Technology

Lawyers at Perkins Coie in London work with AI avatars to boost soft skills

Perkins Coie is using generative artificial intelligence to train its lawyers on soft skills.

May 7, 2026 9:58 AM CDT

As billions flow into quantum research, lawyers try to keep up with regulatory, security implications

Nobel laureate physicist Richard Feynman famously said during a 1964 lecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology: “I think I can safely say that nobody understands quantum mechanics.” Lawyers might want to start learning about it.

May 6, 2026 11:47 AM CDT

State Bar of California proposes first AI-specific changes to ethics rules

The State Bar of California is proposing for the first time to change California’s Rules of Professional Conduct to address the use of artificial intelligence.

May 6, 2026 9:58 AM CDT

LegalEng Consulting Group names new CEO—one of ‘most recognized figures’ in legal ops

Mary Shen O’Carroll has been named the new CEO of the LegalEng Consulting Group, a boutique legal consulting and services company based in San Francisco.

May 5, 2026 9:05 AM CDT

Lawyers frustrated with law firm HR increasingly air grievances online

Most interpersonal conflicts within law firms are resolved quietly behind closed doors, but in the era of social media, staff and lawyers are increasingly turning to social media to air their grievances.

May 4, 2026 9:15 AM CDT

Microsoft introduces new legal artificial intelligence tool

Microsoft on Thursday introduced its Legal Agent, a new artificial intelligence tool that will support legal work in Word.

May 1, 2026 9:33 AM CDT

Harvey will expand legal AI presence with new Chicago office

One of the top legal artificial intelligence players is moving to the Windy City.

Apr 30, 2026 9:28 AM CDT

Chemerinsky: Supreme Court examines how police use of technology may clash with Fourth Amendment

On Monday, the court heard arguments in a major case about technology and the Fourth Amendment: Chatrie v. United States, which concerns police use of a “geofence” to get information about all of the cellphones within an area at a particular time.

Apr 29, 2026 10:06 AM CDT

Federal judge limits sanction for DOJ attorney fired over AI errors

A federal judge has formally reprimanded a former assistant U.S. attorney who was fired in March for using generative artificial intelligence to draft a brief and failing to verify its accuracy.

Apr 29, 2026 9:37 AM CDT

Burnout 2.0: AI’s silent impact on lawyer mental health

Your client emails before you finish your first coffee. Attached is a chatbot’s analysis of the law and a proposed strategy for the case. By midmorning, you have used AI yourself—comparing documents, cutting through pages of judicial prose, producing a sharper draft in minutes. You are faster than you were last year, and your work product looks better. But something else has changed. The clock on your profession has started running faster.

Apr 29, 2026 9:05 AM CDT

Can trademarking Taylor Swift’s voice, likeness combat deepfakes?

Pop supernova Taylor Swift has filed two trademark applications to protect her voice and likeness from artificial intelligence-generated deepfake videos and audio.

Apr 28, 2026 1:09 PM CDT

Suspect in students’ killings asked ChatGPT how to dispose of bodies, prosecutors say

The ChatGPT records of the suspect in the killings of two University of South Florida doctoral students show that he asked what would happen to a human body if it was put in a garbage bag and thrown in a dumpster just days before the students went missing, according to a report filed by the prosecutors.

Apr 28, 2026 10:56 AM CDT

How a London law firm measures return on investment of legal AI in practice

Ari Kaplan recently spoke with Nick West, a partner and chief strategy officer at Mishcon de Reya.

Apr 24, 2026 9:14 AM CDT

Weathering the Winds of Change: How AI, access to justice and rule of law are challenging legal profession

The legal profession is at a crossroads. Unprecedented change is disrupting the practice of law and the institutions that support it. Generative artificial intelligence and the rapid pace of technological advancement are reshaping law firm operations and workflows, while the rule of law is being stress tested, increasing the already-cavernous access-to-justice gap.

Apr 24, 2026 9:12 AM CDT

Legal tech company Legora acquires AI-native legal research platform Qura

Fresh off its partnerships with actor Jude Law and the New York Yankees, legal artificial intelligence platform Legora has made another big move—this time looking to its own hometown.

Apr 23, 2026 11:31 AM CDT