A panel of five judges and a professor of law and computer science, all members of the Working Group on AI and the Courts of the American Bar Association’s Task Force on Law and Artificial Intelligence, have published recommended guidelines for the responsible use of artificial intelligence in judicial settings. The guidelines, “Navigating AI in
Practical AI for Litigators: Vincent is Closing Knowledge Gaps
As reported elsewhere, vLex, a legal research and database provider, recently announced significant enhancements to its AI tool, Vincent. These upgrades are designed to provide lawyers and legal professionals with enhanced practical solutions, address knowledge gaps, and offer valuable insights.
With the release, vLex is offering significant new workflows. The new features will be
WilsonAI raises $1.7m to build ‘AI paralegal’
Legal IT Insider San Francisco-founded legal tech startup WilsonAI has raised $1.7m to build what it describes as an AI paralegal; an AI agent that integrates with legal teams’ existing systems and data, automating repetitive legal tasks such as handling routine legal requests, answering common questions, and reviewing contracts. The $1.7M pre-seed round was
Lewis Silkin announces it is rolling out Harvey across the firm making the legal generative AI platform available to everyone in the firm
https://legaltechnology.com/2025/02/24/lewis-silkin-rolls-out-harvey-across-the-firm/Legal Technology.Com reports UK law firm Lewis Silkin has become the latest firm to make Harvey’s legal generative AI platform available to everyone in the firm, as part of what business and technology leader and strategist Alex Bazin says is the firm’s path to becoming a tech-enabled law firm. Announcing the roll out on LinkedIn last week,
Federal Judge Sanctions Morgan & Morgan Attorneys for AI-Generated Fake Cases in Court Filing
You may have heard the news earlier this month that attorneys at plaintiffs law firm Morgan & Morgan — the 42nd largest U.S. law firm by headcount — were facing sanctions over their submission of court filings containing fake legal cases generated by artificial intelligence. Now, the Wyoming federal judge presiding over the case, U.S.
On LawNext: Is Arbitrus.ai – ‘The First True AI Judge’ – The Future of Dispute Resolution?
Earlier this month, a legal tech startup called Fortuna Arbitration launched what it says is the first true AI judge – an automated arbitration system called Arbitrus.ai that the company claims can fully replace human arbitrators in resolving legal disputes. The system promises to cut the cost of arbitration from an average of $100,000 to
President Trump Issues America First Investment Policy Memorandum Impacting Foreign Direct Investment into the United States and Outbound Investment to Foreign Adversaries such as China.
From our SmartTrade Group at Thompson Hine!
President Trump issued the America First Investment Policy Memorandum on February 21, 2025 https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/america-first-investment-policy/ proclaiming that the United States “is committed to maintaining the strong, open investment environment that benefits our economy and our people, while enhancing our ability to protect the United States from new and evolving
Remember the Legal Research ‘AI Smackdown’? I Decided To Bring OpenAI’s Deep Research to the Fight
Recently, I wrote here about the AI Smackdown presented at a Feb. 8 meeting of the Southern California Association of Law Libraries, where a panel of three law librarians reported on their comparison of the AI answers delivered by three leading platforms – Lexis+AI, Westlaw Precision AI, and vLex’s Vincent AI. Having been playing around of
Navigating the Legal AI Ecosystem: Tools, Trends, and Adoption
In just a few years, artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the legal industry have gone from being something primarily for innovators and trailblazers to becoming increasingly common for law firms of all sizes. According to our latest Legal Trends Report, 79% of legal professionals use AI in some capacity in their practice, and 84%
The Accountability Warrior: Aliza Shatzman
Hey there Legal Rebels! 👋I’m excited to share with you the seventh episode of the 2025 season of the LawDroid Manifesto podcast, where I will be continuing to interview key legal innovators to learn how they do what they do. I think you’re going to enjoy this one!If you want to understand how power imbalances