Technology
- The U.K.’s Solicitors Regulation Authority has authorized the first law firm providing legal services through AI. [5/6/25]
- The New York Times reports on generative AI hallucinations as a feature not a bug–and one that’s here to stay. [5/5/25]
- The U.S. Judicial Conference’s Advisory Committee on Evidence Rules voted 8-1 to seek public comment on a draft rule intended to ensure that evidence produced by generative AI meets the same reliability standards as evidence from human expert witnesses. [5/2/25]
Regulatory Innovation
- Pro Bono Institute writes about Arizona’s community justice workers and legal advocates in Arizona. [5/13/25]
- Frontline Justice has developed a platform for community justice workers. [5/12/25]
- The Financial Times (paywall) reports on the anti-ABS legislation making its way through the California Legislature. [5/11/25]
- Robert Rath, Chief Innovation Officer of the Indiana Office of Judicial Administration, details the regulatory innovation options under consideration in Indiana. [5/5/25]
- A recording is available of the first webinar in a three-part series on UPL, hosted by IAALS, the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System, and Duke Center on Law & Tech. [5/5/25]
Courts, Rules & Access to Justice
- A poll conducted by the North Carolina Chamber of Commerce found, among other things, that respondents overwhelmingly (91%) support reminders for court dates, The Carolina Journal reports. [5/13/25]
- Mark Palmer of 2Civility explores Illinois’s legal desert crisis. [5/9/25]
- A new eviction sealing law went into effect in Massachusetts, NBC Boston reports. [5/5/25]
- Researchers from George Washington University, Yale, Princeton, and others released a comprehensive study of right to counsel laws, Law360 reports. [4/28/25]
The Profession
- Reuters reports that the California Bar is considering whether to expand a COVID-era provisional licensure program to aspiring lawyers who withdrew from or failed the troubled February exam. [5/12/25]
- An article in CNN explores the political viability of pro bono. [5/7/25]
- The ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar is recommending that the suspension of the diversity standard should be extended, ABA Journal reports. [5/5/25]
- May 5-9 was ABA Well-Being in Law week, and the Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs offered various resources for legal professionals.
- The Texas Supreme Court is accepting comments through July 1 on whether to do away with the requirement that lawyers in the state graduate from an ABA accredited law school.
