Eve, an AI platform for plaintiffs’ law firms, today announced the beta launch of its AI Intake Specialist, an AI-powered intake feature that the company says will transform how plaintiffs’ law firms capture and qualify potential clients.
This news follows Eve’s release in April of its AI Reasoning Mode that it says can perform complex legal analysis through sophisticated
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The legal profession falls behind on AI while other industries move ahead
Here is my recent Daily Record column. My past Daily Record articles can be accessed here.
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The legal profession falls behind on AI while other industries move ahead
As artificial intelligence (AI) tools gain rapid traction across professional services, a clear pattern is emerging: law firms are dragging their feet. While other industries are integrating AI into daily workflows…
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Ontra Announces $70M in Financing, Plans to Launch AI Products
Ontra aims to expand its suite of products and release more AI-powered tools later this year.
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DraftWise Launches AI Agent for Contract Drafting and Review
The new tool is currently available to select users, with plans for a broader rollout later this summer.
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Security, Data Professionals Say Their Organizations Are Struggling to Establish AI Governance
Unstructured data, shadow AI and unclear government regulations are still major hurdles for organizations trying to safely adopt AI, according to BigID’s 2025 AI Risk & Readiness in the Enterprise report.
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Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism Launches Bullying Prevention Challenge for Lawyers and Bar Associations
The Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism is calling on lawyers and bar associations to stand up to bullying in the legal profession. The Commission has launched a six-day Stand Up to Bullying Challenge at its Standing Up to Intimidation: Confronting Bullying in the Legal Profession summit on June 10, 2025.
The Stand Up to Bullying Challenge outlines actions lawyers…
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AI Timekeeping Platform Laurel Raises $100M In Series C Round
Just four months ago in an article here, I caught up with founder and CEO Ryan Alshak for an update on Laurel, the company that provides automated time capture and analytics for law firms and other professional services firms. I first met Alshak in 2017, when his then startup won the very first Startup Alley, the startup…
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AI-Powered Timekeeping Startup Laurel Announces $100 Million Series C
Led by IVP and featuring participation from Google Ventures, the new funding will see the company improve its platform for law firms and accountants.
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Law Firms Continue to Lag Legal Departments in AI Adoption
A new report finds that in-house attorneys are more likely than law firm counterparts to use AI tools in their legal work, even as law firms’ resistance to AI tools may cost them business.
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Legal Communications Firm Limelight Names Amy Hanan, Former LRN CMO, As Chief Growth Officer
Limelight, a communications and marketing agency serving law firms, legal technology companies, and other professional services and B2B companies, has hired Amy Hanan as its chief growth officer, where she will be responsible for leading the agency’s digital and growth marketing services practice.
Hanan was most recently chief marketing officer at LRN Corporation, a global company that provides ethics…
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Beyond the Singularity: Anders Indset’s Guide to Staying Human
Anders Indset is a philosopher for the digital age—a renowned author, business thinker, and trusted advisor to leaders navigating the complexities of tomorrow. With his latest book, “The Singularity Paradox: Bridging the Gap Between Humanity and AI,” Anders delivers a timely and thought-provoking exploration of one of the most pressing questions of our era: How do we reconcile rapid…
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Canada at a Crossroads: Navigating AI's Legal and Ethical Challenges in a Global Context
The 2025 Web Summit in Vancouver underscored this opportunity, revealing a tech ecosystem full of potential yet constrained by an evolving and still fragmented regulatory landscape. What emerged is a shared sense that Canada has the opportunity to lead in responsible AI governance—but doing so will require both coordination and clarity.
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Law.com Readies June 16 Launch of Major Redesign Focused on Content Integration, Modernized UI and Global Perspective
Law.com is set to unveil a comprehensive redesign on June 16 that significantly restructures how legal professionals access and navigate the platform’s extensive collection of legal news and resources.
Most notably, the site is moving away from a somewhat siloed organizational structure built around the various publications owned by ALM, its parent company, in favor of an integrated, cross-publication approach…
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'Landmark' Lawsuit Between Getty and Stability AI Case Commences in UK
The case could have huge ramifications for AI developers and copyright and trademark law, lawyers say.
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Deluge of Class Action Suits Over Coinbase Data Breach Is Cautionary Tale for Companies of All Sizes
“Plaintiffs will argue Coinbase erred by outsourcing critical work to low-wage workers who are more vulnerable to bribery,” said Mark Henriques, a Womble Bond Dickinson partner.
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Legal Departments See Gaping Digital Divide, as Some Spend Nothing on Tech and Others Spend More and More
Twenty-seven percent of respondents to a Wolters Kluwer survey handle entity management with spreadsheets or even paper archives.
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