Technology
- Stanford HAI’s 2025 AI Index Report is out. [4/7/25]
- Joe Patrice in Above the Law reports on an ABA TECHSHOW session exploring the role of AI as a way to bridge the access to justice gap. [4/3/25]
- Writing in The Times, Richard Susskind explores whether AI could replace traditional lawyers (and do so by 2035). [3/27/25]
- In what the ABA Journal reports is an “‘extremely rare’ move,” law firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has acquired legal technology company Springbok AI. [3/18/25]
- The American Bar Association released the 2024 Legal Technology Survey Report, the ABA Journal reports. [3/4/25]
Regulatory Innovation
- Jonathan Adler writes in The Volokh Conspiracy about a new study on the effects of occupational licensing on the legal profession. [3/26/25]
- Crispin Passmore appears on The Future Is Bright Podcast discussing alternative business structures. [3/25/25]
- Michael Houlberg, of the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System, appears on the Paralegal Boot Camp podcast, discussing regulatory innovation. [3/22/25]
- California Assembly Bill 931 seeks to prohibit lawyers from sharing fees with out-of-state, nonlawyer-owned alternative business structures. [2/19/25]
Courts, Rules & Access to Justice
- Stanford Law School’s Rhode Center and Legal Design Lab, in partnership with the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, have published a diagnostic report that outlines a blueprint for creating more innovative, modern, and accessible courts. Read more about the effort and sign up for an upcoming webinar to engage in a discussion about the research and the report. [4/3/25]
- The American Arbitration Association® launched new Consumer Mediation Procedures which are designed for lower-value consumer disputes. [3/31/25]
- The National Center for State Courts released a new report–”Preserving the Future of Juries and Jury Trials”–that discusses the challenges of declining juror participation and jury trials and offers strategic solutions. [3/26/25]
The Profession
- 363 law professors submitted an amicus brief in support of Perkins Coie. ABA Journal also reports. [4/8/25]
- The National Center for State Courts reports on the National Convening on the Future of Legal Education, hosted by the CCJ/COSCA Committee on Legal Education and Admissions Reform (CLEAR). [3/19/25]
- Sara Randazzo of the Wall Street Journal writes about the highly competitive law school admissions year. [3/15/25]
