Technology

California’s courts must adopt AI policies, judicial council says

The California Judicial Council on Friday adopted generative artificial intelligence guidelines for the state’s judges and court employees.

Jul 21, 2025 10:01 AM CDT

Contracts can happen even when you don’t expect them

I do not like entering into contracts. If I ever have to sign a contract, the prospect likely checks most of the boxes for a recipe of a potential diagnosis of PTSD. Mention the words “offer” and “acceptance” and I quiver. I would say I have had these sentiments since…

Jul 21, 2025 9:25 AM CDT

Could the bar exam become on demand?

As technology evolves and improves, the National Conference of Bar Examiners could consider offering the bar exam remotely—and even possibly on demand.

Jul 21, 2025 9:18 AM CDT

How agentic artificial intelligence could shake up the legal industry

What is agentic artificial intelligence? Find out what we can expect from it now and in the not-so-distant future.

Jul 16, 2025 10:00 AM CDT

Lawyers for MyPillow CEO sanctioned for fake case citations; judge questions their explanation

Updated: A federal judge has imposed a sanction of $3,000 each on two lawyers representing MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell for submitting a brief citing cases that didn’t exist.

Jul 10, 2025 9:01 AM CDT

Try estate law for a practice with work-life balance, says ‘Lifestyle Lawyer Revolution’ author

Laura Cowan has leveraged her background in finance—and her experience starting a boutique law firm during the early days of the pandemic—into a program to help people launch their own virtual estate-planning firms.

Jul 9, 2025 11:33 AM CDT

ABA ethics opinion addresses jury selection discrimination from consultants and AI technology

When using peremptory challenges, lawyers should not strike jurors based on discrimination, according to an ethics opinion by the ABA’s Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility.

Jul 9, 2025 10:20 AM CDT

New legal tech service helps renters recover security deposits in New York

A new legal service designed to help New York City renters recover their security deposits launched Friday.

Jul 7, 2025 11:11 AM CDT

AG Bondi cited this justification for Trump’s power to ignore TikTok ban

The U.S. Department of Justice is “irrevocably relinquishing” claims against technology companies that provided services to TikTok in violation of the law banning the Chinese-owned social media app, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said in letters released to the New York Times under the Freedom of Information Act.

Jul 7, 2025 9:49 AM CDT

Federal judge’s defamation suit over alleged hacking inference tossed after he’s deemed public official

A federal judge in Miami has tossed dueling defamation claims stemming from a dispute over condo repairs in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, that involve a New York federal judge.

Jul 3, 2025 10:11 AM CDT

Court disbars ex-prosecutor convicted for secret recordings, says he created impression ‘justice is for sale’

A former part-time prosecutor convicted for secretly recording intimate images of two lovers, including a woman he prosecuted, has been disbarred.

Jul 2, 2025 12:26 PM CDT

Worries about impact of AI switch from fear of job losses to concerns about professional development, report says

Twenty-four percent of legal and other professionals surveyed by Thomson Reuters are worried that overreliance on artificial intelligence will have a negative effect on professional development.

Jul 2, 2025 8:53 AM CDT

Hoping to mark huge leap into legal tech’s future, Clio buys startup vLex for $1B

Clio has purchased Spanish startup vLex for a whopping $1 billion. The combination of the Canadian software company Clio and vLex, a legal intelligence and global research platform, was announced Monday.

Jul 1, 2025 11:08 AM CDT

SCOTUS will consider liability of internet company for known music piracy by its users

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide whether an internet service provider can be liable for materially contributing to copyright infringement if it failed to terminate internet access for customers known to be pirating music.

Jul 1, 2025 11:06 AM CDT

NextGen UBE ‘blueprint’ welcome, but more info on new bar exams needed, sources say

The National Conference of Bar Examiners’ “blueprint” for the NextGen UBE offers welcome info about how the new test will be different than the current Uniform Bar Exam, legal academics say. But they also say that critical pieces of information are still missing—and can’t come soon enough for law schools and bar candidates.

Jun 30, 2025 9:28 AM CDT