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    GC Hiring Managers Increasingly Asking About AI

    Aspiring in-house counsel should consider buffing up on their understanding of legal technology and artificial intelligence, as legal leaders increasingly ask about their experiences when seeking executive partners, according to Major, Lindsey & Africa recruiter Pamela Salling.

  • New York To Administer NCBE's NextGen Bar Exam In 2028

    New York's highest court has announced the jurisdiction will adopt the Next Generation bar exam developed by the National Conference of Bar Examiners beginning July 2028.

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    How State Courts Can Start Building Data Governance

    State courts can start tackling data governance by forming a committee, providing additional training to current team members, hiring more team members and creating data use guidelines, according to a pair of state court leaders.

  • Legal Tech Roundup: Helm360, Barbri

    It's the start of a new year in legal technology, and several companies appointed new executives in the first week of 2025.

  • Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

    The legal industry kicked off 2025 with another action-packed week as BigLaw firms inked mergers, made leadership changes and promoted associates. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.

  • Vape Laptop Hacking Suit Belongs In Court, Co. Says

    A vape-maker has urged a California federal court to deny a bid by the founder of vape distributor Next Level to arbitrate the manufacturer's claims that he broke into a laptop to access its confidential information, saying he's not a signatory to an underlying arbitration agreement.

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    Law Firm Leaders' Minds Are On Profitability, Growth, AI

    Balancing profitability, growth and the implementation of generative artificial intelligence are the top challenges and priorities on the minds of law firm leaders going into 2025, according to the results of a recent survey by public relations firm Greentarget.

  • Ex-Lawyer Sues BT Over Lost £8M From Search Invention

    A retired real estate lawyer has accused British Telecommunications and a paralegal firm of conspiring to exclude him from a system he created to find building asset risks, alleging they robbed him of more than £8.75 million ($10.8 million) in future annual revenue.

  • Consumers Get Class Cert. In Suit Over Law Firm's Robocalls

    A West Virginia federal judge has granted class status to consumers who are accusing a plaintiffs' firm of violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by blasting them with unsolicited calls seeking their participation in litigation against the federal government over contaminated water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.

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    Attys For Organizations May Need To Clarify Roles, ABA Says

    Lawyers advising organizations through nonclient constituents may be obligated to clear up any confusion about their role that may cause the constituents to mistakenly think they can rely on the lawyer's advice to avoid criminal or civil liability, the American Bar Association said in a formal opinion Wednesday.

  • ZwillGen Acquires DC Boutique, Launches AI Division

    ZwillGen PLLC, a boutique law firm specializing in technology and privacy law, announced on Wednesday the acquisition of lawyers, data scientists and proprietary processes and technology from Luminos.Law LLP in tandem with the launch of its new artificial intelligence division.

  • Florida Bar Offers Guide For Using AI In Legal Practice

    A Florida Bar special subcommittee has released a guide for how attorneys can responsibly incorporate generative artificial intelligence tools in their legal practices.

  • ExamSoft Wants Bar Taker's $2M Software Crash Suit Canned

    ExamSoft has asked a Connecticut federal judge to dismiss a bar examinee's $2 million software crash lawsuit, saying her claims of disability-based discrimination fail because she did not allege the software "poses an imminent threat of harm or is currently inflicting harm."

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    How AI Is Fueling New Law Firm Ownership Rule Changes

    The next wave of states that test and permit nonlawyer ownership of law firms will be driven primarily by advancements in legal technology.

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    Legal Services Co. JND Names E-Discovery VP To New Role

    Seattle-based legal services and settlement solutions company JND Legal Administration announced Tuesday the promotion of an e-discovery adviser to the new role of senior vice president of innovation and strategy.

  • Hacked LA Law Firm Hill Farrer Beats Suit Over Cyberattack

    A Los Angeles judge Tuesday tossed a proposed class action against Hill Farrer & Burrill LLP alleging it failed to stop a preventable cyberattack carried out by hackers and said he would not allow for the complaint to be amended because the case law cited by the lead plaintiff is deficient.

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    Arnold & Porter Promotes 2 To Innovation, Marketing Roles

    Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP has promoted two executives in New York and Washington, D.C., to serve in the new role of chief practice innovation officer and as the firm's new chief business development and marketing officer, the firm announced Tuesday.

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    Legal Tech Cos. Broke Funding Records In 2024

    Legal technology companies raised about $4.98 billion in funding in 2024, the highest ever in the industry since Law360 Pulse began keeping track of investment totals in 2021.

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    Approach The Bench: Justice Goodwin Liu On Oral Argument

    When Goodwin Liu became a California Supreme Court justice in 2011, the constitutional law professor found the intellectual demands of judging similar to academia, but was surprised to learn that "the art of judging is much more practical than people think."

  • IT Service Provider Integris Launches Legal Practice

    Information technology managed service provider Integris has launched a legal practice to meet law firms specialized IT needs including cybersecurity and compliance, the company said Tuesday.

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    Cellebrite Appoints Board Chair, Lead Independent Director

    Data management and intelligence company Cellebrite DI Ltd. announced to investors Monday that it had appointed a new interim chairman and new lead independent director to its board following the resignation of former chief executive Yossi Carmil in November.

  • Talk Show Host Says OpenAI Can't Duck Ga. Defamation Suit

    A conservative talk radio show host pushed back Monday against OpenAI's quest to secure summary judgment in his defamation lawsuit, calling the company "the high-tech equivalent of the neighborhood gossip."

  • Elite Technology Acquires B2B Payments Platform Tranch

    Elite Technology, which provides financial management and business operations solutions to law firms, announced on Monday its acquisition of Tranch Inc., a venture-backed, business-to-business payments provider.

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    Husch Blackwell Joins Law Firms Adding Senior AI Roles

    Husch Blackwell LLP has hired an Adobe veteran to serve as its first senior director of artificial intelligence advisory services, the firm said Monday, making it the latest law firm to add a senior AI role.

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    Lexitas Makes COO Top Chief, CEO Becomes Chairman

    Litigation services provider Lexitas is kicking off the new year with some leadership changes, promoting its Chief Operating Officer Nishat Mehta to the top C-suite position, while its former CEO Gary Buckland has been named chairman, the company said Monday.

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Expert Analysis

  • Law Firm Tips For Evaluating AI And Machine Learning Tools Author Photo

    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.

  • Learning How To Code Can Unleash New Potential In Lawyers Author Photo

    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.

  • The Importance Of Client Engagement In Law Firm Innovation Author Photo

    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.

  • A Scientific Path For Improving Diversity At Law Firms Author Photo

    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.

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