What is shadow IT?
Shadow IT is software that’s used without any knowledge, approval, or oversight from a law firm’s IT experts. Broadly speaking, shadow IT includes software that is downloaded and installed on local hardware, as well as cloud-based tools that can be accessed by logging into a web browser.
For example, individuals may
LawNext: From Customer to Acquirer: Filevine’s Ryan Anderson and Pincites’ Sona Sulakian on Building AI Contract Intelligence
In this episode of LawNext, we talk with Ryan Anderson, co-founder and CEO of Filevine, and Sona Sulakian, former CEO and co-founder of Pincites, about Filevine’s acquisition of the AI-powered contract redlining company. The deal, which closed in December, marks Filevine’s second major AI acquisition of the year. Even more notably for this traditionally litigation-focused
California Senate Passes SB 574 to Regulate Lawyers’ Use of AI
What SB 574 requires: four considerations for lawyers using AI
The bill doesn’t ban AI use in legal practice. Instead, it clarifies that existing professional obligations (confidentiality, competence, accuracy, and fairness) still apply when using AI tools.
The bill defines generative artificial intelligence as an “artificial intelligence system that can generate derived synthetic content, including
Using AI in Legal Ops And Bunking Common AI Misconceptions Among Legal Teams
Legal teams struggle with AI adoption due to common myths. Learn what AI can and can’t do in contract management and how to use it safely.
AI For Legal Work: How to Evaluate What Actually Works
Cut through Legal AI hype. Learn how to evaluate AI for legal work using the 4 Cs framework to assess real-world performance and ROI.
AI Video Tools Depict Lawyers and Judges As Women At Far Lower Rates than Real Life, New Study Finds
A new study examining bias in AI-generated video reveals that the leading AI video creation tools significantly underrepresent women in the legal profession, depicting female lawyers at rates far below their actual numbers in the workforce. AI videos also underrepresent lawyers of color, although by a lesser percentage. According to research published by Kapwing, which
EvenUp Launches AI Communication Agents to Handle Routine Tasks in PI Cases; Also Enhances Its AI Drafting
EvenUp, a company that specializes in AI tools for personal injury law practices, today launched Communication Agents, AI-powered voice and text assistants designed to automate routine communications in PI case management. The company also announced enhancements to its AI drafting capabilities. The company announced the new features during a keynote by cofounder Saam Mashhad at
Water Usage to Soar with AI, and Microsoft pledges to save Water!
The NewYorkTime.com reported that “Driven by the artificial intelligence frenzy, Microsoft is internally projecting that water use at its data centers will more than double by 2030 from 2020, including in places that face shortages.” The January 27, 2026 article entitled ” Microsoft Pledged to Save Water. In the A.I. Era, It Expects Water Use
Can AI Agents Settle PI Cases? Mighty Says They Can and Have, As It Launches Free, Direct-to-Consumer Platform To Resolve Accident Claims
Joshua Schwadron is fed up with personal injury lawyers’ failure to pass on to their clients the savings they realize from technology. He is so fed up, in fact, that he is pivoting his legal technology company Mighty – which he originally launched to serve PI lawyers – to bypass those lawyers and go direct
Aiming To Make AI More Easily Accessible for Smaller Law Firms, Legal AI Company August Launches Self-Service Platform and Free Educational Library
Aiming to remove the sales-cycle obstacles that have kept generative AI tools out of reach for many solo and smaller-firm lawyers, August today launched immediate self-service access to its legal AI platform, including a two-week free trial, alongside a comprehensive library of over 100 video tutorials. For the first time, the company says, smaller law