Law Firm Disrupted: If Your Mother Says She Loves You...
Law firms that advise clients on AI are paradoxically hesitant to adopt the technology themselves, leaving associates uneasy about using AI tools. A Chambers survey shows a confidence gap, while corporate attorneys warn that clients are already posing legal questions to chatbots, sparking privilege and discoverability debates highlighted by Fortis Advisors v. Krafton. OpenAI faces a wave of lawsuits alleging its role in a Canadian school shooting, underscoring broader liability concerns. Meanwhile, legal departments are urged to shift from micromanaging AI‑driven marketing to educating business teams, even as only 23% of general counsels are deeply embedded in non‑legal decisions.
How AI Will Change Services
Cooley partner Rachel Proffitt says AI will drive Big Law toward value‑based billing, moving away from traditional billable‑hour models. AI tools can automate routine tasks, improve data‑driven outcome predictions, and enable firms to price services based on results. The shift...
How Agentic AI Is Reshaping Financial Crime Compliance
Financial institutions face fragmented, manual compliance systems that lag behind continuous crime threats. SymphonyAI’s recent webinar introduced an “always‑on compliance” model powered by agentic AI, which links detection, investigation, and decisioning into a single adaptive workflow. The approach claims up...
Microsoft Puts an AI Legal Agent Inside Word for Contract Review
Microsoft has introduced a new AI‑powered Legal Agent that lives inside Word, aimed at automating contract review for lawyers. The tool scans contracts clause‑by‑clause, flags potential risks, compares versions, and proposes edits with tracked changes while preserving formatting. It also...
Why Your AML Data Vendor Choice Matters More than Ever
Selecting an AML data vendor has become a strategic priority for compliance leaders, not just a regulatory checkbox. Firms increasingly run multiple screening solutions—97% use two or more, and 53% manage eight to ten systems—creating siloed data and high false...
AI in Tax Reporting: Promise, Limits and What’s Next
Tax reporting firms are rapidly experimenting with generative AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude to streamline data‑intensive compliance tasks. AI excels at document extraction, data transformation, and flagging anomalies, reducing manual spreadsheet work in FATCA and CRS reporting. However, the...
London International Disputes Week Reveals Final Programme for Flagship June Conference
London International Disputes Week (LIDW) 2026 has released the final agenda for its flagship conference on 2 June at the QEII Centre in Westminster. The programme will explore AI’s growing role, mass claims, law‑geopolitics interplay, and the rule of law’s resilience. High‑profile...
Philip Louis Is Lavery’s Senior Director of Innovation and Digital Transformation
Philip Louis, former advisor on predictive technologies and AI for the Barreau du Québec, has joined Lavery as senior director of innovation and digital transformation. He will design the firm’s AI strategy, governance and compliance processes while bridging legal, tech...
Kenneth Suh Discusses How AI Is Reshaping Ethics and the Practice of Law
Kenneth Suh, a partner at Jackson Lewis, warned that AI hallucinations, data drift, and outright dishonesty pose emerging ethical and evidentiary risks for lawyers and corporate counsel. He highlighted how these technical flaws can trigger cybersecurity breaches, compromise data‑privacy obligations,...
Incomplete ESI Protocol Negotiations Do Not Justify Delay in Production
The U.S. District Court in Northern California held that unfinished ESI protocol negotiations cannot justify postponing electronic evidence production. Citing Pinchi v. Mullin, the judge stressed that discovery is not a tit‑for‑tat process and parties must continue production while negotiations...
Cooley and BIICL Launch ‘Technology Based Disputes and Investment Treaty Arbitration’ Report
Cooley partnered with the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) to release the study “Technology‑Based Disputes and Investment Treaty Arbitration” on March 10, 2026. The report investigates how artificial intelligence, blockchain, and other emerging technologies are reshaping the landscape of...
From Training to Execution: Embedded Safeguards for Responsible AI Use in Legal Practice
Artificial intelligence is now entrenched in legal practice, with 69% of professionals using generative AI tools, yet 54% of firms still lack formal AI training and 43% have no governance policy. The rapid evolution of AI capabilities creates a gap...
CobbleStone Available on Texas DIR Cooperative Contract for CLM Software Solutions
CobbleStone Software announced that its Contract Insight® platform is now available through the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) Cooperative Contract DIR‑CPO‑5081. The inclusion expands access to the company’s contract lifecycle management (CLM) and e‑procurement tools for state and local...
Suade Sets the Standard for Agentic AI as the only AI-Native Regulatory Reporting Platform
Suade has launched the first AI‑native regulatory reporting platform, positioning itself as the sole solution built for the agentic AI era. The platform uses an API‑first, open architecture that lets financial institutions embed their own AI models while maintaining full...
Lawyers to the Wealthy Warn that AI Legal Advice Comes with Serious Risks
Wealthy clients are increasingly turning to AI chatbots such as ChatGPT and Claude for estate‑planning and tax‑strategy advice, prompting lawyers to intervene. Attorneys report spending extra hours correcting inaccurate AI suggestions and warning that uploading confidential documents can void attorney‑client...
Palana S.A. Unites Three Firms in Compliance Platform Play
Palana S.A., a Luxembourg‑London regulatory technology group, merged its Avanterra and Palana Services units into a single entity on 1 April 2026. The unified firm now reports €20.5 million in revenue (about $22.3 million) and employs 120 staff, reflecting a 32% CAGR over the...
ION Launches XTP for Event Contracts
ION Group has launched XTP for Event Contracts, an automated real‑time platform that creates, resolves and settles event‑based derivatives around the clock. The solution, already trusted by major futures commission merchants for exchange‑traded and cleared OTC products, now supports prediction‑market...
When Compliance Needs More than Diligence
Regulators in India, led by the RBI, have mandated enterprise‑wide, workflow‑based compliance management systems for banks, NBFCs, insurers and fintechs. A recent RBI circular revealed that most institutions still rely on manual spreadsheets, leaving gaps in obligation tracking and evidence...
MoJ Justice AI Unit Seeks Squad of Engineers to ‘Build Products with Real-World Impact’
The UK Ministry of Justice’s Justice AI Unit is hiring five forward‑deployed engineers to design and launch AI tools for courts, prisons and probation services. Salaries range from £71,381 to £85,257 (approximately $90,600‑$108,300), reflecting senior‑level compensation. Engineers will work directly...
ICMA Publishes the Digital Bonds Annex, an Addition to the GMRA Digital Assets Annex
On April 30, 2026 ICMA released the Digital Bonds Annex, extending the Global Master Repurchase Agreement (GMRA) to cover transactions involving natively‑issued digital debt securities. The annex, crafted by ICMA’s Digital Assets Legal Working Group in partnership with ISLA and...
ClearyX Bets That Biglaw Disruption Is Inevitable
Cleary Gottlieb’s captive ALSP, ClearyX, has moved beyond traditional services by launching the CX+ AI platform, which includes CX+Insights for contract portfolio analysis and CX+Transact for M&A diligence. The firm claims the tools deliver 40‑60% time and cost savings across...
Something Is About to Happen
A national title‑insurance firm will soon close its first refinance transaction that moves from opening to post‑closing without any human touch, relying entirely on AI‑driven agents. The article parallels this milestone with The Atlantic’s $20 million partnership with OpenAI, which turned...
Kustodia Launches Smart Contract Escrow for LATAM's $600m Fraud Crisis
Kustodia has rolled out Mexico’s first peso‑denominated blockchain escrow, linking the country’s instant SPEI payment rail with smart contracts on Arbitrum. The service lets buyers and sellers lock funds via a WhatsApp‑driven interface, releasing pesos only after mutual confirmation, and...
Rippling Rolls Out Automated Compliance Tool for SOC 2 Audits
Rippling, the San Francisco‑based workforce platform, unveiled an automated compliance tool that streamlines SOC 2 Type 1 and Type 2 audits. The solution leverages existing HR, device‑management and identity data to recommend controls, collect evidence in real time, and automatically remediate gaps. It consolidates...
EDiscovery Impact of Advanced Indexing in M365
Microsoft’s default ambient index in M365 often leaves items partially indexed, raising compliance concerns under FRCP 26(g). Premium (E5) customers can enable Advanced Indexing, which automatically re‑processes those items, runs OCR, and generates detailed reports. The feature activates when custodians...
A New Era for Finding Answers in iManage
iManage unveiled the latest version of Ask iManage, an agentic AI assistant that moves beyond simple search to deliver contextual, cited answers directly inside iManage Work. The tool reasons across the document library, iteratively refining queries and synthesizing information while...
How Unstoppable AI Is Reshaping UK Legal Practice
AI is rapidly reshaping legal practice in the United Kingdom, where lawtech investment rose more than a third in 2025, setting a new record. A pragmatic regulatory framework and the absence of a U.S.-style unauthorized‑practice rule give UK firms an...
First Batch of Credit Hire Claims Processed by Arbitration Pilot
Nuvalaw’s Interact platform processed its first batch of credit‑hire arbitration claims, resolving 15 cases each under £25,000 (≈$31,750). The pilot, involving law firm Winn Solicitors and insurer esure, delivered awards in an average of eight days with fees between £350...
CyberHeed Pushes Beyond Checkbox Compliance with SmartPrep
CyberHeed, a Melbourne startup, is expanding its SmartPrep platform to serve as a foundational "compliance brain" for organizations at any maturity level. The tool reuses up to 60% of work across different GRC frameworks, shifting focus from certificate‑driven compliance to...
Ed Empamano Discusses Evaluating Legal Technology Tools
Ed Empamano, a legal‑tech veteran, outlines his framework for assessing legal technology solutions in Bloomberg Law’s "Tips for Evaluating Legal Technology." He emphasizes probing product roadmaps, data security, and user experience during vendor demos. Empamano also highlights how firms are...
Snowflake Helps Unlock Data Collaborations with Consent Signals From OneTrust
Snowflake and privacy‑governance leader OneTrust have teamed up to embed OneTrust consent signals directly into Snowflake’s Data Clean Rooms. The integration makes consent data actionable across analytics, activation and data‑sharing workflows, helping marketers ensure privacy‑first collaborations. OneTrust, used by more...
Cite Checking to Find Hallucinated Cases Deemed Insufficient
Recent appellate opinions warn that relying on generative AI to draft legal briefs and then merely cite‑checking them is inadequate. In Williams v. Honl, the Oregon court likened the practice to abandoning the reflective judgment essential to law. A Seventh...
Trial Presentation Checklist: The Roadmap to a Winning Argument
Nextpoint has published a trial presentation checklist that walks lawyers through every step of preparing courtroom evidence, from selecting the right technology to crafting minimalist slides and integrating video depositions. The guide stresses dynamic software like Nextpoint Theater, real‑time exhibit...
Illumination Zone: Episode 230 | Jeff Shapiro of HaystackID Sits Down with Mary Mack and Holley Robinson
Jeff Shapiro, Managing Director for Europe at HaystackID, joins EDRM’s Illumination Zone podcast to discuss his eDiscovery career and the looming EU e‑Evidence Regulation deadline. He explains how the new rule forces law firms and service providers to adapt quickly...
CLM Redefined: Why Context-First Architecture Matters
M-Files argues that contract lifecycle management (CLM) must shift from a file‑centric, digitisation focus to a context‑first, metadata‑driven architecture. In an AI‑enabled, regulated environment, contracts are strategic assets that allocate risk, drive revenue recognition, and dictate compliance, not merely documents...
Hyperproof Redefines Third-Party Risk Management with New AI-Native, Evidence-Based Solution
Hyperproof launched an AI‑native third‑party risk management (TPRM) platform that replaces manual questionnaires with evidence‑based risk intelligence. The solution ingests vendor artifacts such as SOC 2 reports, penetration tests and security policies, then continuously monitors legal, financial and security signals. Built...
No Right to a “Hit Report” For Facially Overbroad Search Terms?
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California in United Farm Workers v. Noem rejected a blanket entitlement to “hit reports” when a party proposes facially overbroad search terms. While acknowledging that early hit reports can aid term...
Towards Transparency: Why Not a Court AI Register?
Canadian judges are increasingly using generative AI tools for research, drafting, and evidence summarization, yet most deployments remain undisclosed. The lack of transparency undermines public confidence and obscures potential biases embedded by private AI vendors. Drawing on the federal government’s...
The Real Cost of Building Financial Crime Tools In-House
Many firms attempt to build financial‑crime risk platforms in‑house, believing they’ll save money and retain control. Arctic Intelligence’s analysis shows that RegTech solutions are industrial‑grade ecosystems built on years of regulatory insight, which internal teams cannot match. Specialized talent, built‑in...
How to Choose Broker-Dealer Compliance Software
Broker‑dealer firms face a costly onboarding lag of two to three months before new representatives can generate revenue, a delay that translates into salary expenses without return. Regulatory pressure is intensifying, with FINRA sanctions climbing 77% to $154 million in 2025...
Best Legal Project Management Software in 2026
The 2026 roundup identifies the top legal project management platforms, matching each tool to a firm size or priority—from Asana’s free‑forever plan for small practices to Clio’s integrated case‑billing suite for growing firms. A detailed comparison table highlights core capabilities...
The First Draft Is the Power Move Law Firms Keep Ignoring
Law firms are losing the strategic advantage of drafting the first version of litigation documents as in‑house legal teams increasingly produce those drafts themselves. The shift is driven by mature corporate litigation functions, AI‑assisted drafting tools, and client demands for...
People Using AI to Represent Themselves in Court Are Clogging the System
A new pre‑print study finds that generative AI tools such as ChatGPT and Claude have sparked a sharp rise in self‑represented (pro se) federal civil cases, climbing from a stable 11 % share before 2022 to 16.8 % in 2025. The research,...
Deponent’s Use of A.I. to Answer Deposition Questions Barred; ChatGPT Was Not an Attorney
In Jones v. Delta Air Lines, the Eastern District of Michigan barred a pro se deponent from using ChatGPT to answer deposition questions, holding that the AI tool is not protected by attorney‑client privilege. The court ordered the deponent to...
SymphonyAI Agents Cut Sanctions Workload by 90%
SymphonyAI’s Risk Intelligence (SRI) platform deployed AI‑driven agents for a major U.S. bank, cutting manual sanctions‑screening effort by 90% and slashing alert review time tenfold in a proof‑of‑concept. The agents reduced false positives by 99% and achieved over 98% agreement...
Who Owns the Future? AI, IP and Litigation Strategy.
At Loeb & Loeb’s AI Summit in Los Angeles, a cross‑industry roundtable examined how artificial intelligence reshapes intellectual‑property risk and litigation. Participants highlighted the need for robust internal governance and contract clauses covering data ownership, output rights, and liability. They...
Why Continuous Learning Stops AI Models Going Stale
Theta Lake, a compliance‑risk technology firm, has made continuous learning a core principle for its AI classifiers, avoiding the common pitfall of one‑off model training. The company enriches training data through extensive text augmentation, multilingual examples, and in‑house labeling to...
How Compliance Teams Are Tackling the RegTech Surge
Regulatory change is accelerating, leaving many financial firms overwhelmed as 58% still rely on manual, spreadsheet‑driven compliance processes. AscentAI’s 2026 benchmark survey shows only 16% have reached an advanced, automated maturity level, but that cohort is projected to more than...
What if Your Legal Moved as Fast as Your Business?
Harness has turned its legal department into an AI‑first operation, building custom tools for contract review, research, knowledge management, data discovery, M&A, and regulatory intake. The AI stack automatically flags deviations, surfaces precise legal answers, and maps data flows, allowing...
Attorneys Often Clog eFiling Systems With Unnecessary Filings
The article warns that many attorneys are abusing electronic filing (e‑filing) platforms by submitting documents that do not require court involvement, such as letters to opposing counsel, routine discovery responses, and redundant affirmations of service. These superfluous filings clog dockets,...