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AI Grows Up: Legal Ops Shifting From Experimentation to Execution
3+ week, 4+ day ago (192+ words) That shift is one of the clearest messages from CLOC's latest report. Legal operations leaders are spending less time asking what artificial intelligence might do and more time figuring out how to govern it, measure it and prove its value…...
UChicago Law's New AI Policy Emphasizes Building 'Essential Human Skills' Alongside Effective Tech Use
1+ hour ago (43+ words) The focus will be on “essential human skills,” like critical thinking, oral presentations and learning material by being able to answer questions without using technology, but “then also incorporating technology explicitly into the curriculum in other places,” Dean Adam Chilton…...
The Algorithm Is the Witness: How to Challenge AI-Generated Evidence in Criminal Investigations
21+ hour, 20+ min ago (173+ words) AI’s growing use in investigations raises new legal challenges, from verifying evidence authenticity to constitutional rights. Courts are beginning to scrutinize AI-generated evidence, but laws are still developing. Defense lawyers must demand transparency, test reliability, and challenge biases to protect…...
Magic Won't Save Big Law's Business Model
17+ hour, 22+ min ago (154+ words) AI may feel magical, but its real impact is brutally commercial. As general counsel embrace the technology, law firms will have to justify why clients should keep paying for them. Anyone who has used AI (and these days that means…...
Why Family Lawyers Are Bringing Blockchain Forensics Into Divorce Cases as Crypto Wallets Become the New Offshore Account
17+ hour, 31+ min ago (230+ words) For attorneys, the practical stakes are immediate: early crypto tracing can reshape discovery, valuation, mediation leverage, and the credibility of financial disclosures before settlement positions harden. For decades, family law attorneys searching for hidden marital assets relied on bank statements,…...
Three Emerging AI-Related Issues in White Collar Criminal Investigations and Prosecutions
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (132+ words) AI is transforming investigations by challenging evidence authenticity, privilege, and search practices, with courts scrutinizing deepfakes, AI prompts, and government digital searches, requiring practitioners to adapt to new legal risks. U.S. sanctions now target Brazilian gangs CV and PCC as terrorist…...
Legal Professionals Increasingly See AI as a Job Generator
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (611+ words) Ironclad’s 2026 State of AI in Legal report finds that many legal professionals have an optimistic outlook on AI’s impact on the job market despite the uncertainty around AI’s long-term impact on employment in the U.S. The report, which carries…...
How to Evidence That Human Judgment Has Actually Been Applied in AI-Assisted Legal Work
1+ week, 11+ hour ago (222+ words) The most consequential governance problem in AI-assisted legal work is not whether a lawyer was involved in the workflow but whether anyone can demonstrate that judgment was actually exercised. "Knowing what problem you are solving should be the first step....
The Climate and Environmental Reality of Data Centers: A Litigation Snapshot
2+ week, 4+ day ago (288+ words) Data center litigation is quickly becoming one of the most interesting frontiers in environmental, land use, and infrastructure law—offering courts, regulators, and developers new opportunities to define how critical digital infrastructure fits into the physical world. The rapid growth…...
Litigation and Risk Identification Company Darrow Confirms Layoffs
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (503+ words) The layoffs come as the company reallocates resources to grow its offerings for insurance companies and corporations. Earlier this week, reports emerged of layoffs at Tel Aviv, Israel- and New York-based litigation technology and risk identification company Darrow. The layoffs…...