Vertex Advances AI-Powered Capabilities to Improve How Enterprises Execute Compliance
Vertex announced the next phase of its AI‑first strategy, embedding artificial intelligence directly into the Vertex Cloud platform to automate and orchestrate tax and compliance workflows. The new capabilities let users express intent in plain language, surface anomalies early, and maintain audit‑ready transparency across determination, returns, and reconciliation. By moving beyond assistance to execution, Vertex aims to cut manual effort, reduce rework, and improve consistency for tax, finance and IT teams facing accelerating regulatory demands. IDC warns firms lacking AI‑ready data could lose up to 15% productivity by 2027.
Law Firms May Turn Into Fully Automated Dark Factories
In less than three years parts of your law firm could become Dark Factories. Places where the work is so automated, that there are no people there to need the lights turned on in the room. https://t.co/d4nG54H0e5 https://t.co/I8Oe8dCJya
The Machine Isn’t the Interlocutor: EDiscovery Trends
The Sedona Conference Journal released a 20‑page critique of the U.S. v. Heppner decision, arguing that the court mistakenly treated a large‑language model as an independent interlocutor and thereby eroded attorney‑client privilege. The authors, Bridget McCormack and Shlomo Klapper, contend that AI...
Harvey Drives Legal Agent Learning Via ‘Harness Engineering’
Harvey conducted a small‑scale experiment using “harness engineering” combined with autoresearch to improve its legal AI agents. Across 12 benchmark tasks, the average success score jumped from 40.8% to 87.7%, with seven tasks surpassing 90% and one achieving 100% completion....
LawNext Podcast: Learned Hand’s Shlomo Klapper on Why Courts Are the Next Frontier for Legal AI
In a LawNext podcast, Shlomo Klapper, founder and CEO of Learned Hand, argues that courts represent the next major frontier for legal AI. Drawing on his experience as a litigator and appellate clerk, Klapper describes a new "reasoning engine" that...
ISDA Taps Gentek AI for DRR Traceability Tool
The International Securities Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) has appointed Gentek AI to develop a traceability tool for Digital Regulatory Reporting (DRR). Gentek will adapt its existing attribution and retrieval engine to let users track the full history of DRR...
Gujarat High Court Bans AI in Judgments, Sets Strict Accountability Rules
The Gujarat High Court released a policy that bars the use of artificial intelligence in drafting judgments, reasoning, and orders, while allowing limited research assistance. The directive places personal liability on judges and court officers for any AI‑generated content and...
Making The Case For Triage: Transforming Your Digital Forensics For Smarter Investigations
In a recent ADF Solutions webinar, Director of Training Richard Frawley outlined how digital‑forensics triage can transform investigations by quickly identifying high‑value devices on‑scene and in the lab. He explained triage’s role in cutting evidence backlogs, especially for child‑exploitation and...
Centerbase and Billables AI Give Midsize Law Firms Automated Time Capture and Actionable Practice Intelligence
Centerbase announced a native integration with NetDocuments' ndMAX AI, linking matter data directly to document intelligence for midsize law firms. The integration automatically extracts key contract details and writes them back into Centerbase, enabling real‑time reporting and workflow automation. It...
Open‑source Tool Simplifies SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR Compliance
Comp AI: The open-source way to get compliant with SOC 2, #ISO27001, #HIPAA and #GDPR https://t.co/mvwHwvS9mu https://t.co/q7t0s2qhc4
Comp AI: The Open-Source Way to Get Compliant with SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR
Comp AI launches an open‑source compliance platform that automates SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR readiness. The tool combines an AI‑driven policy editor, automated evidence collection, and a device‑agent that monitors encryption, antivirus, password and screen‑lock settings. Core code is released...
I Built An Agentic ‘Law Firm’, Now What?
Antti Innanen launched Lavern, an AI‑driven "law firm" that runs 66 specialist agents on a single Mac Mini. The system mimics a traditional firm’s intake, decomposition, routing, debate, escalation and synthesis workflow, but all processing stays local, preserving client privacy....
Josef Launches ‘Rapid Ingestion Engine,’ Using AI To Turn Messy Business Inputs Into Structured Legal Workflows
Australian legal‑automation platform Josef unveiled its Rapid Ingestion Engine, an AI‑driven tool that transforms unstructured business inputs—such as email threads, meeting notes, and term sheets—into the structured data required for legal workflow templates. The engine automates data extraction, classification, and...
Courts Hand Out $145K in Sanctions for AI‑Generated Filing Errors
U.S. courts levied at least $145,000 in sanctions during Q1 2026 for AI‑generated hallucinations in court filings, while an Irish appellate judge warned that unchecked AI tools produce “rubbish” for the courts. The penalties signal a tightening regulatory grip on generative‑AI...
Deepfakes And The Future Of Litigation: Are We Ready?
Deepfake technology is entering courtrooms, forcing judges and lawyers to confront fabricated video and audio evidence. The article outlines three potential judicial responses and highlights the “liar’s dividend,” where repeated exposure to fakes erodes trust in all digital proof. It...
Steno Secures $49 Million Series C to Accelerate AI Litigation Platform
Steno closed a $49 million Series C round to expand its AI-powered litigation platform that merges court reporting with software. The capital will fund product upgrades, AI capability growth, and broader market reach, underscoring investor belief in hybrid legal‑tech solutions.
Oversight of Digital Forensics and eDiscovery and Governance Structure
Effective digital forensics and eDiscovery require a robust governance framework anchored by the board of directors. Senior executives such as the CISO, CRO, CTO, and compliance officers form committees that set policies, oversee audits, and manage financial crime investigations. In...
ChatGPT Struggles with Raw Text Extraction, Claude Outperforms
Been using ChatGPT versus Claude to scrape text out of public domain documents (district court opinions) for a book. I thought it would be a similar experience, but ChatGPT is MUCH WORSE -- it keeps editing the text,...
Ghana Judiciary Launches Nationwide E‑Justice Platform to Cut Litigation Costs
Chief Justice Paul Baffoe‑Bonnie announced the rollout of a country‑wide e‑Justice platform that will digitise filing, service of process and hearings. The system is designed to reduce business litigation expenses and accelerate case resolution, positioning Ghana’s courts as a catalyst...
In One Day (Mar. 31), 17 U.S. Court Decisions Noting Suspected AI Hallucinations in Court Filings
On March 31, seventeen U.S. court decisions cited suspected AI hallucinations in submitted filings, according to Damien Charlotin's AI Hallucination Cases Database. The rulings, spanning both federal and state courts, highlight that AI‑generated text can produce inaccurate or fabricated statements...
The AI Future of Law Is Already Here — It’s Just Not Evenly Distributed
Lawyer Zack Shapiro argues that off‑the‑shelf large language models like Claude and ChatGPT now eclipse specialized legal AI tools. By building custom "skills" and feeding the models 2,000‑word prompts, he reduced contract drafting from hours to minutes, creating a self‑reinforcing...
UK Immigration Judges Deploy Microsoft Copilot Chatbot to Draft Decisions
Hundreds of immigration tribunal judges in England and Wales have begun using a restricted version of Microsoft’s Copilot chatbot to generate case outlines, bundle summaries and draft decision templates. The Ministry of Justice hopes the tool will speed up a...
What Role Should AI Play In Judging?
Federal judges are increasingly turning to generative AI for routine tasks, with a Northwestern study finding over 60% have used tools such as ChatGPT and 22% do so daily or weekly. The technology is being employed to draft timelines, suggest...
Hawk Launches Agentic AI Tool to Overhaul Costly AML Investigations
Hawk has launched the AML Investigative Agent, an agentic AI platform that automates the most labor‑intensive steps of anti‑money‑laundering investigations. The solution overlays existing case‑management systems, offering deep AML typology expertise, extensive data coverage, and regulator‑grade explainability. Built with human‑in‑the‑loop...
The Two Speeds of Law Practice Technology
Law firms are grappling with a paradox: automation boosts billable efficiency, yet unchecked speed invites ethical lapses and AI‑generated errors. Recent court cases involving a DOJ attorney in North Carolina and a Mississippi firm illustrate how fabricated citations and unvetted...
Gujarat High Court Bans AI in Judicial Decision‑Making, Allows Limited Administrative Use
The Gujarat High Court unveiled a policy that bars artificial intelligence from any form of judicial decision‑making, order drafting or sentencing, while permitting AI only for limited administrative and research tasks. The move, announced on April 5, 2026, makes Gujarat...
GetDocs Unveils AI-Powered Platform to Automate Legal Document Intake and Onboarding
GetDocs introduced its AI‑driven document intelligence and firm‑management platform, featuring advanced OCR, Google Cloud Document AI integration, and password‑less “Magic Links” for client onboarding. The launch aims to cut manual review time and improve conversion rates for modern law practices.
Cut Legal Costs with Subscription Templates and AI
Following up on my last post, here’s how founders can avoid paying lawyers. Get a practical law subscription. It’s $372 a month with a 12mo minimum. You can find high level templates drafted by the world’s best lawyers from the world’s...
CEOs Ignore LLMs for Costly Health Insurance Contracts
You know who isn’t using LLMs for their Health insurance ? CEOs Employee benefits are the 2nd largest expense line item for pretty much every company. Yet they do t take the 30 secs to run their contracts through an ask...
NeSL Enabling Real-Time Access to Digital Debt & Claims Data in Insolvency Cases
National E‑Governance Services Ltd (NeSL) is now providing real‑time digital records of default (RoDs) to adjudicating authorities for insolvency cases. The 2026 IBC amendment designates RoDs as sufficient evidence, turning NeSL into a mandated gateway for all insolvency proceedings. More...
Y Combinator Ejects Compliance Startup Delve Amid Fraud and Open‑source Claims
Y Combinator has asked compliance startup Delve to leave its accelerator after an anonymous whistleblower alleged the company fabricated client certifications and misused an open‑source tool. Delve, which raised $32 million at a $300 million valuation, says the claims stem from a...
Anthropic Launches AnthroPAC to Steer AI Policy Ahead of 2026 Midterms
Anthropic filed paperwork to create AnthroPAC, a political action committee funded by voluntary employee contributions capped at $5,000 each. The move positions the AI lab alongside an industry that has already poured $185 million into 2026 midterm races and underscores legal‑tech...
Law Society Unveils Comprehensive AI and LawTech Guidance for Solicitors
The Law Society of England and Wales released a detailed guide on AI and lawtech on April 5, 2026, outlining three long‑term outcomes—innovation, impact and integrity—to steer the profession through generative‑AI opportunities and emerging regulatory challenges.
How Is AI Transforming Interactive Services for Law Firms?
Artificial intelligence is reshaping how law firms interact with clients, moving from manual intake to automated, AI‑driven services. AI‑powered chatbots and virtual assistants now field routine inquiries, schedule consultations, and even draft basic documents, cutting response times dramatically. Predictive analytics...
Cleary Gottlieb Partner Warns AI Could End Billable‑Hour Era
Michael Gerstenzang, senior partner at Cleary Gottlieb, says generative AI is eroding the traditional billable‑hour model. He predicts firms will move toward pricing based on speed, outcomes and subscription models as software handles routine work at lower cost.
Use Practical Law Templates for Lawyer-Approved Contracts
Want a contract drafting secret? Use the SEC public agreements as a starting point. Or get a subscription to practical law. Thats where the real templates live. If you use a template from practical law, your lawyer will be impressed. Because...
Lawyers Face Record $109,700 Sanction as AI‑Generated Brief Errors Surge
U.S. courts have levied more than 1,200 sanctions for AI‑generated filing errors, with a federal judge ordering a lawyer in Oregon to pay $109,700—the largest penalty to date. The trend underscores growing regulatory pressure on attorneys using generative AI tools.
Westlaw's AI Hallucinations Undermine Legal Citation Credibility
“Really bad look for Westlaw, the top brand in the legal space, to be hallucinating legal citations within an accurately cited case.”
Seeking OpenClaw‑GPT Screenshot to Gauge Personality
Can someone share a screenshot of what OpenClaw with GPT looks like - how much personality is there?
Cleary Gottlieb Partner Warns AI Could Upend Billable‑Hour Model
Michael Gerstenzang, senior partner at Cleary Gottlieb, says artificial‑intelligence tools are eroding the traditional billable‑hour model, forcing firms to adopt speed‑and‑results pricing. He points to his firm’s ClearyX subsidiary, which delivers due‑diligence work at roughly 50% of junior‑associate cost, as...
Legal AI Firms Overstate RAG's Hallucination‑free Promise
“Recently, certain legal research providers have touted methods such as retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) as “eliminating” (Casetext, 2023) or “avoid[ing]” hallucinations (Thomson Reuters, 2023), or guaranteeing “hallucination-free” legal citations” 👀 https://t.co/kn1551aRr5
Westlaw AI Delivers Gibberish on Tough Queries Despite Paid Service
“when I fed it intermediate to hard to very difficult questions in the past, Westlaw AI shrugged, gave me unhelpful gibberish…And people are paying for this (loads).” 👀
Negotiating AI Provisions in Commercial and Technology Contracts: Where the Market Is Heading
Two years ago AI clauses were an afterthought, but today’s enterprise deployments demand contracts that reflect the technology’s autonomy. The traditional SaaS model—where vendors host the model and buyers merely access it—assumed human oversight at every decision point. With agentic...
Howe Debuts Westlaw CoCounsel in Appellate Brief
“Howe claims that this appeal was his first time utilizing Westlaw CoCounsel “in this way for a Court of Appeals brief.”” 👀 https://t.co/FBc20Es4dL
AI Is Reshaping Legal Research, Resistance Inevitable
“Al is already changing how legal information is accessed and applied at scale. The only real question was whether that shift would be resisted or structured” 👀 https://t.co/iu12fpk15G
Letters to the Editor on Courtroom Computers and Thermal Batteries
Two letters to the editor revisit historic and technical debates. One recounts the first use of a Texas Instruments Silent Series 700 computer in a 1970s EPA courtroom, highlighting its luggable design and rapid data retrieval via thermal‑paper terminals. The other...
U.S. Courts Impose Record $109,700 Sanction on Lawyer for AI‑Generated Filing Errors
A federal court in Oregon ordered a lawyer to pay $109,700 in sanctions for filing AI‑generated citation errors, marking the largest penalty to date. The ruling follows a rapid rise in sanctions—over 1,200 worldwide, about 800 in the U.S.—as courts...
AI and ADR Neutrals: When Should Its Use Be Disclosed? Three Emerging Approaches to Transparency in Mediation and Arbitration Practice
Artificial intelligence is rapidly entering mediation and arbitration, prompting a debate over whether neutrals should disclose its use. Practitioners are considering three emerging approaches: treating AI as a routine professional tool with no disclosure, offering limited transparency about its administrative...
Workable Launches Built‑In I‑9 and E‑Verify to Streamline U.S. Hiring Compliance
Workable announced integrated Form I‑9 and E‑Verify capabilities for U.S. customers, embedding federal hiring verification into its onboarding workflow. The move eliminates separate PDFs and manual steps, aiming to cut compliance risk and accelerate new‑hire processing.
Why a Vegan Sausage Pioneer Is Setting up an AI Law Firm Called Keith
Andy Shovel, co‑founder of vegan food brand THIS, has launched an AI‑powered law firm called Keith, targeting the notoriously stressful conveyancing market. The startup announced a $2.5 million seed round and plans to operate with 30‑40 narrowly focused AI agents that...