Law Firm Technology

The Role of Junior Lawyers in the Age of AI Norma Harris, LawFuel contributor Business Insider reports that Harvey’s chief executive Winston Weinberg, himeelf not long out of the junior lawyer blocks, told TechLaw Fest that junior lawyers remain central to the future of legal work as AI changes training and tasking. Business Insider The company, valued in the billions, has been a… Read more: Harvey’s CEO says junior lawyers still matter in the AI era

FT Innovative Lawyers Awards Global law firm Freshfields has been recognised as the Most Innovative Law Firm in Europe at the Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Awards Europe 2025. Hosted last night at the Natural History Museum in London, it recognised the firm’s work across multiple areas, assessed against four metrics: innovation, digital, people and social responsibility. Freshfields was highly commended for its work in… Read more: Financial Times Award Freshfields Most Innovative Law Firm in Europe

How Data Science Is Rewriting Big Law Playbooks Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing editor When Cleary Gottlieb snapped up Springbok AI earlier this year it signalled something big: law firms are no longer just buying technology, they’re building it too. AI in law is big business. That transaction brought ten data scientists into Cleary’s fold and marked a departure from outsourcing everything according to… Read more: Why Data Scientists Are Key to the Future of Law Firms

Is Italy Reining in The AI Wild West? Ben Thomson, LawFuel contributor Italy has just made history. Its parliament passed a sweeping AI law, becoming the first member of the EU to implement comprehensive national regulation that mirrors and, in many respects, outdoes the EU’s AI Act. Reuters report that the new regime emphasizes human-centred, transparent, and secure AI use—trying (painfully) to balance… Read more: Italy’s AI Law – A Wild West Game Changer (And Not Just for Lawyers)

September 15, 2025 — Stanford, CA — Stanford Law School today announced the launch of the Legal Innovation through Frontier Technology Lab, or liftlab, to explore how artificial intelligence can reshape legal services—not just to make them faster and cheaper, but better and more widely accessible. Led by Professor Julian Nyarko and Executive Director Megan Ma, liftlab is among the first academic efforts in legal AI to unite… Read more: LegalAI News – Stanford Law Unveils AI Initiative Focused on the Legal Profession’s Future

Australian-based and growing ‘new law’ operation Law Squared, designed to assist in-house counsel, has launched a new administration system to assist insurance litigation. Tetra Claims was launched Tetra Claims with a proprietary claims management system designed to integrate with the firm’s fixed fee claims and litigation model. The firm’s media statement is below – Redefining Claims Administration with Tetra Claims by Law Squared… Read more: Law Squared Releases New Insurance Litigation Administration System

Article Source: Bestera.io Tradition meets modern ambition in the US and shapes an environment that values progress alongside proven practices. Legal agencies in this nation are increasingly turning toward automation, drawn by its promise to improve accuracy and handle tasks more swiftly. However, this shift toward legal automation is far from straightforward. Many agencies face setbacks because technology often doesn’t align with legal… Read more: What Agencies Can Learn From Legal Automation Failures

Article Source: Joist.com It’s almost obvious, small law firms rarely have the same tech muscle as the giants. But advancements in recent years have marked a real shift. Smart tools now bridge that gap. Cloud software moves files, automates case steps, and tracks billable hours in ways paper never could.  Tired old habits get an upgrade with simple apps anyone can use. If… Read more: How Legal Tech Is Empowering Small Firms

The AI Law Firms Making AI Work For Them Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing editor The truth is, if your firm isn’t at least playing with AI, you’re falling behind. This isn’t about robot lawyers replacing bar exams. It’s about smarter workflows, sharper insights, and letting tech handle the grunt work so humans can do what humans do best: think creatively and connect personally.… Read more: The AI Law List – 10 Law Firms Leading The Legal AI Revolution

Clio made a major move that will reshape the emerging LegalAI marklet by buying vLex for $1 billion, a deal that brings together two big names in law tech. Clio is known for tools that help lawyers run their firms. vLex is famous for smart AI-powered legal research. The deal is a game-changer for law firms, putting a world-class legal AI engine—Vincent—and a massive database of case law in the hands of a company that powers law firms, not just legal publishers. The deal also marks a shift in how legal AI is used. Clio’s main job is to h

Philips SpeechLive and Actionstep partner to streamline legal dictation, boosting efficiency for mid-sized law firms through AI-powered integration. Our integration with Actionstep is a game-changer for law firms looking to optimise documentation processes and reduce administrative overhead… to focus on what matters: their clients.” — Dr. Thomas Brauner, CEO Speech Processing Solutions, the global leader in professional AI-based voice productivity and dictation solutions… Read more: LegalAI News – Legal Dictation Changes With Philips SpeechLive / Actionstep Deal

LexisNexis and Harvey just teamed up. This is big news for legal pros who want smarter tools and faster answers for their legal work. The deal lets Harvey users tap into LexisNexis’s deep well of US case law, statutes, and Shepard’s® Citations—all inside the Harvey platform. Think of it like adding a turbocharger to your legal research engine. Ask a question in plain English,… Read more: LexisNexis and Harvey team up to boost legal AI tools