A2J Briefings: News from the Field

Technology 

  • Ars Technica reports on the likelihood that judges will overlook AI errors. [7/21]
  • Legaltech Hub published a map of AI agents in legal. [7/18]
  • The California Judicial Council has approved a rule governing court-related use of AI, Reuters reports. Law.com also reports. [7/18] 
  • In his Substack, Sateesh Nori explores how landlords are deploying AI and automation tools to accelerate eviction filings. [7/10]
  • A Thomson Reuters Institute article discusses findings from the recent 2025 Survey of State Courts, which asked judges and court professionals about court operations, including AI adoption. Bob Ambrogi also reports. [7/10 & 7/11]

Regulatory Innovation 

  • An Axios article explores growing private equity attention on law firms in states with Rule 5.4 reform. [7/11]
  • The Georgia Supreme Court Committee on Legal Regulatory Reform has recommended a limited licensed legal practitioners program to assist self-represented litigants with advice and help filling out forms in housing and consumer debt cases, Law360 reports. [7/7]
  • Business Insider explores how Managed Services Organizations (MSOs) can operate as a loophole to nonlawyer ownership of law firms. A Holland & Knight blog discusses the same. [7/6 & 7/10]

Courts, Rules & Access to Justice

  • David Slayton, Executive Officer/Clerk of Court for the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, has been awarded the Warren E. Burger Award for Excellence in Court Administration. [7/21]
  • Law.com reports on the strike by legal service workers in New York City. [7/18]
  • A Harvard A2J Lab blog explores how summons redesign, and other informational interventions, can reduce failure to appear rates in criminal cases. [7/14]
  • The Illinois Supreme Court’s Commission on Access to Justice has launched a two-year pilot program on remote court appearances. [7/10]

The Profession

  • ABA Journal reports on the opposition to the proposal to end ABA accreditation requirement. Reuters also reports. [7/10 & 7/8]
  • Deborah Merritt considers the ABA Council’s proposal to expand the number of required experiential credits at ABA-accredited law schools. [7/5]
July 22, 2025
By Deborah L. Rhode Center on the Legal Profession
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