Editor’s Note: The billable hour is losing its grip on legal discovery, and the pressure is no longer theoretical. When automated tools can compress hours of document work into minutes, the unit that priced legal effort for decades begins to look less like a neutral convention and more like a planning instrument — one that
#LMA26 – Legal Marketing Association Annual Conference Content Curation
There has never been a better time to use “Tradition Meets Transformation” as a conference theme.
1300+ Will Gather For The 2026 LMA Annual Conference
The Legal Marketing Association (LMA) annual conference will take place Monday, April 20, through Wednesday, April 22, in New Orleans, LA.
Our industry and the profession we serve are going
FTC Brings Second Earnings Claims Case in One Day, Signals Heightened Scrutiny
Never one to shy away from the action, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed two earnings claims-related cases in a single day. While we covered the first action – FTC v. Wellington – here, the second case is no less instructive and further underscores the FTC’s current enforcement priorities.
On April 13, the FTC
Beltway Buzz, April 17, 2026
President Trump Nominates Two for NLRB. President Donald Trump has nominated James Macy to fill the remaining Republican seat on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). In addition, David Prouty, whose term is set to expire in August 2026, has been renominated for another five-year term on the Board. The remaining Democratic seat will remain
Why naysayers lose clients in initial consultations
People Don’t Come In to Be Talked Out of What They Want
There’s a common mistake many attorneys make in initial consultations—and it costs them clients every single day in a very real and measurable way.
They become naysayers.
They believe they are being honest, realistic, or even ethically cautious in their communication. But to
A Public Service Announcement: Legal Tech Companies, Here Are Your Celebrity Endorsers
It started with Harvey, the legal AI company that signed Gabriel Macht – the actor who played Harvey Specter on Suits – as a brand ambassador. Then Legora one-upped everyone by signing the actor Jude Law, building a whole campaign around the tagline, “Law just got more attractive,” and shooting the thing with an Oscar-winning
6 steps to hard cybersecurity based on the Claude Mythos serge!
SCWorld.com reported that “Anthropic’s Claude Mythos Preview has landed with the kind of reception security leaders can’t dismiss. Anthropic says the model has already identified thousands of high-severity vulnerabilities, including in major operating systems and web browsers, and has limited access to it through Project Glasswing rather than making it broadly available.” The April 16,
Abuse of Process & Use of AI Upsets USDC for Washington DC
Anger Against Austria for Seizing Plaintiffs’ Assets for Fraud Resulted in International Litigation
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See the video at https://rumble.com/v78l8tq-abuse-of-process-and-use-of-ai-upsets-usdc-for-washington-dc.html and at https://youtu.be/_POUCvB9WYc
International Litigation Unfounded
In Zavadovsky v. Republic of Austria, et al., Civil Action No. 25‑1008 (RC)
United States District Court, District of Columbia, Judge Rudolph Contreras
Decided March 31, 2026
When agents act: the Rule 26(f) disclosure threshold for agentic AI in eDiscovery
Editor’s Note: A Colorado magistrate judge’s March 30 ruling in Morgan v. V2X, Inc. has handed the discovery bar a template for how protective orders must treat generative AI — and in doing so, exposed a harder question the bar has been circling for a year. When an autonomous agent plans, decides, and executes across
GEO for Law Firms: How to Get Your Practice Cited in AI Search
GEO for law firms — generative engine optimization — is the practice of making your firm visible inside AI-generated answers, not just traditional search results.This guide covers what GEO means for attorneys in practical terms, how it differs from SEO and search engine optimization, which signals AI models use to decide which firms to cite,