equifax Executive As Interim CEO
Toronto-based legal technology company Dye & Durham Ltd. switched out its interim chief executive on Friday as a newly appointed board of directors continues its search for a permanent replacement.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry marked another action-packed week with a bevy of BigLaw hires and a new special spring bonus. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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AI Adoption Nearly Doubled In Legal Sector After 1 Year
Nearly 40% of surveyed legal professionals said in 2024 that their company has implemented an enterprise artificial intelligence solution like Microsoft Copilot, an increase from 20% of respondents in 2023, according to a new report.
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Law360 Names Attys Who Moved Up The Firm Ranks In Q4
A promotion to partner or election to practice group chair means a slew of new responsibilities and also lots of well-deserved recognition. Law360 reveals the list of attorneys whose commitment to legal excellence earned them highly coveted spots in the law firm leadership ranks. Find out if your old legal friends — or rivals — moved up in the fourth quarter of the year.
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New Jersey Courts To Explore Adoption Of NextGen Bar Exam
New Jersey's highest court has announced it will explore whether to adopt the Next Generation bar exam developed by the National Conference of Bar Examiners.
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Texas Bar Forbids Revenue Sharing With Non-Atty Companies
In a new opinion, the State Bar of Texas' ethics watchdog said lawyers shouldn't pay revenue percentages to nonlawyer-owned businesses that provide legal support services, though attorneys may own equity interests in such companies under certain conditions.
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Compliance Co. SingleFile Adds $9M Series A, New Execs
SingleFile, a legal and compliance technology company that helps businesses navigate complex regulatory environments, secured a Series A funding round on Wednesday.
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Swedish Legal AI Co. Leya Rebrands To Legora
Swedish legal artificial intelligence platform Leya, which raised over $35 million across two funding rounds last year, announced Wednesday it rebranded to Legora and has updated features for its generative software.
Expert Analysis
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Tips For Evaluating Machine Learning For Contracts Review
Law firms considering machine learning and natural language processing to aid in contract reviews should keep several best practices in mind when procuring and deploying this nascent technology, starting with identifying their organization's needs and key requirements, says Ned Gannon at eBrevia.
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Collaborative Tech Will Dictate Future Law Firm Success
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Law firms need to shift their focus from solving the needs of their lawyers with siloed solutions to implementing collaboration technology, thereby enabling more seamless workflows and team experiences amid widespread embrace of hybrid and remote work models, says Kate Jasaitis at HBR Consulting.
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How Dynamic Project Management Can Help Law Firms
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Law firms looking to streamline matter management should consider tools that offer both employees and clients real-time access to documents, action items, task assignee information and more, overcoming many of the limitations of project communications via email, says Stephen Weyer at Stites & Harbison.
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How Firms Can Benefit From Creating Their Own ALSPs
As more law firms develop their own legal services centers to serve as both a source of flexible personnel and technological innovation, they can further enhance the effectiveness by fostering a consistent and cohesive team and allowing for experimentation with new technologies from an established baseline, say attorneys at Hogan Lovells.
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Keys To Digitizing Inefficient Contract Management Processes
Neville Eisenberg and Mark Grayson at BCLP explain how they sped up contract execution for one client by replacing email with a centralized, digital tool for negotiations and review, and how the principles they adhered to can be helpful for other law firms looking to improve poorly managed contract management processes.
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Law Firm Tips For Evaluating AI And Machine Learning Tools
Many legal technology vendors now sell artificial intelligence and machine learning tools at a premium price tag, but law firms must take the time to properly evaluate them as not all offerings generate process efficiencies or even use the technologies advertised, says Steven Magnuson at Ballard Spahr.
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Learning How To Code Can Unleash New Potential In Lawyers
Every lawyer can begin incorporating aspects of software development in their day-to-day practice with little to no changes in their existing tools or workflow, and legal organizations that take steps to encourage this exploration of programming can transform into tech incubators, says George Zalepa at Greenberg Traurig.
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The Importance Of Client Engagement In Law Firm Innovation
As clients increasingly want law firms to serve as innovation platforms, firms must understand that there is no one-size-fits-all approach — the key is a nimble innovation function focused on listening and knowledge sharing, says Mark Brennan at Hogan Lovells.
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A Scientific Path For Improving Diversity At Law Firms
Law firms could combine industrial organizational psychology and machine learning to study prospective hires' analytical thinking, stress response and similar attributes — which could lead to recruiting from a more diverse candidate pool, say Ali Shahidi and Bess Sully at Sheppard Mullin.