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In what is described as the first known partnership between a legal services provider and a major generative AI platform, LegalZoom and Perplexity have entered into an agreement by which Perplexity Pro subscribers will get access to exclusive offers from LegalZoom, including discounts on legal services and products tailored for individuals and small businesses. I’ve
NetDocuments recently came out with its 2025 Trends Report. This Report, based on a survey of legal professionals and related research, attempts to spotlight the trends law firms, in-house counsel, and legal professionals are facing.
This year’s Report contained lots of information about the use of Gen AI and its impact. But one finding
What happens when a CEO steps away from a legal tech company just before the generative AI revolution explodes, then returns two years later amid a landscape that is being dramatically transformed? For Litera’s Avaneesh Marwaha, that is exactly what happened. As the CEO of Litera from 2016 to 2022, Marwaha led the legal tech company
A new benchmarking study reveals that artificial intelligence adoption in corporate legal departments is gaining momentum, with 38% of surveyed teams already using AI tools and another 50% actively exploring implementation. However, significant barriers around trust, data privacy, and measurement persist as the legal profession navigates this technological shift. The inaugural AI in Legal Departments:
From an end-user perspective, this is interesting and smart.
ChatGPT can now integrate with external services like Outlook, Teams, Gmail, and Google Drive to access real-time data for more relevant responses.
From the perspective of being responsible for securing AI use within a firm’s M365 environment, this is somewhat unsettling.
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The NYTimes.com reported that “This month, millions of young people will graduate from college and look for work in industries that have little use for their skills, view them as expensive and expendable, and are rapidly phasing out their jobs in favor of artificial intelligence.” The May 30, 2025 article entitled “For Some Recent Graduates,
First SRA regulated AI law firm
At the beginning of May, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) made the following announcement in a press release:“We have authorised the first law firm providing legal services through artificial intelligence (AI). While many firms are already using AI to support and deliver a range of back-office and public-facing
In a new post on the Inside Privacy blog, our colleagues discuss key consumer protection considerations for companies deploying AI chatbots in the EU market.