When Chris Cartrett was named CEO of legal technology company Aderant in 2022, he did so with the mission of aggressively advancing a cloud-first strategy throughout the company’s suite of business and financial software for law firms. Given that Aderant is a nearly 50-year-old company with many customers who still use the on-premises version of its software, that was not
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As 'Nudify' Apps Spread Like Kudzu, Companies of All Stripes Race to Mitigate Risk
Meta is trying to stamp out developers it says are slipping nudifier ads onto its platforms by duping its ad review filters.
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Tailor-Made Intelligence: From Off-the-Rack to Runway-Ready AI
Cambridge, MA – MIT EmTechAI: Waseem AlShikh, CTO and co-founder of Writer, took the EmTech AI 2025 stage to share the remarkable story behind one of enterprise AI’s fastest-growing platforms. Writer’s journey began with a simple but powerful idea: AI should be practical, efficient, and tailored to the specific needs of each business. Founded in 2020, Writer has since become a…
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Legal AI Platform Harvey To Get LexisNexis Content and Tech In New Partnership Between the Companies
The generative AI legal startup Harvey has entered into a strategic alliance with LexisNexis Legal & Professional by which it will integrate LexisNexis’ gen AI technology, primary law content, and Shepard’s Citations within the Harvey platform and jointly develop advanced legal workflows.
As a result of the partnership, Harvey’s customers working within its platform will be able to ask questions of LexisNexis…
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Senate Passes Stablecoin Bill, Advancing Push for Crypto Regulation
“I love the story that Republican Sen. Loomis and Democrat Sen. Gillibrand, both women, who crossed over party lines to pass this, for all of us who believe in America leading the financial industry globally, said Beth Haddock, global policy lead at Stablecoin Standard.
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What Skills Do New Lawyers Need? ABA Journal Spotlights Foundations 2.0
What does it really mean to be ready to practice law today?That’s the question at the heart of Foundations 2.0—a new national study launched by IAALS and the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) to better understand the competencies that matter most in modern legal practice. And the ABA Journal is paying attention.In a recent article, the ABA Journal highlights…
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Legal Tech GC-Turned-CEO Says It's High Time to Boot the Billable Hour
Renee Meisel had been general counsel of UnitedLex for just four months when she landed the top job.
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Consilio Acquires AI Research Lab TrueLaw
Following the acquisition of TrueLaw, Consilio aims to bolster its AI capabilities and expand partnerships.
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How AI Is Redefining the Standard of Care for Medical Professionals
When will the standard of care be what a reasonable, similarly situated medical professional who uses AI would have done? This will become the standard of care across the nation’s healthcare footprint for every entity or person providing healthcare.
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Critical Things to Know About the 5 State Privacy Laws That Took Effect in January 2025
This latest wave of legislation creates a patchwork of requirements that include critical variations in three key areas: applicability thresholds, covered data categories and enforcement protocols.
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Washington State Lawyers Show Limited AI Adoption Despite Growing Interest, New Survey Reveals
A comprehensive survey of Washington State Bar Association members reveals a cautious approach to artificial intelligence adoption among legal professionals, with significant gaps in technology knowledge and cybersecurity practices creating potential vulnerabilities across the state’s legal landscape.
The WSBA Technology Survey, conducted from September to October 2024 and published in April 2025, found that only 25% of the state’s…
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Control, Context, and Code: Windsurf’s Quiet Revolution in Developer Tools
Ever wonder what happens when the future of software meets the sharpest minds in AI—right as acquisition rumors swirl? At the AI+ Expo in Washington, DC, I sat down with Anshul Ramachandran, founding team member at Windsurf (formerly Codeium), just as whispers of an OpenAI buyout electrified the halls.
Ramachandran’s resume reads like a Silicon Valley power map—Caltech grad, stints at Google,…
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No-Nonsense Guidance for Lawyers Still Confused About AI
Here is my recent Daily Record column. My past Daily Record articles can be accessed here.
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No-Nonsense Guidance for Lawyers Still Confused About AI
I know, I know. You’re probably thinking, “Another column about generative artificial intelligence?” But guess what? This article isn’t about the latest artificial intelligence (AI) news and updates (which really are important, by the way).
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A Pandemic, an IPO, a Megamerger and a Baby: DoorDash's GC Reflects on 8 Mind-Spinning Years at the Delivery Giant
“The biggest challenge has been scaling myself—and the team—with the company,” Tia Sherringham said.
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Why Are Cybercriminals Targeting Law Firms With Voice Phishing?
Posing as firm IT departments, hackers are initiating remote sessions and encrypting or exfiltrating client data.
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Call Center Software Giant Plotting IPO Promotes Insider to CLO
Genesys was valued at $21 billion as of December 2021, right before it launched AI product upgrades that have accelerated its growth.
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