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 […]
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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,
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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
Notre Dame Embraces Harvey AI Norma Harris, LawFuel contributor Notre Dame Law claims bragging rights as the inaugural law school to integrate Harvey AI into their curriculum—while Stanford, NYU, Michigan, UCLA, and Texas quietly passed pilot phase. Students get to craft prompts, faculty get gen-AI lesson plans, and the industry… well, is still trying to
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Generative AI is everywhere, but when lawyers used it, two ended up sanctioned for fake citations it’s time to cue the panic or – much better – privot to control and oversight of what your legal AI efforts are doing.
Here we look at some of the key steps law firms should take to avoid the risks increasingly associated with generative AI tools.
And Now Legal AI That Sees Into the Judge’s Mind . . Almost Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing editor Every litigator wants the edge. Some want it ethical. Others want it engineered and now a trio of brains — one BigLaw, two tech — have raised $5.3 million to deliver a crystal ball for courtrooms. It’s
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Legal Automation And The Brutal Future For Junior Lawyers Eleanor Lightbody, chief executive of AI platform Luminance, has said the quiet part out loud: the future of junior lawyers looks “uncertain” as artificial intelligence eats away at the document-heavy tasks once billed by the hour. Her comments, reported by The Times a month ago echoes
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Five Straight Months of Job Growth in Legal — But AI Is Replacing Your Paralegal Norma Harris, LawFuel contributing editor The US legal sector just clocked five straight months of job growth, Reuters reports — the longest streak since the pandemic years. But before junior associates start high-fiving in the cafeteria, here’s the catch: many
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Aderant, a global leader in law firm business management solutions, has just signed a landmark agreement to acquire the legal technology assets of HerculesAI—a recognized innovator in AI-driven billing compliance and decision intelligence. This strategic expansion is a major step in Aderant’s push to deliver smarter, fully automated solutions to the world’s leading law firms.
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Toronto, –Thomson Reuters (TSX/Nasdaq: TRI), a global content and technology company, announced the launch of CoCounsel Legal, featuring Deep Research and agentic guided workflows. This milestone product release showcases Thomson Reuters most advanced AI offering to date, designed to help professionals move beyond prompting and start delegating. Thomson Reuters is uniquely positioned to deliver this agentic
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