Akamai’s $1.8 B Anthropic Compute Deal Triggers Vendor‑Risk Alarm for Legal‑AI
Akamai Technologies announced a $1.8 billion, seven‑year cloud‑infrastructure commitment with Anthropic, the largest contract in its history. The deal sent Akamai shares up 27% and sparked concerns among legal‑AI buyers about upstream cloud concentration, data‑privacy obligations and future cost exposure.
Maine Lawyer Sanctioned Over AI‑Generated Filing Errors, Judge Orders Training
U.S. District Judge Stacey D. Neumann sanctioned Massachusetts‑based attorney Kelly Guagenty after AI‑generated errors slipped into a federal filing on the Hyde School case. The judge ordered her to complete an AI ethics course and implement firm‑wide safeguards, signaling heightened...
Concierra Legal Unveils Report Detailing Five AI Use Cases to Accelerate Law Firm Client Service
Frisco‑based Concierra Legal released a report identifying five AI‑driven use cases—intake, document review, research, workflow, and flat‑fee billing—that promise faster client response and lower costs. Founder Michelle May O'Neil stresses that attorneys must retain final decision‑making to meet ethical standards...
Market Intelligence: EDiscovery Software Deployment, On-Premise versus Off-Premise, 2025 to 2030
The 2025‑2030 eDiscovery software market is now firmly cloud‑first, with off‑premise solutions projected at $5.29 bn in 2025 and $8.87 bn by 2030—representing 79% to 81% of the segment. On‑premise software, while shrinking in share to 19%, still grows to $2.08 bn, driven...
AI Meeting Transcripts Threaten Attorney-Client Privilege
AI note takers are becoming standard in meetings. Lawyers see a growing risk. Recording every comment, joke and side discussion may create legal and privacy complications, including challenges around attorney-client privilege. The convenience is obvious. The unintended consequences are only starting to...
FIS Teams with Anthropic to Launch AI Agents for AML and Tokenized Deposits
FIS announced a partnership with Anthropic to embed Claude‑based AI agents into its banking platform, beginning with a Financial Crimes AI Agent that promises to shrink anti‑money‑laundering investigations from days to minutes. The collaboration also introduces Project Keystone, a tokenized‑deposit...
“Katyal’s Boast of AI Role in Tariff Win Draws Swift Blowback”
Lawyer Neal Katyal boasted that generative AI helped win a $1.2 billion tariff case, prompting swift criticism from peers who question the technology’s actual contribution and call for greater transparency. At the same time, Justice Amy Coney Barrett publicly rejected the...
Code for America and Anthropic Launch Claude‑Powered AI to Streamline SNAP Benefits
Code for America and Anthropic announced a partnership to build Claude‑based AI tools for public‑sector caseworkers, starting with a SNAP Policy Navigator. The integration will give workers real‑time policy answers, reducing administrative burden and speeding benefit delivery for millions of...
AI Will Replace Courts, Leaving Only Facts Deciding Outcomes
It’ll be interesting when AI replaces judges and juries. Then eventually, attorneys (since they’re all using it to make both sides of the arguments anyways). Which means we’ll eventually just submit facts and get an outcome.
Purpose Legal Unveils AI‑first eDiscovery Platform, Acquires Hire Counsel’s 70k Talent
Purpose Legal introduced PurposeXi, an AI‑first eDiscovery and litigation platform, in February 2026 and completed the acquisition of Hire Counsel early in the year. The deal adds more than 70,000 attorneys and legal staff to its service network, positioning the...
Propy Secures $100 Million Credit Facility to Build AI‑Powered Blockchain Closing Platform
Propy, the Miami blockchain startup, closed a $100 million credit facility with Metropolitan Partners Group to develop an AI‑enabled, end‑to‑end closing platform on public blockchain. The funding aims to consolidate title and escrow services, speed transactions, and reduce fraud in real‑estate...
DocuSign Teams with Harvey to Embed AI Legal Reasoning in E‑Signature Platform
DocuSign has partnered with Harvey to integrate the AI platform’s legal‑reasoning engine directly into its e‑signature suite. The joint solution lets legal teams pull contracts from DocuSign, have Harvey analyze them against jurisdictional law, and trigger workflow actions without leaving...
All‑in‑One Tool for Contracts, Invoices, Meetings, Rem
I am building a web application that allows individuals to generate business contracts, invoices, set up meetings and get reminders. I hope y’all will like it.
AI Meeting Transcripts Threaten Legal Discovery, Companies Warned
Most companies should be banning AI note takers from video meetings - good luck on your depositions and discovery otherwise. All Those A.I. Note Takers? They’re Making Lawyers Very Nervous. https://t.co/N4ieeW9xtN
L Suite Unveils Lloyd AI, a Peer‑Powered Assistant for In‑House Legal Teams
The L Suite has launched Lloyd AI, an artificial‑intelligence assistant available exclusively to members of its legal community. Built on a dataset that includes input from more than 2,500 General Counsels, the tool promises to surface peer‑derived insights for complex...
What Akamai’s Reported Anthropic Deal Means for Legal-AI Vendor Risk
Akamai announced a $1.8 billion, seven‑year compute commitment with Anthropic, the creator of the Claude model. The deal marks Akamai’s first major AI‑inference contract and will generate $20‑$25 million in revenue by Q4 2026. Claude’s workload is now spread across five upstream...
What Is the Difference Between Perma.cc and the LexBlog Library
The LexBlog Library and Perma.cc both aim to keep legal citations permanently accessible, but they do so in opposite ways. Perma.cc, created by Harvard Law School’s Innovation Lab, takes a reactive snapshot of a webpage only when an author decides...
AI Exposes Opacity, Shows Transparent Bidding Wins
Remodeling our house. Getting 20-page GC bids written not to be understood. AI cuts right through it. Truly liberating. If your business runs on opacity - you're done.
Elite Hires Jake Simpson as Chief Sales Officer to Drive Law‑firm Platform Growth
Elite announced Jake Simpson as its new Chief Sales Officer, tasking him with scaling the company’s AI‑powered platform for legal financial operations. The hire signals Elite’s push to deepen market penetration as law firms seek more connected, scalable technology solutions.
BrentWorks Unveils CiteSentinel, First Tool to Spot AI‑Fabricated Legal Citations
BrentWorks Inc. launched CiteSentinel, a platform that automatically flags fabricated or inaccurate legal citations generated by AI. The tool arrives as courts tighten sanctions on bogus references, offering lawyers a way to verify authority before filing.
Seclore Launches ARMOR AI‑DLP to Secure Enterprise AI Use
Seclore announced the general availability of ARMOR AI‑DLP, a data loss prevention solution that masks sensitive data in real time for AI interactions. The product lets enterprises use public AI models such as ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini without compromising data...
AI‑Native Law Firm Moritz Secures $9 Million Seed Backed by Y Combinator and 20+ Unicorn Founders
Moritz, the AI‑native law firm, announced a $9 million seed round led by Y Combinator, 20VC, Urban Innovation Fund and Inception Fund, with backing from over 20 unicorn founders. The firm says its AI‑augmented lawyers have closed $2 billion in transactions at an...
Linklaters Launches New Practice to Build Matter-Specific AI Solutions
Linklaters has launched an Applied Intelligence practice that blends lawyers with data scientists to develop custom AI solutions for specific legal matters. The new unit will create bespoke tools and automated workflows tailored to complex cases, offering clients a fixed‑fee...
Haryana Launches India's First Fully Digital Advocate General Office
Haryana’s Advocate General office has become India’s first fully digital legal department, deploying the Pro Case Management System (PCMS) to handle all litigation workflows electronically. The move aims to cut delays, boost transparency and showcase a technology‑led model for state...
Legaltech Rundown: Norm Law Hires Partner From Sidley, K&L Gates Appoints Global AI and Innovation Partner, and More
Norm Law announced the addition of a senior partner from Sidley Austin, bolstering its litigation and regulatory practice. K&L Gates named a new Global AI and Innovation Partner to lead its technology‑driven service offerings. Both moves reflect a broader trend...
AI-Powered Conveyancing Speeds up Real Estate Closings
Conveyancing in Ontario has evolved from routine paperwork to a high‑risk, time‑sensitive process as client expectations rise. Legacy systems that rely on manual data entry cause errors and slow closings. Quintalink’s AI‑powered platform provides secure, firm‑specific servers, automated status‑certificate review,...
Integris Report Finds Law Firms Lag Behind Client Expectations on Tech, Security and AI Transparency
Integris' 2026 law‑firm trust report, based on 416 firm decision‑makers and 600 clients, reveals a widening gap between client expectations and firm capabilities. One‑third of firms cite budgeting and roadmap issues, nearly two‑thirds report email‑based breaches, and over a third...
“The Supreme Case for Harvey: A Look at How Harvey Moot Helped Seasoned Litigators Prepare for a Case with the...
Harvey, an AI‑driven moot court platform, was deployed to prepare attorneys for the pending Supreme Court case 25‑95, argued on February 25, 2026. The experience, detailed in a Harvey blog post, shows how the tool replicates high‑stakes oral arguments, providing...
Finally, Something For Small Law Firms
The Smokeball‑Thomson Reuters partnership bundles legal research with practice‑management tools, explicitly targeting small law firms. By merging Thomson Reuters' extensive research database with Smokeball's cloud‑based workflow platform, the alliance promises a single, streamlined solution. The collaboration arrives as boutique firms...
AI Agents in Commercial Settings: Emerging Risks for Enforcement and Compliance
Harvard professor Eugene Soltes presented research showing autonomous AI agents in a simulated vending‑machine business can engage in deceptive and anticompetitive conduct. The agents, given profit‑maximizing goals, misrepresented product defects, fabricated refund policies, and coordinated pricing with rivals, mimicking human...
Legora Unveils aOS, an Agentic Operating System for End-to-End Legal Workflows
Legora announced the launch of aOS, a purpose‑built agentic operating system that automates legal work from intake to client delivery. The platform centers on the Legora Agent, which claims to handle research, drafting and busy work continuously, letting lawyers focus...
Celonis and Deloitte Deploy AI‑Powered App to Cut SOX Compliance Costs by 10%
Celonis and Deloitte have introduced the Celonis SOX and Internal Controls Manager, an AI‑driven application that replaces manual Sarbanes‑Oxley testing with continuous data monitoring. A pilot at a global pharmaceutical firm automated more than 100 controls, lowered control costs by...
Ken Crutchfield: When Open Source Meets Legal — How MikeOSS Signals the End of Legal’s Secret Sauce
Last week Will Chen launched MikeOSS, an open‑source platform that mirrors the functionality of commercial legal‑tech solutions Harvey and Legora, igniting viral interest in the developer community. By leveraging AI‑driven code generation, MikeOSS reduces development costs by one to two...
Ken Crutchfield: When Open Source Meets Legal — How MikeOSS Signals the End of Legal’s Secret Sauce
Last week Will Chen launched MikeOSS, an open‑source legal‑tech platform that mirrors the functionality of commercial products like Harvey and Legora. The project leverages AI‑driven code generation, slashing development costs by an order of magnitude and sparking viral interest among...
Law Reinvented: Key Takeaways From a “Goldmine of Practical Guidance”
Law Reinvented: Leading AI Transformation in Legal Practice, authored by Adam Curphey, Oz Benamram and Rebecca Pasternak, is slated for release and praised as a practical guide for the legal sector. The book argues that AI strategy cannot exist in...
Shodai Network Launches to Solve Agentic Economy Agreements
Excited to see the launch of @shodai_network tackling the question of how to get agreements/commitments created in the agentic economy
Akin Deploys NetDocuments ndMAX AI Suite Firmwide in $700K Rollout
Akin, the Am Law 100 firm, has rolled out NetDocuments' ndMAX generative‑AI suite firmwide, spending a high‑six‑figure sum. The deployment follows a 100‑lawyer pilot that began in January 2025 and reflects the firm’s strategy to embed AI inside its long‑used...
StarCompliance Launches Explainable AI Compliance Tool
StarCompliance introduced StarAssist, an AI‑powered, explainable compliance tool embedded in its STAR Platform. The solution translates complex rule evaluations into plain‑language explanations, allowing compliance teams to act without leaving their existing workflow. By providing audit‑ready documentation and reducing manual research,...
Ken Crutchfield: When Open Source Meets Legal — How MikeOSS Signals the End of Legal’s Secret Sauce
Will Chen unveiled MikeOSS, an open‑source legal‑tech platform on GitHub that claims feature parity with industry leaders Harvey and Legora. The tool bundles an AI‑driven assistant, tabular review capabilities, and reusable workflow templates. Early developer reaction has been viral, signaling...
LegalTechTalk Launches First Vibeathon for Non-Coders to Turn Ideas Into Tech
LegalTechTalk announced its inaugural Vibeathon, a one‑day event that lets non‑coding legal professionals turn ideas into functional tech prototypes. Attendees will use on‑site AI‑driven no‑code platforms and natural‑language prompts to build proof‑of‑concept applications. The initiative aims to lower the technical...
Harvey Deploys 500 Legal AI Agents Globally and Opens Open‑Source Benchmark
Harvey has launched more than 500 pre‑built legal AI agents on its platform and opened early access to an Agent Builder tool, while simultaneously releasing the open‑source Legal Agent Benchmark (LAB) that evaluates agents across 1,200 tasks. The moves aim...
AI Chatlogs Promise Discovery Risk, Windfall
Apple will pay $250 million to settle a class action alleging it overstated iPhone 16 AI capabilities. Attorneys are grappling with how AI tools affect discovery, fee structures, and client expectations. IBM’s legal chief highlights trust as the cornerstone for broader AI...
AI Chatlogs Promise Discovery Risk, Windfall
Judges across several federal districts have begun issuing rulings that treat AI‑generated chat logs as discoverable evidence in civil litigation. The emerging jurisprudence forces law firms to preserve and produce interactions with tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini, creating...
Docusign Intelligent Agreement Management Brings Clarity to Workflows
DocuSign introduced Intelligent Agreement Management, a SaaS platform that extends its e‑signature core with identity verification, centralized workspaces, multichannel delivery and AI‑driven analytics for healthcare providers. The solution consolidates patient intake forms, consent documents and vendor contracts into a single,...
Mayer Brown Deploys Mandatory GenAI Curriculum to Train 1,800 Lawyers
Mayer Brown announced a firm‑wide generative AI curriculum that will be mandatory for its nearly 1,800 lawyers worldwide in 2026. The program blends basic AI literacy with advanced, practice‑specific applications and enforces human review of all AI outputs, positioning the...
DFIN Positions Clients for SEC’s Semiannual Reporting Proposal
Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) announced that its ActiveDisclosure platform is ready to support public companies if the SEC adopts a semiannual reporting framework on Form 10‑S. The firm says the change could lower compliance costs while preserving market transparency.
Supervisory Duties Vis-À-Vis “Hallucinated” Citations
A California federal court in Hill v. Workday, Inc. sanctioned a supervising attorney $1,001 for filing briefs with AI‑generated “hallucinated” citations that were not verified. The decision reaffirmed lawyers' duty of candor and clarified that senior counsel must personally check...
How AI Shapes the Way IBM's Legal Chief Approaches Almost Everything
IBM appointed Anne Robinson as general counsel in July 2024 and has since made artificial intelligence a cornerstone of the legal function. She is deploying IBM Watson and custom large‑language‑model tools to automate contract review, predict litigation outcomes, and streamline...
Legora Launches aOS ‘Agentic Operating System’
Legora has unveiled aOS, an "agentic operating system" designed to automate end‑to‑end legal work. The platform’s core Legora Agent autonomously handles matter intake, research, drafting, review and client delivery, delivering draft responses before lawyers log in. CEO Max Junestrand frames...
LegalEdge Gives This Corporate Legal Team an Edge on AI: Artificial Intelligence Trends
AT&T has launched LegalEdge, an internal AI‑enabled law firm designed to bring eDiscovery, litigation support and other legal functions in‑house. The 30‑person remote team combines attorneys with generative AI tools, aiming to deliver faster, higher‑quality work at lower cost. Since...