Practice Technology

How firms use AI, financial, remote work technology examined in AffiniPay ‘2025 Legal Industry Report’

Benchmark data can prove to be invaluable when making decisions about the future of your law firm. Understanding how others in the legal profession are using technology to streamline workflows and increase revenues can make all the difference.

Mar 21, 2025 1:51 PM CDT

How law firm leaders can identify cyber threats, leverage artificial intelligence to enhance cybersecurity

Ari Kaplan recently spoke with Edward Chick, the chief revenue officer at NopalCyber, a managed security services provider that offers outsourced cybersecurity support while seeking to democratize enterprise-level security for law firms and organizations in other sectors.

Mar 21, 2025 9:51 AM CDT

Generative artificial intelligence is supercharging legal analytics

Generative artificial intelligence is revolutionizing the field of analytics by assisting lawyers with tasks ranging from fee setting to research.

Mar 19, 2025 3:09 PM CDT

In ‘extremely rare’ move, BigLaw firm acquires AI legal tech company

In a bid to build its artificial intelligence capabilities, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has acquired legal technology company Springbok AI.

Mar 18, 2025 1:02 PM CDT

Legal tech company Clio acquires AI-focused platform specializing in large firms

Legal technology company Clio announced Thursday that it acquired ShareDo, an artificial intelligence-focused platform specializing in large law firms.

Mar 14, 2025 2:18 PM CDT

This year’s historic ABA Techshow will be bigger than ever

It’s that time of year again. This year’s ABA Techshow 2025 will be a historic one for a couple of reasons.

Mar 12, 2025 9:07 AM CDT

The End of Reality? How to combat deepfakes in our legal system

There’s nothing fake about it. The legal industry is facing a big problem with deepfakes. Courtrooms are not yet flooded with a tsunami of deepfake evidence, but with this artificial intelligence-generated technology playing with great success on social media and in fraud schemes, it’s only a matter of time before deepfakes regularly drop into the exhibit list.

Mar 10, 2025 9:10 AM CDT

AI adoption is growing, but some are hesitant, new ABA tech survey finds

Artificial intelligence isn’t replacing lawyers, but it is transforming how they work. From contract review to litigation strategy, firms are figuring out where AI adds value and where it falls short, according to the 2024 Legal Technology Survey Report just released by the ABA.

Mar 7, 2025 1:20 PM CST

Florida lawyer is building up her law practice and growing her network via social media

While others were baking sourdough bread, stockpiling toilet paper and watching Tiger King during the COVID-19 pandemic, Florida lawyer Claudia Cobreiro spent her time on Instagram. “I felt like I couldn’t spend COVID waiting for it to pass,” Cobreiro says. “I wanted to grow my network.” It ended up transforming her practice and her life. For her, it was all about “the ’gram.”

Mar 3, 2025 9:04 AM CST

From automation to generative AI, how e-discovery tools are evolving

Historically, the legal profession has been slow to embrace emerging technologies. E-discovery software, however, was an exception, largely because Congress amended Rule 26(f) to the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, which required its implementation. While e-discovery adoption was not always enthusiastic, it was notable, representing one of the first times legal professionals truly leaned into modern technology.

Feb 24, 2025 9:05 AM CST

How law firms can grow, address artificial intelligence and tackle other challenges in 2025

Ari Kaplan recently spoke with Lynn Tubalinal, the director of litigation support at Dykema, and Julia Voss, the director of litigation support and e-discovery at UB Greensfelder.

Feb 21, 2025 10:50 AM CST

Using Westlaw headnotes to train competing AI legal research program isn’t fair use, judge rules

An appeals judge sitting by designation changed his mind Tuesday and partly ruled for Thomson Reuters in its lawsuit claiming that a legal research startup committed copyright infringement by training its artificial intelligence program using Westlaw headnotes.

Feb 12, 2025 2:30 PM CST

Should we expect new regulations on data privacy and consumer protection?

When it comes to data protection and privacy, some states have already taken the lead in trying to protect consumer data. But in these political times, expecting or hoping for the federal government to follow suit seems about as likely as seeing pigs fly.

Feb 12, 2025 8:51 AM CST

Benefits of hybrid work examined in new study, while firms’ quest to bring lawyers back to office continues

Adding a wrinkle to the debate over remote work is new research suggesting that hybrid schedules can increase productivity. In a study published in June, employees who work from home for two days per week were found to be just as productive and as likely to be promoted as their in-person colleagues. In addition, employees with hybrid schedules were less likely to quit.

Feb 11, 2025 1:29 PM CST

No. 42 law firm by head count sanctioned over fake case citations generated by AI

Updated: Lawyers from plaintiffs law firm Morgan & Morgan have been sanctioned for a motion that cited eight nonexistent cases, at least some of which were apparently generated by artificial intelligence.

Feb 10, 2025 10:30 AM CST