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Wolters Kluwer says legal AI usage is now near-universal. Readiness is the real story.
A new Wolters Kluwer survey says more than 90% of legal professionals now use AI, but fewer than a third believe their organizations are ready for the compliance burden that follows.
Federal judges are already drawing the line around AI in court technology.
At the IAPP Global Summit, U.S. federal judges discussed AI and emerging technology in the courts, including pilots, disabled AI features and the growing complexity of technology-related harms.
Nvidia just bought a seat at the legal AI table. Legora is the signal, not the story.
Legora's $50 million Series D extension, backed by NVentures and Atlassian, values the Swedish legal AI company at $5.6 billion. The more important story is why infrastructure capital now wants legal workflows.
GCs now want outside counsel to track and explain AI use. That changes the pitch deck.
KPMG survey data cited by Above the Law says 82% of general counsel expect outside firms to track and share AI use in client matters. Transparency is becoming a buying criterion.
Harvey raises $300M Series E at a $5B valuation as enterprise contracts mount
The legal AI company latest round, led by Sequoia, brings total funding to $792M and reflects a doubling of valuation in nine months.
DOJ issues first binding guidance on AI-assisted brief drafting
A 32-page memo released Wednesday requires federal prosecutors to disclose any use of generative AI in filings, with mandatory citation verification.
Israel Bar Association issues first binding guidance on generative AI
The Bar ethics committee published binding guidance this week on how generative AI tools may be used in legal work, with emphasis on attorney-client privilege and verification duties.
Manifest OS raises $60M Series A at $750M valuation to scale AI-first law firm network
The AI-native law firm operating system closed a Series A backed by Menlo Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, and First Round Capital, as the NewMod model accelerates toward mainstream.
A federal judge sanctioned a lawyer for hallucinated citations. Again.
In a ruling that quotes Mata v. Avianca at length, the Eastern District of Texas imposed $7,500 in sanctions and a mandatory CLE requirement.
RELX to acquire Doctrine, France's leading legal AI platform, in major European consolidation move
The LexisNexis parent has announced a put option agreement to acquire Doctrine, signaling that incumbent legal publishers are moving aggressively to acquire European AI assets before the window closes.
YC-backed Soren launches on-premises private AI for law firms handling sensitive matters
Soren deploys models on client infrastructure, eliminating data residency concerns for law firms and banks handling highly confidential matters — a segment that mainstream legal AI has struggled to serve.
LegalOn launches Vault, pushing its contract AI platform into CLM territory
With Vault, LegalOn now lets in-house teams draft, review, manage deadlines, and surface historical deal intelligence — making it the closest thing to a full-stack AI contract operating system yet.