News, events, CLEs, and training for North Carolina attorneys integrating AI into their practices. Every item is screened by hand. North Carolina items are marked and appear with the rest in date order.
NC Bar Events
NC Bar Association is offering a CLE session on vetting AI tools for law practice, structured around a repeatable evaluation framework tied to professional obligations. Attorneys adopting AI tools face competence and confidentiality duties under NC RPC 1.1 and 1.6; this session provides structured guidance on the due diligence required before deployment.
NC Lawyers Weekly
NC Lawyers Weekly reports that business-tier generative AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude can be used ethically by legal professionals if properly configured for client confidentiality. Account setup—not the tool itself—determines compliance with confidentiality obligations under NC Rules of Professional Conduct 1.6.
NC Lawyers Weekly
NC Lawyers Weekly identifies emerging work product doctrine issues when clients use ChatGPT: courts are developing standards for determining whether a user qualifies as a party's representative under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(b)(3), which affects whether AI-assisted work receives protection. Practitioners advising clients on litigation support must understand these evolving gatekeeping rules.
NC Lawyers Weekly
A Wisconsin federal judge ruled that the First Amendment protects private possession of AI-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM), finding no constitutional violation even absent a real victim. This ruling may affect how NC attorneys advise clients on AI content liability, criminal exposure, and the evolving intersection of statutory CSAM prohibitions and First Amendment protection.
NC Lawyers Weekly
A Massachusetts court ruled that AI-generated documents created by a non-lawyer third party do not qualify for work product privilege. The decision establishes that privilege protection may not extend to AI-generated materials prepared outside the attorney-client relationship or without attorney direction, creating exposure for litigants who rely on third-party AI assistance for document preparation in discovery.
U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina
The Western District of North Carolina’s standing order In Re: Use of Artificial Intelligence (Docket No. 3:24-mc-104), entered June 18, 2024 and signed by all seven of the district’s active and senior judges, requires every brief or memorandum — from counsel and pro se filers alike — to carry a two-part certification: that no artificial intelligence was employed in doing the research for the document, except AI embedded in Westlaw, Lexis, FastCase, and Bloomberg; and that an attorney in the case, or a paralegal working at their direction, has checked every statement and every citation for the accuracy of the proposition offered. The research carve-out names only those four platforms, so work done on any other AI-enabled tool falls outside it, and the certification runs district-wide rather than judge-by-judge. It is among the strictest AI orders in the country — a certification of non-use rather than the disclosure-and-human-review approach taken in the S.D.N.Y. and the N.D. Tex.
NC Lawyers Weekly
A New York court recently addressed whether work product protections extend to prompts and information surrounding a litigant's use of generative AI. The ruling creates potential implications for discovery obligations and privilege assertions in litigation involving AI-assisted work product, particularly regarding what must be disclosed about AI inputs and outputs.
Clio Blog
Judges are imposing fines, case removals, and other sanctions for AI hallucinations filed in court. Attorneys must understand what triggers judicial findings of hallucination and how to respond both when defending against sanctions and when discovering AI errors in opponent filings—a matter of Rule 3.3 disclosure and Rule 8.4 professional conduct obligations.
LawNext
Florida Supreme Court issued a new rule requiring signers of court filings to represent that legal authorities cited are accurate and exist, directly addressing AI hallucinations in pleadings. North Carolina attorneys filing in or advising clients with Florida matters must ensure all cited legal authorities have been verified before submission, as the signature constitutes a certification of accuracy under this rule.
NC Lawyers Weekly
Georgia prosecutor was disciplined by the Georgia Supreme Court for misusing AI tools that generated fake and misleading citations in a murder case ruling. The case demonstrates the professional responsibility risk when AI errors are not caught before filing, triggering potential sanctions for negligence in competency and document verification.
The Verge (AI)
Anthropic disclosed that unauthorized users accessed its Claude Mythos AI model despite weeks of controlled-release messaging around security. This breach highlights risks in relying on AI vendors' security assurances—NC attorneys considering AI tools for sensitive client work should demand transparent incident disclosure policies and third-party security audits.
Legal Futures
LexisNexis and Luminance are integrating their platforms to allow users to run advanced contract analysis within Luminance before seamlessly escalating to Lexis+ with Protégé for broader legal research and drafting workflows. This partnership streamlines AI-assisted legal work across e-discovery and document review, giving firms a more unified AI experience across their research and transaction workflows.
LawNext
Abstract, a legal tech startup, is offering AI-powered legislative and regulatory monitoring to law firms and corporate legal teams, providing what it calls a fundamentally different approach to tracking government activity affecting clients and businesses. This tool may complement existing legal research workflows, though attorneys should evaluate how AI-generated legislative summaries align with Rule 1.1 competency obligations and verify accuracy before relying on them for client advice.
Legal Futures
Legal Futures raises a critical question about who advises law firms on practice technology: many consultants pushing six-figure AI and document management investments have never themselves billed hours or managed client accounts. NC attorneys should scrutinize vendor credibility and seek advice from practitioners with real litigation and practice experience.
The Verge (AI)
Anthropic has sharply restricted third-party access to Claude AI agents and imposed steep pricing increases to manage system strain and profitability. Law firms relying on AI agent tools for workflow automation should review usage agreements and budget for potential cost escalations as vendors consolidate pricing models.
LawNext
Flash Justice is expanding small-claims assistance beyond form generation to end-to-end filing and case management, using AI to reduce friction in low-value dispute access. This development signals growing market attention to AI-assisted legal services for underserved small-claims litigants, raising questions about unauthorized practice boundaries and attorney responsibility for AI-generated forms.
Artificial Lawyer
Freshfields LLP has partnered with Anthropic to integrate Claude AI into its legal practice. Major firm adoption of enterprise AI models signals maturation of legal AI tools and raises questions about competitive pressures for NC firms to adopt similar platforms—attorneys should monitor these partnerships for insights into reliable vendor-firm relationships and implementation models.
Artificial Lawyer
Legora acquired Qura, a Swedish legal research AI startup, signaling consolidation in the legal AI market. M&A activity among legal tech and research AI vendors may affect product continuity, pricing, and data security for NC firms using these tools—attorneys should track vendor stability and have transition plans for critical AI tools.
Artificial Lawyer
Thomson Reuters announced next-generation CoCounsel Legal, now in beta, with 'fiduciary-grade' AI capabilities for legal professionals. This upgrade signals enhanced reliability and compliance standards in a major legal research and drafting platform that many NC attorneys rely on.
Artificial Lawyer
Artificial Lawyer publishes on accuracy requirements for AI tools designed to support trial strategy and litigation decision-making. The piece emphasizes that AI used to assess trial risk or evidence strength must be rigorously validated—NC trial attorneys relying on AI for case assessment have an ethical duty under Rule 1.1 to verify accuracy and understand model limitations.
Artificial Lawyer
Anthropic's Claude model could capture 25-40% of in-house legal technology spending over the next three to five years if adoption accelerates. North Carolina attorneys should monitor how general-purpose large language models compete with specialized legal AI tools in their practice areas.
Legal Futures
The UK Court of Appeal clarified that law firms using unauthorized AI tools or outsourced services are not at automatic criminal risk if adequate supervision is maintained, removing a significant liability concern from Mazur. This precedent may inform how North Carolina courts evaluate firm responsibility for AI tool use and third-party AI vendor oversight under supervisory rules.
Legal Futures
Legal aid firms are deploying AI tools to manage cost constraints and maintain delivery of pro bono services, with leading practices citing AI as essential to sustainable legal aid practice. This trend suggests AI competency is becoming a professional responsibility issue for attorneys serving low-income clients and relying on efficiency gains to offset fee caps.
Future of Privacy Forum
The SECURE Data Act and broader federal privacy legislation initiatives establish the policy context for comprehensive consumer data protection rules that will govern how law firms handle client data and advise clients on privacy compliance. Attorneys should track this federal framework as it will likely supersede state AI laws and define baseline standards for data handling across all client work.
The Verge (AI)
OpenAI launched ChatGPT workspace agents that can autonomously perform business tasks like drafting emails and generating reports for Enterprise and Business plan users. These agents mirror broader industry movement toward autonomous AI work—NC attorneys should understand their firm's data security and client confidentiality obligations before deploying agents that operate without direct supervision.
LawNext
Legal AI tools have accelerated contract review and drafting work, but most products are built around lawyer workflows rather than client needs. The intake form is losing relevance as AI-powered templates reshape how firms collect and process client information from the moment engagement begins.
MIT Technology Review (AI)
MIT Technology Review reports that enterprise AI adoption is accelerating across finance, supply chain, and HR with predictive systems and copilots becoming routine. Legal departments using similar AI systems need robust data governance and confidentiality protections—the underlying principle of secure data infrastructure applies equally to law firms deploying AI on client work.
Artificial Lawyer
BigHand's analysis examines how law firms can extract genuine value from legal AI adoption, emphasizing that success depends on organizational readiness beyond technology selection. Attorneys evaluating AI tools should assess whether their firms have developed governance structures, training protocols, and workflow integration plans—otherwise even sophisticated platforms deliver limited returns.
Artificial Lawyer
Artificial Lawyer discusses how AI adoption is reshaping traditional legal business models, ahead of the Legal Innovators Europe conference. As AI reshapes pricing, staffing, and service delivery, NC firm leaders should engage with emerging business model discussions—understanding these trends helps inform decisions about AI investment and firm positioning.
EDRM
The 1H 2026 eDiscovery Business Confidence Survey expanded its focus to AI governance and organizational revenue, signaling that AI adoption maturity and governance standards are now central to measuring e-discovery program health. Firms managing discovery operations should use this industry benchmark to assess their AI governance posture and competitive positioning.
LawNext
LexisNexis and Luminance's partnership embeds Protégé AI into Luminance's contract platform, allowing in-house counsel to ask legal questions and receive AI-assisted answers without leaving their document review workflow. This integration signals convergence of contract intelligence and legal research AI, offering firms new workflows for contract-heavy practices.
Artificial Lawyer
Luminance has integrated with LexisNexis to allow mutual customers to access Protégé AI and LexisNexis's data within the Luminance platform. Attorneys using either platform should understand how this integration affects their legal research and contract review workflows and what data is accessible through the connected systems.
Attorney at Work
Attorney at Work examined how AI skills—custom, reusable AI-powered tools—can replace traditional standard operating procedures and store process knowledge for law firms. Attorneys should consider how AI skills can automate and improve daily workflows and client service delivery.
Artificial Lawyer
Artificial Lawyer highlights confusion in the legal tech industry over ARR (annual recurring revenue) reporting, calling for clearer disclosure standards. NC attorneys evaluating AI vendors should scrutinize revenue claims and demand transparent pricing models—inflated or misleading ARR figures may mask sustainability issues that affect long-term vendor viability.
Artificial Lawyer
AltaClaro's DepoSim is an AI-powered deposition simulator that allows attorneys to conduct live oral depositions and practice examination techniques. This tool addresses attorney competency and trial preparation; lawyers considering AI-assisted deposition training should evaluate how it fits their practice and ethical obligations under Rule 1.1.
EDRM
Courts are increasingly issuing AI protective orders that restrict how parties use generative AI with discovery materials. North Carolina attorneys should expect such orders in litigation and ensure they understand confidentiality, privilege, and clawback risks when using AI tools with client data or case materials.
EDRM
EDRM's weekly community letter covers e-discovery industry updates, webinars, and announcements. EDRM resources on AI-assisted document review, evidence handling, and discovery workflows are increasingly relevant as attorneys integrate AI tools into litigation—staying connected to EDRM's standards helps ensure compliance with evolving e-discovery best practices.
The Verge (AI)
Vercel, a cloud development platform, was breached when hackers exploited a compromised third-party AI tool, gaining access to customer data including employee credentials. Attorneys using AI-powered legal tools hosted on third-party platforms should assess their vendors' security protocols and data protection measures, particularly when handling client information subject to Rule 1.6 confidentiality obligations.
Clio Blog
Clio reports on how law firms are deploying AI to improve billable utilization, reduce attorney burnout, and rethink hourly billing models. NC attorneys should understand the competency and ethical implications: using AI to boost billable time requires Rule 1.1 competency in the tool, accurate time tracking, and client transparency about AI-assisted work.
Clio Blog
Morgan v. V2X Inc. establishes new court standards for AI use in handling confidential discovery materials, signaling that judges are beginning to differentiate between AI tools and set specific guardrails for sensitive litigation work. North Carolina attorneys should monitor this precedent closely, as courts increasingly make decisions about which AI tools meet confidentiality requirements and what additional protective measures may be necessary.
Gibson Dunn
A Gibson Dunn partner highlighted the liability challenge of AI agent compliance in the U.K., where human senior managers remain responsible for AI decisions—a framework that creates an 'uncomfortable fiction' in practice. North Carolina attorneys deploying AI agents in client work should understand this accountability principle, as similar human-in-the-loop liability frameworks may emerge in U.S. bar ethics rules.
LawNext
Harvey AI, a legal technology company, signed actor Gabriel Macht as a brand ambassador, launching a celebrity endorsement trend in legal tech marketing. This reflects how AI-powered legal tools are entering mainstream awareness, though attorneys should focus on substantive product capabilities and ethics compliance rather than celebrity marketing when evaluating whether tools meet Rule 1.1 competency obligations.
Attorney at Work
AI-driven real-time deposition transcripts are reshaping how depositions work, enabling immediate access to transcripts during testimony. Attorneys should understand how these technologies affect discovery workflows, transcript accuracy verification under Rule 1.1, and whether AI-generated or AI-edited transcripts create disclosure obligations to opposing counsel.
EDRM
HaystackID's eDiscovery AI platform operates as a standalone company integrated into existing workflows, with a focus on privilege review validation and emerging use cases in AI-assisted discovery. The episode examines what distinguishes law firms succeeding with generative AI in e-discovery over the next 12–18 months from those struggling to adopt the technology responsibly.
EDRM
In White v. Walmart, a court ruled that attorneys cannot rely exclusively on AI to resolve discovery disputes, reinforcing the ethical duty to exercise independent professional judgment and engage in good-faith conferral. North Carolina attorneys must maintain hands-on oversight of AI-assisted discovery and avoid delegating critical discovery decisions to automation alone.
Artificial Lawyer
Eudia and ServiceNow are hosting a webinar on April 22 exploring how in-house legal teams can leverage AI and workflow automation for tenfold productivity gains. The session addresses the practical implementation of AI tools in legal operations, relevant for attorneys evaluating technology adoption to enhance client service delivery and efficiency.
Gibson Dunn
Gibson Dunn partner Trey Cox emphasizes that AI's primary value in litigation is not speed but "strategic compression"—enabling attorneys to reach decision points faster. This insight challenges assumptions about AI adoption and suggests practitioners should focus on how AI reshapes strategic thinking rather than just automating routine tasks.
EDRM
The 1H 2026 eDiscovery Business Confidence Survey added questions on AI governance, revenue size, and industry performance, reflecting the e-discovery industry's shift toward structured AI oversight and capability measurement. Firms should monitor this trend to understand evolving standards for AI governance in discovery workflows.
LawNext
LawNext explored vibe coding with developers Damien Riehl and Mike Bommarito, demonstrating how legal technologists are building AI-assisted coding tools rapidly. Attorneys interested in custom AI solutions and legal technology development should understand how vibe coding approaches are changing how legal software is created.
LawNext
A new legal tech market analysis shows demand for legal technology rising sharply, with competition intensifying between commoditized products and revenue-focused solutions. Attorneys evaluating AI and legal tech tools should consider where specific products fall in this spectrum—whether they offer standardized efficiency gains or strategic competitive advantages—and ensure any adoption aligns with their practice model and client service obligations.
EDRM
Ralph Losey examines AI's impact on legal employment and livelihoods, referencing OpenAI policy changes and proposing specific interventions to help attorneys adapt. The analysis addresses real concerns about AI displacement in legal practice and offers practical guidance for managing career risk in a rapidly evolving legal technology landscape.
Artificial Lawyer
Eve AI offers AI-powered intake handling that can process client calls at scale, with a webinar promoting 3.5x lead conversion improvement. Attorneys using AI intake tools must ensure the system complies with Rule 1.6 confidentiality and that client communications are properly protected and documented for accountability.
Artificial Lawyer
Freshfields has deployed Google Gemini-based AI tools firmwide to 5,000 professionals after one year of implementation. Law firms investing in generative AI for substantive legal work should track adoption outcomes and integration lessons from major firms like Freshfields to inform competency development under Rule 1.1 and ensure proper oversight of AI-generated work product.
Artificial Lawyer
Microsoft Copilot has launched new capabilities specifically designed for legal, finance, and compliance professionals. North Carolina attorneys should evaluate whether Copilot meets their practice needs and ensure any deployment complies with confidentiality obligations under Rule 1.6, particularly regarding client data handling and data residency.
Artificial Lawyer
August's legal AI platform introduced Genius Mode, a new capability for law firm operations. Practitioners considering this or similar legal-specific AI platforms should assess their ability to supervise AI output quality and verify that the tool's data handling practices align with Rule 1.6 confidentiality requirements.
EDRM
In Aerosonic LLC v. Joby Aero, Inc., the court held that inadvertent disclosure of work product did not waive protection, but the receiving party overcome it by showing substantial need. Attorneys using AI for document review and e-discovery must implement careful protocols to prevent inadvertent production and should understand that ESI safeguards and Rule 502 protections may not shield AI-assisted review errors from court challenge.
EDRM
Relativity and Wickard.ai partnered to embed legal AI training into U.S. law schools, combining RelativityOne e-discovery platform access with AI ethics and practice curriculum. This signals that AI competency is becoming foundational to legal education; North Carolina attorneys should consider whether their own CLE compliance includes AI literacy and responsible use training.
Attorney at Work
Attorney at Work explores whether AI is replacing traditional search engines like Google for legal research, examining shifting search behaviors among law firms. The shift has profound implications for how attorneys conduct legal research and the role of legal AI tools in practice workflows.
Artificial Lawyer
Harvey, a legal AI tool used by law firms, is advancing toward AI agents and world models that could automate multi-step legal workflows at scale. Attorneys evaluating Harvey and similar platforms should understand emerging capabilities and limitations before integrating agent-based systems into client matters.
Artificial Lawyer
Context management is a foundational system requirement for AI in legal practice, not merely an add-on feature, shaping how effectively AI tools handle complex legal problems. Attorneys should evaluate legal AI platforms on how they build and maintain context across documents, cases, and workflows—critical for preventing hallucinations and ensuring Rule 1.6 confidentiality.
EDRM
AI is compressing litigation workflows and accelerating early case assessment, shifting the core professional challenge from technical competence to human judgment and oversight. North Carolina attorneys should recognize that Rule 1.1 competence now requires understanding when and how to rely on AI tools while maintaining strategic control over case decisions.
EDRM
A Seventh Circuit decision signals that courts expect lawyers to catch hallucinated or false citations in opposing counsel's filings, raising questions about shared responsibility for AI accuracy in litigation. North Carolina attorneys must verify all citations and legal authority—whether generated by AI or human—to avoid sanctions and maintain ethical compliance under Rules 3.3 and 8.4.
EDRM
The EDRM community released its weekly update featuring recent insights on e-discovery, data management, and litigation technology. EDRM resources remain essential for North Carolina attorneys managing digital evidence and understanding best practices in electronic discovery workflows.
LawNext
Centerbase released AI-powered business intelligence that delivers citation-backed answers from a firm's own financial and operational data, addressing the business-side analytics gap in legal tech. This tool bridges practice management and AI insights, allowing firms to use machine learning for profitability analysis and staffing decisions grounded in their own numbers.
Attorney at Work
AI is fundamentally changing how lawyers work by automating discrete tasks rather than eliminating entire positions—a distinction that matters for how practitioners approach technology adoption. Understanding this shift helps attorneys plan competency development and workflow integration without assuming job displacement.
Artificial Lawyer
Legal tech funding reached $2.34 billion in Q1 2026, with a handful of companies dominating the market including Relativity, signaling consolidation in platforms attorneys rely on for e-discovery and legal operations. North Carolina lawyers should monitor which tools will survive market concentration and ensure vendor stability before committing to AI-dependent workflows.
Artificial Lawyer
Anthropic has released Claude for Word in beta, bringing generative AI directly into the Microsoft Word environment used by many law firms. North Carolina attorneys should evaluate this tool's compliance with Rule 1.6 confidentiality obligations, particularly regarding how document data is processed and stored, before integrating it into client work.
Clio Blog
ABA TECHSHOW 2026 demonstrated a market shift from legal chatbots toward AI agents capable of autonomous task execution, reflecting broader industry momentum toward multi-step workflow automation. Practicing attorneys should evaluate whether agent-based tools align with their firm's efficiency goals and risk tolerance for unsupervised AI decision-making.
EDRM
Thompson v. Seattle Public Schools reaffirmed that categorical privilege logs satisfy Federal Rule 26 without requiring prior court approval, emphasizing proportionality and practical burden. North Carolina attorneys should understand this standard may influence how courts evaluate AI-assisted privilege review workflows in e-discovery.
Attorney at Work
AI is disrupting traditional billable hour models, prompting law firms to reconsider their fee structures and shift toward subscription-based value pricing. Attorneys evaluating practice management and compensation strategies should understand how AI adoption affects pricing models and client delivery expectations.
EDRM
In U.S. v. Farris, the Sixth Circuit sanctioned appointed counsel after AI-assisted briefs generated through Westlaw CoCounsel included false quotations and misstatements of precedent. The opinion underscores that even when AI cites real authorities, lawyers must independently verify every quotation, citation, and legal proposition before filing. The post “Hallucinations” by West’s CoCounsel? appe
Future of Privacy Forum
Algorithmic pricing using personal data raises privacy and ethical issues that affect counsel's duty to advise clients on data practices and potential regulatory exposure under emerging federal and state privacy laws. Attorneys advising businesses on pricing strategies or data governance should understand the legal boundaries being established around automated decision-making.
LawNext
Are courts the next frontier for legal AI? Shlomo Klapper, founder and CEO of the AI-driven judicial case-preparation platofrm Learned Hand, believes they are. A former litigator at Quinn Emanuel and law clerk for the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Klapper is building what he calls a “reasoning engine” for judges — AI tools designed to […]
Future of Privacy Forum
California, Oregon, and Washington have enacted coordinated chatbot disclosure laws (SB 243, SB 1546, HB 2225) requiring AI systems to disclose when users are interacting with bots, creating a new compliance framework for law firms and clients using AI-powered customer communication tools. Attorneys handling consumer-facing applications or advising tech clients must monitor this rapidly evolving West Coast standard and prepare for multi-state compliance obligations.
LawNext
Universal Migrator now supports data migration from legacy systems into modern practice management platforms including Clio, MyCase, Litify, and Lawmatics, expanding from 144+ integrated applications. Attorneys considering practice management transitions should evaluate migration tools that minimize disruption and data loss during system changes.
LawNext
8am (formerly AffiniPay) signed a major sponsorship deal as the NFL's official professional services partner, signaling mainstream adoption of legal tech payment and practice management tools. The visibility of legal technology companies in non-legal markets reflects growing attorney reliance on these platforms for firm operations.
Artificial Lawyer
India's legal system requires native AI solutions tailored to its unique statutory framework and case law structure, as global AI tools lack the localized legal knowledge necessary for accurate research and document analysis. Indian attorneys should evaluate whether offshore AI legal research platforms adequately serve jurisdiction-specific needs or whether purpose-built alternatives provide better compliance and competency support.
EDRM
Maryland is considering a rule amendment to specifically govern AI-generated evidence in civil cases, adding requirements for notice, disclosure, discovery, pretrial hearings, and expert procedures. North Carolina attorneys should monitor neighboring jurisdictions' AI evidence rules as courts nationwide develop standards for admitting and challenging computer-generated materials.
Lawyerist
Lawyerist offers guidance on evaluating AI-powered legal tech products to determine whether they deliver genuine value. Attorneys considering adopting new AI tools should assess claims critically rather than assuming all AI-enhanced products warrant adoption or investment.
LawNext
Harvey, the legal AI platform, has announced a brand partnership using AI technology. The news highlights visibility of legal AI tools in the market and demonstrates continued investment in platforms attorneys increasingly use for legal research and document analysis.
Artificial Lawyer
A CLE-eligible webinar titled "The $15m Verdict – How to Win Big with AI" is available for attorneys. This practical education offering addresses how lawyers can leverage AI to improve litigation outcomes and satisfies continuing legal education requirements.
LawNext
Mary Technology, an e-discovery platform, aims to automate the extraction and organization of facts from document sets to streamline case narrative building. For litigation teams, this addresses a persistent bottleneck in e-discovery workflows and represents the emerging category of AI tools designed to reduce manual labor in fact management and case preparation.
EDRM
HaystackID experts discuss AI governance as an operational discipline shaped by leadership, validation, and governance debt. For e-discovery and litigation support teams, this addresses how to implement responsible AI use in practice while managing technical and organizational risk.
LawNext
A new Law Firm Research & Innovation Conference launching April 28 in New York offers attorneys focused continuing education on legal research technology and innovation. Attorneys seeking to maintain Rule 1.1 competency on legal research tools should consider attending or reviewing conference materials.
EDRM
Colorado has adopted a policy that could shield AI tools from unauthorized practice of law complaints, even as lawsuits against OpenAI allege such violations. This sets a potentially significant precedent for how states regulate AI tools in legal contexts and may influence how courts and bar associations nationwide approach AI accountability.
LawNext
CollBox won the Startup Alley pitch competition at ABA Techshow, while Candle AI (email assistant) and Lawdify (autonomous AI agent) placed second and third. These AI tools address specific practice pain points—collections, email management, and task automation—reflecting the legal tech market's focus on productivity and operational efficiency tools.
Artificial Lawyer
A new survey by Legora and Ari Kaplan addresses the visibility problem firms face in measuring return on investment from legal AI deployments. Firms struggling to quantify AI tool benefits should examine how peer organizations are calculating and demonstrating ROI to inform their own adoption strategies.
EDRM
A federal court in Harris v. Washington County highlighted that the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure lack a clear deadline for filing sanctions motions, requiring parties to act promptly rather than wait weeks or months after discovery violations. Attorneys should file sanctions motions timely to avoid waiving remedies, particularly in discovery disputes.
EDRM
EDRM's community updates cover electronic discovery and data management topics relevant to attorneys handling digital evidence and litigation holds. Staying current with EDRM resources helps attorneys meet competency obligations around e-discovery technology and best practices.
LawNext
More than 60% of federal judges have used generative AI tools in their work, but fewer than 25% use them daily or weekly, according to a Northwestern University and NYC Bar survey. North Carolina attorneys should understand judicial perspectives on AI adoption when considering their own responsible use of AI in litigation and client matters.
Clio Blog
Clio explores modern legal pricing strategies powered by AI and firm data analytics, moving beyond traditional hourly billing. As AI-driven pricing models gain traction, NC attorneys should consider how alternative fee arrangements, data-driven estimates, and AI-assisted pricing affect client communication, fee agreements, and compliance with Model Rules 1.4 and 1.5.
NC Lawyers Weekly
Personal injury attorneys are increasingly adopting AI tools to streamline practice workflows and case management. Attorneys need to understand how these tools work, their limitations, and their ethical obligations under Rule 1.1 (competency) and Rule 1.6 (confidentiality) before deploying them in client matters.
Future of Privacy Forum
Nearly 100 chatbot-specific bills are in play across state legislatures and Congress in 2026, fragmenting the compliance landscape for AI use and creating urgent need for legal guidance on multi-state obligations. North Carolina attorneys advising clients on AI deployment or consumer interactions should expect continued legislative activity and plan for state-by-state compliance complexity.
LawNext
Courts are scrutinizing general-purpose AI notetakers used in legal settings, exposing gaps between marketing claims and actual contractual permissions for legal use. Attorneys should evaluate whether AI tools like general notetakers create client confidentiality risks or discovery exposure, and consider purpose-built legal conversational intelligence platforms designed with attorney obligations in mind.
EDRM
Ralph Losey explains how large language models function and visualizes how hallucinations occur in AI systems. Understanding LLM mechanics is critical for attorneys using AI-powered legal research and document analysis tools to assess reliability and spot potentially fabricated case citations or legal reasoning.
Attorney at Work
OpenAI faces a lawsuit alleging unauthorized practice of law through ChatGPT, raising questions about AI-assisted legal work and client communications. Attorneys should review their engagement letters and client warnings about AI tool limitations to ensure compliance with competency rules and duty disclosures.
Artificial Lawyer
Legora and Jus Mundi partnered to integrate Jus AI into their international arbitration platform, combining generative AI with specialized legal research for arbitration practice. Practitioners in arbitration should evaluate this tool's AI capabilities for research reliability and confidentiality protections.
Gibson Dunn
An article examines AI prompts as discoverable documents in litigation, warning corporate counsel that AI work product may face disclosure demands. Attorneys should treat AI interactions as potential discovery subjects and maintain clear documentation of AI use in case files.
Clio Blog
Legal AI systems produce unreliable outputs when disconnected from full matter context, highlighting a critical gap between AI capability and practical deployment in law firms. This underscores why Rule 1.1 competency requires attorneys to understand AI tool limitations and implement safeguards like human review before relying on AI-generated work product.
LawNext
Thomson Reuters and Smokeball integrated CoCounsel Legal AI into Smokeball's practice management platform, combining legal research and document analysis with firm operations tools. Practitioners using integrated AI platforms should confirm vendor compliance with confidentiality safeguards and review practice implications for AI-assisted workflows.
EDRM
A federal court dismissed a case after identifying hallucinated case citations and nonsensical spellings as evidence of improper AI use without verification. Attorneys must independently verify all AI-generated legal citations and maintain professional responsibility for document accuracy regardless of generative tool output.
LawNext
A 2025 survey found that for the first time, more than half of practicing lawyers use generative AI, though firm leaders remain concerned about reliability. The persistent gap between adoption and confidence in AI accuracy underscores the need for attorneys to maintain competency oversight and document their AI use protocols to satisfy Rule 1.1 obligations.
EDRM
HaystackID's CoreFlex platform won a 2026 AI Excellence Award for its generative AI-driven legal workflows and document automation capabilities. Attorneys evaluating e-discovery and document review tools should monitor award-winning platforms that demonstrate advances in AI reliability and compliance safeguards.
LawNext
Centerbase achieved the first native practice management integration with NetDocuments' ndMAX AI document intelligence system, connecting firm matter data directly to AI-powered document analysis. This tight integration reduces manual data entry and enables AI to work within the firm's existing workflow, addressing adoption friction in AI deployment.
Attorney at Work
Law firm marketers must learn to interpret metrics from AI-powered marketing and generative search platforms to measure their effectiveness. Attorneys responsible for firm marketing should understand these AI metrics to evaluate ROI on AI marketing tools.
Artificial Lawyer
Thomson Reuters is launching its own legally-trained large language model called Thomson this summer, built on open-source models and Thomson's extensive legal data. NC attorneys using legal research tools should monitor this development as it will compete with Westlaw AI and Lexis AI offerings.
NC Lawyers Weekly
Law firms embedding AI into workflows are significantly expanding attorney capacity, and those adopting these tools earlier are gaining competitive advantage. NC attorneys should evaluate how AI can integrate into their practice workflows to remain competitive.
EDRM
A federal court in Brownfield v. Cherokee County School District clarified that failing to verify AI-generated citations can trigger Rule 11 sanctions, even for pro se litigants. Attorneys must verify all citations and factual claims produced by AI tools to avoid sanctions.
LawNext
Syllo, a new AI-powered litigation platform built by two litigators over five years, provides unified workspace functionality across the entire litigation process. Attorneys evaluating litigation technology should consider how comprehensive AI-integrated platforms compare to point solutions for document review, discovery, and case management.
Artificial Lawyer
A survey of legal leaders shows 83% have adopted AI tools in their practices, yet significant trust gaps remain among users. Attorneys should assess whether their teams have proper training and ethical guardrails in place before deploying AI systems.
Artificial Lawyer
Legal AI systems struggle with context understanding, creating misinterpretations that lawyers are now regularly encountering in their workflows. Practitioners should verify AI outputs independently and remain skeptical of context-dependent tasks like contract review or legal analysis.
Artificial Lawyer
Legal AI prompts and tools like Claude Legal and LegalOn GPT 5.4 are being shared and reviewed for attorney use. Attorneys should evaluate published prompts and AI tools carefully to ensure they align with competency obligations and appropriate use cases in their practice.
EDRM
AI privilege review workflows require defensible validation protocols, clear classification logging, and Rule 502(d) orders to withstand discovery challenges. Attorneys deploying AI in privilege review must establish audit-ready documentation and procedures to satisfy courts' standards for AI-assisted legal work.
LawNext
Everlaw's CEO discusses e-discovery technology and AI integration for legal practice. Understanding how major e-discovery platforms are evolving their AI capabilities helps attorneys evaluate tools for managing electronically stored information and staying current with industry standards.
EDRM
A federal court held that selling a cell phone after litigation commenced violated electronic data preservation duties under Rule 37(e), though severe sanctions were declined without intent to deprive. Attorneys must implement document preservation protocols immediately upon litigation notice and counsel clients on ESI obligations to avoid sanctions exposure.
Artificial Lawyer
Eve AI is offering a webinar about AI agents that increase attorney capacity threefold. Law firms exploring AI productivity tools should evaluate how agent-based platforms affect workflow and competency responsibilities.
Attorney at Work
An attorney explains why switching from ChatGPT to Claude offers a gentler learning curve and builds better habits for generative AI use. Starting with the right tool matters for developing competent AI practices from the outset.
Artificial Lawyer
A Bird & Bird attorney created BunTool, a free tool for generating PDF bundles for court filings and legal proceedings. Free or low-cost AI and automation tools for document assembly can improve efficiency while attorneys must ensure confidentiality and accuracy.
Gibson Dunn
Gibson Dunn filed an amicus brief on behalf of 149 former judges supporting Anthropic in litigation against the government's AI supply-chain-risk designation. This case highlights ongoing regulatory and legal scrutiny of AI companies that attorneys should monitor for practice implications.
EDRM
EDRM published guidance on how AI-powered case strategy helps attorneys understand complex records and assess litigation risk faster while maintaining security and defensibility. Using AI for e-discovery and case analysis requires understanding these tools' strengths and compliance implications.
LawNext
The 6th Circuit sanctioned two Tennessee attorneys with substantial penalties for filing appellate briefs containing more than two dozen fake or misrepresented case citations. This landmark ruling shows courts are aggressively policing AI-generated content and fabricated authority in legal filings.
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Aderant announced AI-powered tools for its vi talent management suite, including AI-assisted performance evaluations and real-time sentiment analysis. Law firm practice management software now integrates AI capabilities that affect HR operations and internal firm management, requiring awareness of AI implementation in business tools attorneys depend on.
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Legal AI tools now enable attorneys to analyze market data and case law patterns in seconds, surfacing external trends that inform strategy. Understanding how AI surfaces competitive intelligence helps North Carolina lawyers leverage these tools responsibly while maintaining competency under Rule 1.1.
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TransLegal is a multi-language translation tool designed specifically for cross-border legal work. Attorneys handling international matters should evaluate specialized legal translation AI to ensure accuracy and protect client confidentiality when documents cross language barriers.
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An Eleventh Circuit 2026 ruling validates proper use of AI-generated diagrams in litigation to support factual analysis. This decision provides attorneys with concrete guidance on acceptable GenAI applications in court filings and demonstrates the court's willingness to evaluate rather than categorically reject AI-assisted evidence.
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The European Data Protection Board and European Data Protection Supervisor issued a joint statement on AI-generated imagery and privacy. North Carolina attorneys representing clients with international operations or processing EU data must track evolving regulatory treatment of AI-generated content to maintain compliance with Rule 1.6 on confidentiality.
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Pro Bono Net, the nonprofit that has been a pioneering force in access-to-justice technology since the dawn of the internet era, yesterday announced that it is rebranding as Scale Justice, reflecting an evolution in its mission that has taken it beyond its origins as an organizer of pro bono legal services. The new name, said […]
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A federal court awarded the EEOC attorneys' fees after defendants failed to conduct diligent electronically stored information searches and timely produce documents, emphasizing Rule 26(g) certification duties and Rule 37 sanctions. Attorneys must implement competent ESI protocols and verification procedures to avoid cost-shifting sanctions and reputational damage.
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Anthropic has launched a new ‘Claude Partner Network’, a program designed to help enterprises adopt Claude, which includes $100m in funding to help those AI ...
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Legal AI companies are resorting to ‘brutal’ low-ball tactics in order to win customers as the battle for market share becomes increasingly intense, Artificial Lawyer ...
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EDRM released its latest global community update with insights on e-discovery, webinars, and key announcements relevant to litigation practice. Attorneys handling discovery should check EDRM resources for updates on AI-assisted document review and preservation standards.
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Clio provides practical guidance on using AI tools to summarize legal documents, including risk management and workflow best practices. NC attorneys must verify AI summaries for accuracy (hallucination risk), maintain work-product privilege, ensure client confidentiality under Rule 1.6, and document their review of AI output—this is core to competent AI use in practice.
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Survey data shows lawyers and legal professionals are asking critical questions about how AI works, job security, and privacy concerns—reflecting widespread uncertainty about AI competency and ethical deployment. Firms should use this insight to develop clearer internal AI policies and training that address both technological function and professional responsibility.
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Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster sued OpenAI, alleging unauthorized use of copyrighted content to train ChatGPT and that GPT-4 outputs near-verbatim copies on demand. This copyright lawsuit directly affects attorneys using AI legal research tools like those offered by major platforms and raises questions about the legitimacy of training data in AI systems they rely on.
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Customer results highlight growing demand for unified drafting, comparison, and collaboration within Microsoft 365 and web NEW YORK – Legalweek 2026 – Mar. 10, 2026 – Litera, a global leader in legal AI technology solutions, shared new customer results at Legalweek demonstrating how law firms are transforming document workflows and realizing immediate value with […]
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August, the broad legal AI platform mostly focused on medium- to small-scale law firms, has surprised the market and won AmLaw 200 firm Hughes Hubbard ...
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AI tools in litigation extend far beyond document summarization and drafting—litigators can leverage AI for case analysis, strategy assessment, and workflow optimization. Practitioners should explore advanced AI applications tailored to litigation workflows to improve efficiency and client value.
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Artificial Lawyer just spent the whole week in New York, here’s some key observations after dozens of interactions at Legal Week. Legal AI Has Surpassed ...
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Clio examines how AI-powered search is reshaping legal marketing and SEO visibility for law firms. As generative AI answers questions directly in search results, traditional SEO strategies may no longer capture client inquiries—attorneys need to understand emerging GEO tactics to stay discoverable.
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Clio debunks common misconceptions about AI adoption among legal professionals, backed by data on actual AI performance in legal work. NC attorneys hesitant about AI tools should engage with evidence-based information rather than assumptions—understanding what AI can reliably do supports competent decision-making under Rule 1.1.
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This is the final installment in a three-part series examining the forces reshaping the legal industry. Part One and Part Two covered the macro dynamics of the AI industrial revolution and also the bending of UPL as consumers turn to AI products such as ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity for legal advice. Consumer behavior will lead, […]
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Succession planning is a long game. Whether you are just opening your doors or have been in business for a decade, it is never too early to build your firm with future sales in mind. Creating a “built-to-sell” law firm provides you with options for a profitable exit strategy when you decide to retire or step away. Here is what... The post Building to Sell: How to Create Lasting Value in Your Law
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By Michael Krallmann, CEO, TransLegal. Legal AI has reached an unsettling stage of maturity. On the one hand, outputs have surface credibility, read well, follow ...
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AI literacy is now a legal compliance and governance requirement as courts impose sanctions, shadow AI proliferates, and regulators mandate competence in information governance and e-discovery. Lawyers and law firms must develop institutional AI knowledge and oversight to meet professional responsibility standards and avoid ethical violations.
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Clio publishes a template and guide for attorney AI disclosure, covering when disclosure is required, ethical obligations, and client communication strategies. This directly addresses NC attorneys' need to comply with Model Rule 1.4 (communication) and state bar guidance on AI use transparency—a practical resource for managing disclosure obligations.
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The AI legal research startup Descrybe today launched a “legal reasoning” product, DescrybeLM, that it says outperforms leading general-purpose AI models on a standardized legal reasoning benchmark — and it is publishing the methodology and scoring data to invite scrutiny. The company also launched an all-new website that features the new product while also retaining […]
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Nearly seven in 10 legal professionals now use generative AI tools for work — a figure that more than doubled in a single year — but the majority of law firms still lack formal AI policies or training programs, according to the 2026 Legal Industry Report released by 8am, the legal technology company behind LawPay, […]
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The American Arbitration Association launched Resolution Simulator, an AI tool that generates nonbinding simulated outcomes before formal arbitration, allowing parties to test dispute resolution outcomes without formal proceedings. Litigators and transactional counsel should consider this tool for early case evaluation and settlement strategy, particularly in commercial and construction disputes.
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Over the last several years Google Workspace for Business has added many new tools and feature updates. For firms using free Gmail or those seeking an alternative to Microsoft 365 Business, the updates to Google Workspace are intriguing. What does Google Workspace have to offer now? How easy is it to upgrade a personal free account? What are some pros... The post Google Workspace for Business in 2
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AI adoption and cybersecurity are now inseparable components of client trust and professional responsibility, particularly as firms integrate AI tools that may access client data or create new security vulnerabilities. Lawyers must evaluate the security and trustworthiness architecture behind any AI system they deploy in client matters.
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NetDocuments Intelligent DMS helps attorneys scale institutional knowledge by surfacing previously created language and documents. Document management systems with intelligent retrieval features improve work product reuse and efficiency while raising considerations about version control and confidentiality in AI-assisted document discovery.
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As I continue my LawNext on Location series – all recorded live in the San Francisco area at locations of each guest’s choosing – he sits down with Pablo Arredondo at his home in Tiburon, a quaint Marin County town with a history stretching from Mexican land grants to naval outposts to a southern railway […]
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CoCounsel, which launched almost exactly three years ago, on March 1, 2023, as the first AI legal assistant built on GPT-4, today marked a notable milestone, reaching 1 million customers across 107 countries and territories. Developed by legal research startup Casetext, Thomson Reuters acquired CoCounsel (and Casetext) just four months after its release, for a […]
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LexisNexis replaced Lexis+ AI with Lexis+ with Protégé, a comprehensive AI workflow platform offering end-to-end legal research, drafting, and transactional work within a single integrated system. This generational upgrade signals LexisNexis's commitment to AI as core to legal research and represents a significant platform consolidation that may affect firm licensing and workflow decisions.
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An in-depth investigation by The Arizona Republic has found that Arizona’s pioneering program allowing nonlawyers to own law firms — a reform long championed by access-to-justice advocates — has become riddled with consumer complaints, legal loopholes, financial conflicts of interest and inadequate oversight. In a series of investigative articles, Republic journalist Laura Gersony paints a […]
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A Women + AI Summit addressed perspectives and experiences at the intersection of gender and artificial intelligence in the legal profession. These emerging conversations on AI equity and inclusion shape how North Carolina attorneys should think about responsible AI deployment and professional community standards.
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AltaClaro and Verbit launched DepoSim, an AI-powered deposition simulator providing litigators unlimited practice with realistic scenarios and structured feedback on questioning technique. This tool addresses a training gap by allowing attorneys to develop and refine deposition skills through AI-simulated opposition, with potential implications for competency development under Rule 1.1.
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As of January 1, 2026, North Carolina allows attorneys to create an electronic record of a written, attested will that can later be admitted to probate. The statute (as explained by the UNC School of Government) creates a practical opportunity and a practical responsibility. Many estate planning attorneys are asking the same question: How do I store an electronic record... The post Creating Electr
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The legal AI company Harvey said today that it has partnered with Harvey — the original one. The Harvey in question — the non-AI one, that is — is Gabriel Macht, the actor who played the role of lawyer Harvey Specter in the television series Suits. Harvey — the AI one — is named for […]
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Legalgain has released Integrity Meets Intelligence: The Training Data and Domain Architecture Standards for Agentic Legal Research, a whitepaper examining the data and architectural requirements necessary for AI systems to perform reliable legal research. The analysis outlines why many current legal AI tools fall short on accuracy and defensibility, and identifies the structural conditions requir
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Calling it “the industry’s first scaled agentic AI tool for fact investigation and e-discovery,” DISCO today announced an agentic AI enhancement to its Cecilia Q&A tool, which the company says is designed to handle large-scale e-discovery matters with millions of documents and terabytes of data. The Austin-based legal technology company’s new tool adds what it […]
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As I wrote earlier this week, it was the shot heard ’round the world, as AI company Anthropic, developer of Claude, launched a legal app and seemingly caused legal tech stocks to plummet. Meanwhile, AI agents now have their own social network, Moltbook, while another new site is enabling them to rent humans to do […]
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To read today’s news, you’d think it was the shot heard ’round the world — or around the legal tech world, at least. “Legal software companies have suffered sharp declines in their share prices,” reports The Guardian. “Anthropic’s Move Into Legal, Data Services Sinks Software Stocks,” says Bloomberg. “A selloff in … stocks deepened on […]
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Lawyer mobility is a constant feature of legal practice. Attorneys move to new firms, shift into new roles, or leave practice entirely. While these transitions can be stressful for everyone involved, they do not have to be chaotic. With thoughtful planning and a firm understanding of the applicable professional rules, both the departing lawyer and the law firm can manage... The post Leaving Well:
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AI notetakers are everywhere. They appear as options for video conferencing and VoIP calls, and are even available in hardware, such as pens and lapel buttons. But should lawyers record conversations with clients and let AI transcribe and summarize the notes? In September 2025, Hilary Bowman from Querious AI provided some food for thought in “AI in Virtual Meetings” during... The post AI in Client
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EvenUp, a company that specializes in AI tools for personal injury law practices, today launched Communication Agents, AI-powered voice and text assistants designed to automate routine communications in PI case management. The company also announced enhancements to its AI drafting capabilities. The company announced the new features during a keynote by cofounder Saam Mashhad at […]
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Mighty AI is launching a direct-to-consumer personal injury settlement platform powered by AI agents, bypassing traditional PI counsel to resolve accident claims autonomously. This disruption raises professional responsibility questions about unauthorized practice and the scope of AI's role in representing clients, and signals growing market pressure on PI firms to adopt AI or lose volume.
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Aiming to remove the sales-cycle obstacles that have kept generative AI tools out of reach for many solo and smaller-firm lawyers, August today launched immediate self-service access to its legal AI platform, including a two-week free trial, alongside a comprehensive library of over 100 video tutorials. For the first time, the company says, smaller law […]
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Zebraworks today announced the launch of DataQ AI, an artificial intelligence-powered analytics platform designed to help law firms identify and address revenue cycle issues before they impact cash flow. The new product, part of the company’s Invoices-to-Cash suite, analyzes billing and collections activity, accounts receivable, trust and retainer balances, and client payment patterns to surface [
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Litera is significantly enhancing Kira, its AI-powered contract review platform, with new capabilities designed to address the growing demands for speed, accuracy and trusted generative AI in contract review work, the company announced today. The enhanced version of Kira combines gen AI with proprietary AI models trained on over one million legal contracts to deliver […]
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LexisNexis Protégé now offers hundreds of pre-built litigation and transactional AI workflows plus a custom workflow builder, enabling firms to automate multi-step legal tasks without coding. The expansion of workflow templates reflects AI maturation toward domain-specific legal work, reducing reliance on general-purpose chatbots and offering more reliable task automation.
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Gabriel Pereyra and Winston Weinberg started legal AI company Harvey in 2022 as roommates in a San Francisco apartment. Pereyra had been working on AI research at Meta and Google, while Weinberg was a first-year litigation associate at O’Melveny & Myers. Today, they still share that same apartment, but their company has grown into a […]
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In 2026, artificial intelligence is deeply embedded in legal and business operations, making clear policies essential. Simply telling lawyers not to use AI is unrealistic, as these tools are now part of everyday technology. Without defined guidelines, law firms risk confidentiality breaches, ethical missteps, and could lose client trust. A robust AI use policy is vital for balancing innovation wit
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Relativity today announced the general availability of aiR for Case Strategy, a generative AI-powered product designed to help lawyers and litigation professionals develop case narratives faster by automatically extracting facts, building chronologies and generating strategic work product from evidence. The legal data intelligence company said the tool enables legal teams to auto-extract key facts
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Legal AI company Harvey today announced plans to develop Memory, a product that will allow users to choose to retain and carry forward the context of their work, including matter details, relevant precedent, working preferences and approved best practices, with the goal of enabling users to achieve greater consistency, efficiency and connectedness. The company also […]
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The year 2025 marked a genuine inflection point in legal technology – the moment when AI moved from experimental novelty to operational necessity, when a billion-dollar deal reshaped the competitive landscape, and when regulatory reform appeared to gain renewed momentum. As I look back over the stories I have covered this year, they chronicle an […]
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As the new year begins, it’s the perfect opportunity to refresh your technology habits and set yourself up for greater productivity and security. From decluttering your Downloads folder and automating repetitive tasks to tuning up your PC and organizing your digital life with a password manager, taking a few simple steps now can make a big difference throughout the year.... The post Start the Year
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Attention all legal tech startups: This is your final reminder. Today is the last day to apply for a spot in the 10th annual Startup Alley at ABA TECHSHOW. This competition that has helped catapult the success of a long list of legal technology startups and become a seminal event of the American Bar Association’s annual […]
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Many lawyers use Gmail, whether you’re using Google Workspace or a personal account. Discover how to leverage Gemini AI for drafting and refining emails, streamline your workflow with time-saving templates, and maintain confidentiality with robust security features. From managing unwanted business emails to organizing your inbox for maximum productivity, these tips will help you take control of yo
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Artificial intelligence is no longer an abstract or experimental technology for lawyers – it is rapidly becoming core infrastructure for law practice, courts, legal education and access-to-justice efforts, and the legal profession must now shift its focus from whether to use AI to how to govern, supervise and integrate it responsibly. That is the central […]
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With more than 650 documented cases of AI hallucinations appearing in court filings, and courts imposing sanctions ranging from tens of thousands of dollars to removal from client representations, law firm partners face an uncomfortable quandary: How can they confidently sign pleadings when they cannot be certain whether someone on their team used AI tools […]
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Every week subscribers receive the ICYMI enewsletter from the NCBA Center for Practice Management. The newsletter highlights tips, tools, trends, and techniques to help your law practice. The following are a few popular links from the past issues of the newsletter. 18 Lawyers Caught Using AI Explain Why They Did It (10/2/25) Every week, there is a new example of lawyers (and... The post Popular Ar
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Legal business software company Aderant and legal AI company Harvey today announced a partnership they are describing as “market-defining” for the way it will bridge the gap between software for the business of law and software for the practice of law. “Together, the companies will deliver the industry’s first deeply connected ecosystem that unites AI-powered […]
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A reminder to all legal tech startups: The deadline is approaching to apply for a spot in the 10th annual Startup Alley at ABA TECHSHOW, a competition that has helped catapult the success of a long list of legal technology startups and become a seminal event of the American Bar Association’s annual legal technology conference. Startups […]
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In a rare public forum appearance, Harvey co-founders Winston Weinberg, its CEO, and Gabriel Pereyra, its president, spent over two hours answering questions from the legal tech community in a Reddit AMA earlier today, addressing everything from their $8 billion valuation to how they compete with legal research giants and what the future holds for AI in […]
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Following the preview release in August and the commercial release in October of its Protégé General AI, LexisNexis Legal & Professional today rolled out what it is calling the product’s next generation, expanding its capabilities to unify authoritative legal content, customer documents and open web insights within a single secure AI workflow environment. LexisNexis developed […]
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The holiday gift-buying season is upon us! Whether you are buying office gifts, or for the person who has everything, there are a lot of ways to save, give back, get creative and get this checked off your “to do” list! Curated Techie Gifts There are usually many gift lists for lawyers, including those from unexpected places like Cosmopolitan. Here... The post Gift Ideas for the Lawyer(s) in Your L
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Contract lifecycle management company Agiloft today released Obligation Management, a new feature that uses artificial intelligence to automatically extract and track commitments from contracts. The feature is designed to address a persistent challenge in contract management: organizations frequently overlook critical obligations after signing agreements. Citing research from PwC, Agiloft says tha
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EvenUp today introduced its new Medical Management product designed to help personal injury law firms track their clients’ medical care in real time and prevent treatment interruptions that can undermine case value. The San Francisco-based company, which specializes in AI tools for personal injury practices, said the product addresses a widespread problem. According to EvenUp’s […]
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Fewer than four months after the University of Chicago Law School announced it would be launching an AI Lab, a course designed to teach law students how to build generative AI tools to help people who cannot afford an attorney, the 10 students in the lab’s inaugural class have developed and launched their first product. […]
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The Masters Conference, an education and thought leadership forum focused on e-discovery, litigation, information governance, AI and related disciplines for legal professionals, has named legal industry veteran Kevin Vermeulen as its new chief executive officer. Masters also announced that Mike Dalewitz, a veteran e-discovery entrepreneur and former advisor to The Masters Conference, is returning
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As new tools using generative AI promise to change the way we litigate and conduct discovery, what are the implications for day-to-day litigation workflows? On today’s episode of LawNext, we feature a conversation with three guests about how law firms are navigating the urgency around gen AI adoption while staying grounded in practical realities. LawNext […]
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