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BigLaw firms have again set the bar high with their summer associate programs this year, earning high praise from participants who cited the increased opportunities for courtroom experiences, pro bono work, and comprehensive mentorship and networking support.
Top legal officers appear badly misaligned with other executives or are misinformed on the use of artificial intelligence at their companies, especially in the human resources area, according to a new survey released Tuesday.
Legal businesses increasingly expect to rethink their billing practices as more and more lawyers begin using generative artificial intelligence tools to speed up their work, an industry survey published Tuesday found.
The California State Bar planned to administer a new bar exam in February 2025 that would allow test takers to tackle the test either remotely or at test centers, but last week, the state's Supreme Court denied without prejudice a petition to go forward with the modifications. Here, Law360 Pulse looks at what led to the order, and next steps for the bar.
International law firm Dentons has attorneys in Europe testing a generative artificial intelligence tool for contract automation, the firm said Monday.
Luminance Technologies Ltd. continued its push into the United States with the legal artificial intelligence company opening an office in Dallas on Monday.
The legal industry marked the end of summer with another action-packed week as BigLaw snagged new talent and lawmakers sought an increase in federal judgeships. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
Nearly half of the participants in a survey examining the impact of artificial intelligence said they support regulation around the technology's use in the legal profession, according to a recently released report from the International Bar Association and the Center for AI and Digital Policy.
An artificial intelligence platform for in-house counsel raised a $1.6 million pre-seed round with the financial support of 15 corporate executives, the startup confirmed to Law360 Pulse on Thursday.
Legal support services provider Steno Agency Inc. announced that a former executive at companies including WeWork and Uber has been hired as its new chief operating officer.
A law firm customer relationship tool making its second acquisition tops this roundup of recent legal technology news.
Data and professional services company UnitedLex has added a veteran Sullivan & Cromwell LLP attorney to its ranks as its antitrust leader.
Despite known accuracy and bias issues with facial recognition technology, federal departments are using the technology without any federal laws, regulations or policies permitting or limiting its use, according to a recently released report by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.
An airline mogul has cut a confidential deal with Dechert and two former partners of the firm to let them off the hook in his sprawling civil Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act lawsuit in New York federal court, the settling parties announced Thursday.
Free legal assistance platform Paladin announced the launch of a new volunteer portal for attorneys and other professionals focused on election protection.
In the latest executive departure from struggling legal technology company LegalZoom Inc., the chief technology and chief product officer, Shrisha Radhakrishna, will be resigning from the legal technology company effective in November, according to a recent U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing.
Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP has found its chief information officer in a veteran technology executive who most recently worked at Ice Miller LLP.
A former client urged a Florida federal court Tuesday to reject a bid from Gunster Yoakley & Stewart PA to toss a proposed class action related to a data breach in 2022.
A San Fernando Valley attorney will have to face his ethics case that alleges he tried to hire "Israeli military hackers" to access personal accounts of a judge overseeing a public utility class action, after the California State Bar court rejected his motion to dismiss.
Fifty-five percent of general counsel saw a budget increase in 2024 for their legal departments, and that number is expected to rise even higher next year, according to a new report from alternative legal service provider Axiom.
Human resources and finance software provider Workday Inc. is acquiring contract management platform Evisort, the company's second acquisition this year.
Dallas-based Barbri Global, which sells bar exam preparation courses, announced on Wednesday the acquisition of on-demand learning platform SkillBurst Interactive, effectively expanding the company's services in professional education.
A former legal technology executive joined Big Four accounting firm PwC as a partner Tuesday to help clients transform how they manage contracts and legal services.
Asian and Black students face more discrimination and have fewer opportunities for work experience or sponsorship at law firms as they go through the education system — but law firms are embracing technical solutions to try to tackle the problem.
Reed Smith LLP bolstered its new emerging technologies practice group this week, adding a partner who counsels firms on artificial intelligence, data privacy and more from Greenberg Traurig LLP.
As law firms turn to legal technology to help expedite case processing and other workflows, leaders must focus on creating a lean set of business tools and keep one eye on the future to plan their technology road map, says Simon Whitburn at Exterro.
Taking the time to learn which cybersecurity attacks could pose the most likely threat to your law firm is the first step to keeping sensitive data safe, protecting valuable client relationships and potentially saving millions of dollars in losses, says Daniel Klein at Cynet.
As law firms embrace Web3 technologies by accepting cryptocurrency as payment for legal fees, investing in metaverse departments and more, lawyers should remember their ethical duties to warn clients of the benefits and risks of technology in a murky regulatory environment, says Heidi Frostestad Kuehl at Northern Illinois University College of Law.
New York's recently announced requirement that lawyers complete cybersecurity training as part of their continuing legal education is a reminder that securing client information is more complicated in an increasingly digital world, and that expectations around attorneys' technology competence are changing, says Jason Schwent at Clark Hill.
Companies must focus on several preliminary tasks when integrating artificial intelligence into their contract life cycle management systems to reap the benefits of data-driven insights and seamless processes, says Charmel Rhyne at Onit.
Summer associates are expected to establish a favorable reputation and develop genuine relationships in a few short weeks, but several time management, attitude and communication principles can help them make the most of their time and secure an offer for a full-time position, says Joseph Marciano, who was a 2022 summer associate at Reed Smith.
Gibson Dunn's Debra Yang shares the bumps in her journey to becoming the first female Asian American U.S. attorney, a state judge and a senior partner in BigLaw, and how other women can face their self-doubts and blaze their own trails to success amid systemic obstacles.
Law firms that are considering creating an in-house alternative legal service provider should focus not on recapturing revenue otherwise lost to outside vendors, but instead consider how a captive ALSP will better fulfill the needs of their clients and partners, say Beatrice Seravello and Brad Blickstein at Baretz & Brunelle.
Law firms implementing artificial intelligence tools to help lawyers find answers to administrative questions should remember that poor data integration practices can be costly and time-consuming, and must consider four steps to lay the groundwork, says Bim Dave at Helm360.
Best practices for adopting new legal technology include considering the details of the organization's needs, assembling an implementation team, integrating the new tool into the workflow and making it as easy as possible for the user, says Kate Orr at Orrick.
To attract future lawyers from diverse backgrounds, firms must think beyond recruiting efforts, because law students are looking for diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that invest in employee professional development and engage with students year-round, says Lauren Jackson at Howard University School of Law.
As clients increasingly tell law firms to integrate new legal technologies, firms should consider service delivery advancements that directly address the practice of law and can truly distinguish them — both from a technology and talent perspective, say members of Axiom Consulting.
Robert Keeling at Sidley reflects on leading discovery in the litigation that followed the historic $85 billion AT&T-Time Warner merger and how the case highlighted the importance of having a strategic e-discovery plan in place.
As virtual reality continues to develop, litigators should consider how it will affect various aspects of law practice — from marketing and training to the courtroom itself — as well as the potential need for legal reforms to ensure metaverse-generated data is preserved and available for discovery, says Ron Carey at Esquire Deposition Solutions.
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The Future Of Legal Ops: Time To Get Serious About DataMost corporate legal departments collect surface-level data around their operations, such as costs and time to resolution, but legal leaders should explore more in-depth data gathering to assess how effective an attorney was, how efficiently legal work was performed, and more, says Andy Krebs at Intel.