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1 in 4 Cos. Ban Generative AI Over Privacy, Data Risks
Privacy has become a critical element of customer trust, with 94% of organizations saying their customers would not buy from them if they did not protect data properly, according to a new study released Thursday.
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Law Firms Expanded Recruiting Reach Even As Hiring Slowed
As overall lateral hiring slowed in 2023, a new report from Leopard Solutions found that the top 200 U.S. law firms have continued to extend their recruitment efforts beyond their usual networks, bringing in attorneys from smaller firms at the same rate as their BigLaw counterparts.
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NJ Courts AI Committee Flags 'Fake Case Law' Among Pitfalls
The New Jersey Supreme Court spelled out preliminary guidelines Thursday for the use of artificial intelligence in the practice of law, cautioning attorneys to avoid such pitfalls as "fake case law" as they implement the emerging technology.
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Ex-NYSBA Leader Helps Launch Pro Bono Platform In Israel
Two worlds collided for Hank Greenberg with the outbreak of Israel-Hamas war last fall. The Greenberg Traurig LLP shareholder visited Israel in late October as a delegate for the Jewish Federations of North America, and during his stay, he took advantage of partnerships struck up when he was president of the New York State Bar Association to bring pro bono legal help to some of the citizens of the country.
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FTC Launches Probe Of Big Tech Investments In AI
The Federal Trade Commission said Thursday that enforcers have requested information from Google, Amazon, Microsoft and others about recent investments and partnerships involving generative artificial intelligence and cloud services to understand their impact on competition.
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Is A Boom In Remote Work Tempering Virtual Firms' Growth?
Following a period of rapid expansion, the headcount growth at some virtual-oriented law firms has leveled off in recent years, a shift some attribute to the widespread adoption of remote work policies by traditional brick-and-mortar law firms and increased productivity fueled by integrating new technologies.
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AI Contract Co. Spellbook Closes $20M Series A
Spellbook, a document automation and company management software provider, announced on Wednesday the closing of a $20 million Series A funding round, bringing its total funding to over $30 million.
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Winston & Strawn Joins Long List Of Firms Forming AI Teams
Winston & Strawn LLP is the latest major law firm to create a committee dedicated to artificial intelligence, saying in a Wednesday announcement that its new strategy group will place a particular focus on generative AI.
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Consilio Rebrands Its Talent Business, Reorganizes Staff
E-discovery and document review company Consilio LLC announced on Wednesday that it plans to reorganize its talent solutions businesses in the U.S. and U.K. under the name Lawyers on Demand, which the company acquired last year.
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Complete Legal Buys E-Discovery Unit On Heels Of Merger
Amid increased consolidation in the e-discovery sector, litigation support company Complete Legal acquired legal services provider Frontline Managed Services' e-discovery unit on Wednesday.
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Former CBS, DocuSign Atty Now Trust & Will's CLO
San Diego-based Trust & Will, a digital estate planning platform, announced a slew of executive-level hires Monday following a year of significant revenue growth, including a former attorney at DocuSign and CBS as its chief legal officer.
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EY's Legal AI 'Whisperer' Guides GCs In Changing World
EY lawyer Liban Jama envisions the technology of artificial intelligence evolving in two or three years so that in-house counsel will be interacting comfortably and seamlessly with generative AI, as though they were talking to another human being.
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CS Disco Promotes 2 To C-Suite
CS Disco announced on Tuesday the promotion of two senior leaders to the positions of chief customer officer and chief human resources officer, two weeks after the embattled company suddenly parted with its former sales leader.
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Approach The Bench: Judge Chu On Pioneering Virtual Trials
In the summer of 2020, Nick Chu, a young justice of the peace in Austin, Texas, made history by presiding over the nation's first virtual criminal jury trial.
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Why Client Service Is The Most Valued Firm Culture Trait
When asked about the qualities that inspire positive feelings about their firms' cultures, lawyers pointed to a high priority on client service above all else in a recent survey by legal recruiting firm Major Lindsey & Africa and Law360 Pulse.
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What Lawyers Really Think About Law Firm Culture
Here are a few things lawyers had to say when asked to describe their firm’s culture and whether their firms were focusing on the most important cultural priorities.
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Younger Attys Are Looking For More From Law Firm Culture
Younger attorneys are looking for better policies around attorney well-being and work-life balance, more diversity, and more mentorship and training from their law firms, according to the results of a new survey.
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Fla. Bar Approves Generative AI Ethics Guidelines
Lawyers may use generative artificial intelligence, but only to the extent that they can reasonably guarantee compliance with ethical obligations, according to guidelines adopted by the Florida Bar.
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Former Relativity Content Producer Joins E-Discovery Hub
E-discovery resource organization EDRM said Monday that Mary Rechtoris, a former producer of brand programs at the legal software company Relativity, had joined the organization as senior director of content and community initiatives.
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20 Law Firm, Corporate Leaders Exalted As AI Visionaries
Leaders from DLA Piper, Morrison Foerster LLP, Microsoft Corp. and Salesforce.com Inc. were among those honored by legal technology company Relativity ODA LLC on its annual list of Artificial Intelligence Visionaries on Monday.
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Microsoft Says Legal Dept. Among Targets Of Email Hack
Microsoft's in-house lawyers were among employees targeted in a cyberattack from a group linked to Russia's government, the company disclosed Friday, saying that the breach affected a "very small percentage of Microsoft corporate email accounts."
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Exterro Exec On Being Bridge Between C-Suite And Staff
E-discovery software provider Exterro Inc. announced earlier this week the hiring of Paul Valentino as its first-ever chief people officer. Here, Valentino spoke with Law360 Pulse about his role and what will be his biggest challenges.
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Baker Donelson Reinvests In ABA's Free Legal Answers
Baker Donelson announced on Friday a monetary and resource investment into the American Bar Association's Free Legal Answers clinic, which the law firm helped establish a decade ago.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
This was another busy week for attorneys as former President Donald Trump’s legal woes continued and BigLaw firms expanded their practices, headcounts and reach. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse’s weekly quiz.
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Legal Tech Roundup: LEAP Legal, Clio
A pair of legal software companies expanded their leadership teams this week.
