Technology
- A new report by Goldman Sachs estimates that 17% of legal tasks are at risk of automation, Artificial Lawyer reports. [8/18]
- JusticeTech company Hello Divorce is featured in Fast Company for its AI assistant. [8/19]
- Law360 reports on a small law firm’s use of technology to secure a $27.5M verdict against a large corporate defendant. [8/13]
- Nikki Shaver writes on Harvey.ai’s blog about the future of legal tech. [8/4]
Regulatory Innovation
- The Financial Times reports on Buford Capital’s interest in the U.S. legal market. Bloomberg Law also reports. [8/16]
- The ABA House of Delegates issued a resolution urging states to study community justice worker programs and to adopt such programs to expand access to civil legal services. [8/12]
- The Conference of Chief Justices and Conference of State Court Administrators have issued a resolution encouraging states to examine, on an ongoing basis, whether nonlawyer “authorized justice practitioners” could be beneficial to expanding access to legal representation. [7/30]
Courts, Rules & Access to Justice
- The Nevada Supreme Court is considering whether to establish a dedicated business court, Bloomberg Law reports. [8/19]
- A February 2025 Orrick survey found that a majority of respondents (jury-eligible adults) have little or no confidence in the U.S. justice system, ABA Journal reports. [8/14]
- Rhode Center Co-Director David Freeman Engstrom led a panel on high-volume civil adjudication at the 2025 ALI Annual Meeting. [mid-May]
The Profession
- A handful of law schools are adding generative AI curricula to train students on appropriate AI use, in response to growing incidents of AI-generated errors in legal citations, Bloomberg Law reports. [8/19]
- Above the Law reports on the growing number of false negatives in the February California bar exam. [8/15]
- Law.com reports that the New York Assembly is considering a bill called the Clock Should Stop Act that would require bar examiners to stop the exam in the event of a medical emergency. [8/14]
- The ABA House of Delegates passed a resolution urging employers, bar associations, and courts to study the impact of bullying within the legal profession, ABA Journal reports. [8/12]
- Multiple outlets are reporting on a federal class action case alleging that LSAC fixes pricing for law school application processing fees: Bloomberg Law reports; Law.com reports; Reuters reports. [8/5]
- ABA Journal reports on isolation and loneliness in the legal profession. [8/1]