• Louisiana Atty Takes Responsibility For AI Usage Snafu

  By Christine DeRosa

  After facing the threat of sanctions alongside three of his co-counsel, a Louisiana attorney told a federal judge that he was solely responsible for an error-riddled brief written with the assistance of artificial intelligence. 

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  Bogus Citations Show 'Lack Of Respect' For Legal Profession

  By Lynn LaRowe

  In recommending $10,000 in sanctions for a lawyer who submitted multiple briefs with nonexistent or misrepresented citations, a federal judge in Indiana lamented that the blunders show a "lack of respect for the profession."

• Another Atty Ordered To Explain Fake Case Citations

  By Andrea Keckley

  Another attorney has been ordered to explain himself, after a California federal judge found his filing to contain nonexistent case citations that the court suspects were hallucinated by generative artificial intelligence.

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  Legal AI Co. Harvey Aims To Plant Flag In Dallas

  By Lynn LaRowe

  Harvey, a provider of artificial intelligence products for legal services, is planning to launch a Dallas office in April to be closer to the clients it serves across the Lone Star State and to strengthen its ability to meet rising demand in the Texas market.

• Legal Tech Roundup: Relativity, Thomson Reuters

  By Steven Lerner

  A legal technology giant investing in a pair of startups tops this roundup of industry news.

• Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

  By Anna Sanders

  The legal industry had another action-packed week as firms announced new office leaders and expanded their offerings across the country. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.

• IP Firms Are Navigating AI Era With Range Of Guardrails

  By Elliot Weld

  Intellectual property law firms are taking various approaches to implementing artificial intelligence into their professional routines, with some developing their own tools, others limiting what external AI platforms that lawyers can access and one firm saying it has banned attorneys from using AI to draft legal briefs.

• Legal Writing Co. BriefCatch Acquires WordRake

  By Matt Perez

  Legal writing and editing tool BriefCatch announced its acquisition of the core product and technology assets -– including 12 U.S. patents -– of WordRake Holdings LLC, a provider of in-line editing software.

• Calif. Atty Wins $25K Fee Sanction Over AI Errors

  By Emily Sawicki

  A California federal court has ordered $25,000 in fee sanctions for a litigator representing a mobile app platform in a copyright and contract suit as reimbursement for work he said went into responding to an error-ridden motion and further resulting motion practice.

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  AI Boosts Privacy, Cybersecurity Dangers, Attys Say

  By Sue Reisinger

  With the aid of artificial intelligence, online criminals are operating at a cadence and effectiveness that veteran cybersecurity lawyers and in-house counsel said they've never seen before, at a panel at a webinar on data privacy and cybersecurity trends on Tuesday.

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  Remote LSAT Testing To Largely End Amid Cheating Concerns

  By Emily Johnson

  Law school hopefuls will mostly need to sit for the Law School Admission Test — better known as the LSAT — in person starting in August rather than test remotely, a change designed to strengthen security after the exam provider ended remote testing in China over cheating concerns.

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  Calif. Atty Faces Possible Sanctions Over Bogus Citations

  By Matt Perez

  A California federal judge has ordered an attorney to show cause as to why he shouldn't face sanctions over bogus case citations in an immigration case.

• Financial Advisory Co. Province Acquires StoneTurn

  By Matt Perez

  Restructuring and financial advisory firm Province announced on Wednesday the purchase of compliance advisory firm StoneTurn, resulting in a combined company of 300 professionals operating across 19 offices on five continents.

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  Axiom Closes Ariz. Law Firm Amid Suit Alleging PE Control

  By Ryan Boysen

  Legal staffing and services provider Axiom received approval Tuesday to shutter its Arizona law firm subsidiary, while a pending lawsuit claims the experiment was tainted by Axiom's private equity backer putting "revenue over ethics."

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  JND Legal Administration Hires Ex-Bayer E-Discovery Lead

  By Matt Perez

  Seattle-based legal services and settlement solutions company JND Legal Administration announced Monday the hiring of the former e-discovery squad lead at pharmaceutical company Bayer as its senior director of innovation and strategy.

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  HaystackID Taps EY Director To Oversee European Operations

  By Matt Perez

  Data services company HaystackID, which helps corporations and law firms with legal and compliance events, announced Tuesday the hiring of a former director of forensic and integrity services at EY to oversee its European operations.

• AI Docs Sent By Exec To Attys Not Privileged, Judge Says

  By Pete Brush

  A Manhattan federal judge said Tuesday that a Texas financial services executive accused of a $150 million fraud cannot claim privilege over documents that he prepared using an artificial intelligence service and sent to his attorneys — but suggested the materials could be problematic if used at trial.

• Legal Tech Co. Justpoint Opens Arizona-Based Law Firm

  By Matt Perez

  Justpoint, a justice technology company focused on public health, announced Tuesday the launch of Justpoint Law LLP, a law firm operating as an alternative business structure under Arizona law.

• 10th Circ. Ends Civil Rights Suit, Sanctions Atty For AI Errors

  By Emily Sawicki

  A self-represented Maryland attorney could not revive her $15 million racial discrimination suit against Denver-based Frontier Airlines after a Tenth Circuit panel found the district court had not erred in its dismissal, in a ruling that also sanctioned the lawyer for misusing generative artificial intelligence.

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  ABA Delegates Back Forgiving Loans For Public Interest Attys

  By Kevin Penton

  The American Bar Association's policymaking body on Monday encouraged student loan forgiveness for lawyers engaged in public interest employment and asked that trust and estate law be part of the NextGen bar exam.

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  Disco Announces Agentic AI For Its Cecilia Q&A Tool

  By Matt Perez

  E-discovery software company CS Disco announced on Monday its plans around an agentic artificial intelligence tool for fact investigations and e-discovery.

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  Conn. Atty Sanctioned For Another Case Of AI Misuse

  By Emily Sawicki

  A Connecticut labor litigator's vow to permanently cease using generative artificial intelligence tools in his practice after he allowed AI-generated errors to appear in separate but similar June filings has weighed in his favor as a Bridgeport federal judge ordered sanctions against the attorney.

• Louisiana Attys Face Possible Sanctions For AI Slop Usage

  By Adrian Cruz

  As part of an order dismissing the remaining claims in a real estate matter, a Louisiana federal judge has threatened to sanction attorneys from two local firms for submitting a brief riddled with errors generated by artificial intelligence.

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  Arbitrators Take Cautious Approach To Integrating AI

  By Emily Sawicki

  Norms, practices and regulations surrounding the use of generative artificial intelligence in arbitration are developing just as rapidly as they are in the courts. Here, Law360 Pulse talks with legal tech vendor Veritext's senior vice president in charge of alternative dispute resolution about how the arbitration industry is interacting with AI.

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  Groq's CLO 'Horrified' By Some Firms' Ongoing AI Resistance

  By Michele Gorman

  The chief legal officer at Groq said she is "horrified" by the number of law firms that continue to resist artificial intelligence and refuse to let their lawyers use it — and she encourages her mentees who are in the early stages of their careers and work at those firms to play around with AI outside their jobs.

Expert Analysis

• How To Prep As Private Equity Starts Investing In Law Firms

  Law firms eyeing legal services organization models, which allow outside capital to support nonlegal business functions while preserving lawyer ownership, can prepare for the expansion of private equity investment in the area by balancing commercial objectives and compliance imperatives, say attorneys at Rivkin Radler.

• 5 Tips For Firms To Help Advance Digitalization Strategy

  Developing a comprehensive global digital strategy focused on your law firm's technology investments, service delivery and culture of digital innovation will allow you to meet the moment and be responsive to internal and external stakeholders, says Mark Brennan at Hogan Lovells.

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  Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Think Like A Waiter

  To convert casually interested restaurant patrons into satisfied, repeat customers, a good waiter relies on four service-oriented habits that proactive attorneys can borrow to cultivate lasting client relationships, say attorneys at Maynard Nexsen.

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  Legal Tech Talks: StructureFlow's Ed Boal On Proving Value

  Ed Boal, general counsel and chief domain expert at StructureFlow, discusses how innovation teams are under real pressure to demonstrate actual return on investment from using new technology, not theoretical efficiency gains or innovation for innovation's sake.

• 6 Strategies To Set Up New CCOs For Success

  As demand for chief compliance officers rises among a growing range of complex issues, organizations looking to hire and retain top-notch CCOs can adopt a series of strategies including defining success metrics and allowing the CCO to build a team, says Cara Bain at Major Lindsey.

• Making Legal Cents: How Firms Can Navigate 2026 Trends

  From the adoption of artificial intelligence infrastructure to increasing client attrition, a number of trends will likely define the legal industry in 2026, and law firms will need to strategically lean into these shifts to gain a competitive advantage, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.

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  Notes From A Partner-In-Charge On Integrating Lateral Talent

  When done thoughtfully through three strategies, bringing laterals into the fold can propel growth and create significant business opportunities that enhance the law firm's cultural fabric, says James Sullivan, leader of Alston & Bird's New York office.

• The Augmented Lawyer: Drafting As AI Alters Admin Of Law

  As generative artificial intelligence tools become embedded in mainstream legal practice, they are reshaping the administration of law itself, from how experts document and validate their work to how joint defense teams operate, demanding a new level of contractual clarity and operational discipline, says Karineh Khachatourian at KXT Law.

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  Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Make An Onboarding Plan

  The investment required for a personalized client onboarding plan is minimal, but the return on investment — measured in client satisfaction, relationship strength and longevity, client referrals, and other business development opportunities — can be extraordinary, says John Reed at Rain BDM.

• Law Firm Content Strategies To Stay Competitive In 2026

  A number of trends will continue to reshape how people search, consume and trust information next year, and law firms will need to adopt forward-thinking content strategies — from generative engine optimization to interactive legal tools — to stand out, says Elizabeth Lampert at Elizabeth Lampert PR and Nancy Myrland at Myrland Marketing and Social Media.

• 5 New Archetypes Of Legal Talent For The Age Of AI

  New job archetypes are rapidly replacing the traditional model of the lawyer as artificial intelligence proliferates, and to remain competitive, firms will need to embrace the diverse portfolio of talent required to navigate, design and critique algorithmic systems, says Dmitri Mehlhorn at Atoll Society.

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  Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Start Early In Your Career

  Having the courage to embark on your legal business development strategy early in your career allows you to sooner reap the rewards of a strong network, which in turn can increase the momentum of referrals over the course of your career, says Kristin Housh at Sheppard Mullin.

• Enthusiasm Is Legal Leadership Differentiator In AI Era

  As the legal profession navigates changes driven by artificial intelligence and broader pressures, leaders should consider behavioral research-backed strategies to translate enthusiasm into tangible results for team performance, say attorneys at King & Spalding.

• 3 Forces Reshaping The Legal Buyer-Seller Relationship

  This year's Buying Legal Council Conference highlighted three emerging forces in how buyers and sellers operate in the legal ecosystem — artificial intelligence, data and preferred panels — and organizations would be well advised to combine them into an integrated framework for transparency, performance and collaboration, says Matthew Prinn at RFP Advisory Group.

• 5 Steps For GCs To Drive Generative AI Experimentation

  As legal departments face mounting pressure to do more with less, general counsel should lead a structured process for adopting generative artificial intelligence tools to transform productivity, manage risk and align with enterprise priorities, says Maesea McCalpin at Gartner.

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