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UK Gov't Data Shows Rise In Legal Sector Data Breaches
Data breaches in the U.K. legal sector have increased by more than a third, impacting 7.9 million individuals in the 12 months that ended July 1, 2024, according to an analysis released Wednesday of U.K. Information Commissioner's Office data by document and email management company NetDocuments.
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E-Discovery's Move Toward The Cloud Is Gaining Ground
A recent announcement from a major e-discovery software player highlights the growing acceptance of cloud computing, even as some legal professionals still cling to older technology.
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Ivo Lands $16M Series A And Launches Contract Search Tool
A contract software company that rebranded in 2024 raised its largest investment on Wednesday and marked the milestone with the release of its new search tool.
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Colorado Atty Says She's Blameless For Divorce Money Hack
A Colorado divorce attorney wants out of a tangle of lawsuits that have sprung up since conservative radio personality and lawyer Randy Corporon mistakenly wired a client's $375,000 divorce settlement to Hong Kong, arguing that the claims are premature and statutorily barred, and that her malpractice insurer already covered damages.
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Ex-Paul Hastings Partner Co-Founds Private Funds Tech Co.
SmartEsq Inc., a startup aimed at the private equity market, emerged out of stealth on Tuesday and announced that its legal workflow platform, designed for private funds lawyers, will be commercially available during the first quarter of the year.
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Ex-StubHub GC Joins Manatt Tech Team In San Francisco
Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP beefed up its resources in artificial intelligence and technology this week with the addition to the San Francisco office of an attorney who previously served as deputy general counsel for Twitter and general counsel for StubHub.
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Fragomen Reaffirms Client Innovation With New Digital Chief
Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy LLP is doubling down on its efforts to create innovative client services with the appointment of a new chief digital officer, the immigration services law firm announced Tuesday.
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Ex-Withers Partner Joins Inflection AI As General Counsel
Artificial intelligence company Inflection AI announced on Monday the hiring of a general counsel who served as a partner and practice lead for the past five years with international law firm Withers.
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Financial Document Service Semeris Raises $4.3M
London-based private equity firm Puma Growth Partners has announced an investment of $4.3 million into legal and financial technology company Semeris.
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Paul Hastings Taps Ex-Fried Frank AI Expert For New Practice
Paul Hastings announced Monday the hiring of a former partner at Fried Frank to lead its new technology transactions practice out of New York.
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Texas Justices Won't Shut Down Court Reporter's AI Case
A Texas court reporter will be permitted to continue pursuing an administrative complaint against an artificial intelligence-powered "digital reporting firm," after the administrative agency in charge of court stenography in Texas lost its bid for the state's high court to end the case on Friday.
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Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2025 Editorial Boards
Law360 is looking for avid readers of our publications to serve as members of our 2025 editorial advisory boards.
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E-Discovery Trend To Watch In 2025: Increased Use Of AI
Nearly half of surveyed software and service providers, law firms, consultants and businesses think the increased use of artificial intelligence, including generative AI, will be the biggest e-discovery trend in 2025, according to a recent report.
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LegalZoom Hit With Racial Bias Suit From Ex-Employee
A former human resources employee at LegalZoom has hit the legal services company with a discrimination suit in Nevada federal court, alleging she was underpaid compared to her white colleagues doing the same work and retaliated against when she brought up her concerns.
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Legal Tech Roundup: Dropsuite, Onit
A proposed $252 million acquisition tops this roundup of recent legal technology news.
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5 Key Topics To Watch At The ABA Midyear Meeting
The American Bar Association's policymaking body is expected to consider more than two dozen proposals at its semiannual meeting Monday, including two resolutions concerning judicial security as violence against judges is on the rise.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry marked the end of January with another action-packed week as firms expanded practices and hired high-profile government attorneys following the ascent of President Donald Trump. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Mass. Law Firm Settles Data Breach Suit For $150K
A small Massachusetts law firm will pay $150,000 to settle a data breach class action in Massachusetts federal court seeking to hold it liable for a 2022 cyberattack on its computer systems, the class representative told the court Thursday.
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Law Firms See Generational Shift In Leadership In 2024
The legal industry saw a wave of leadership transitions in 2024, with a growing number of top executives in the nation's top 200 law firms stepping down, paving the way for a new generation of leaders, according to an upcoming report by Leopard Solutions.
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Atty Should Lose License In Billing Scandal Case, Judge Says
A San Fernando Valley attorney colluded with attorneys for the city of Los Angeles in a water utility class action for which he received a $1.65 million fee and later sought to hire hackers to spy on the judge presiding over the class suit, a State Bar of California judge has found.
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Texas Bar Developing AI Tool Kit For Lone Star Lawyers
As part of its ongoing efforts to help Texas attorneys navigate how best to use artificial intelligence, a State Bar of Texas task force is busy designing a user-friendly online tool kit.
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Legal AI Co. Counsel Stack Raises $200K In Pre-Seed Funding
Generative artificial intelligence-enabled legal research and practice management platform Counsel Stack has raised $200,000 from venture capital fund Brown and White Ventures, marking the company's first pre-seed investment.
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Legal Research Startup Paxton Raises $22M In Series A
Legal research startup Paxton AI has announced it raised $22 million in a Series A funding round to help scale its artificial intelligence product and business worldwide.
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Law Reform Charity Maps Out Proposals To Safely Harness AI
Upholding the rule of law and human rights should underpin innovations around artificial intelligence technology to guard against ill-designed changes that could weaken the U.K. justice system, a law reform charity said in a report published Thursday.
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Compliance, Data Risks Top Of Mind For In-House Pros
Data security risks and adherence to new regulations stand out as the major concerns for in-house legal professionals heading into 2025, according to a new report from Summize, a provider of contract lifecycle management software.