Here is my recent Daily Record column. My past Daily Record articles can be accessed here. **** Are you committing malpractice if you don't use AI? It's safe to say that litigators who fail to understand how social media platforms work in 2025 are committing malpractice. Had I stated this in 2010, when the book that I wrote about social media for lawyers was published, most lawyers would have disagreed. After all, social media was still an emerging technology, and unworthy of attention. The majority of lawyers thought it was irrelevant to the practice of law and posed more risks...

Experts warn that responsible data management must keep pace in the AI era

Before rushing to AI, it's time to get the rest of the technology side of the house in order.

A new Thomson Reuters Report highlights a phenomenon unique to legal and big law: clients aren’t talking to their lawyers about things that

An overwhelming 87% of professionals in midsized law firms view investing in cutting-edge technology as critical for their firm's future, with expectations for AI's value growing significantly, accord...

By putting business ahead of the rule of law when faced with assaults on their independence, many large US law firms have tarnished their reputations. Tomorrow's lawyers could make them pay the price.

AI has no reason to exist on its own. Yet, it can sometimes feel like the purpose of AI is simply to enable you to have AI tools at your disposal. Or alternatively we can get bogged down in finding…

Here is my recent Daily Record column. My past Daily Record articles can be accessed here. **** AI in Law Firms: Ethics Committees Are Clearing the Path Forward Whenever new technologies become available to lawyers, ethical concerns initially pose a significant hurdle to adoption. This friction is understandable. Legal professionals are necessarily cautious about tinkering with trusted legal workflows and processes, sometimes resulting in a reluctance to embrace new and innovative ways of working. Our clients trust us with highly sensitive information, and we have an obligation to ensure that confidentiality is not compromised when implementing new software. We rely...

A CES panel on workplace technology provides insights for the legal industry.

A practical guide for trial lawyers who want to try out AI LLMs (ChatGPT-4) in their practice and including simple-to-follow instructions and prompt examples.

In their annual report on the state of the U.S. legal market, Thomson Reuters and the Center on Ethics and the Legal Profession at Georgetown Law say that 2024 was a pivotal year for law firms, markin...

Future legal teams will have attorneys and AI agents working together. Sound futuristic? A recent panel said it’s closer than you might think.

A new report shows that just 10 percent of law firms have implemented specific policies to guide their organization’s use of generative AI.

Law firms still measure key aspects of their business — productivity, pricing, and growth — in "lawyer terms." Here are superior metrics that calculate success in real-world outcomes and experiences.

A senior executive with ContractPodAi discusses how legal AI poses economic benefits for in-house departments and disruption risks for law firm billing models.

Alex Smith | As more lawyers begin to lean on generative AI tools, there is a rising question about how this will impact pricing.

The false dichotomy of "work that matters" and "work that doesn't" wreaks havoc on law firms' priorities and lawyers' morale. Here's how to escape it.

In today's digital age landscape, where 27% of law firms experience security breaches, protecting sensitive client information is paramount for legal professionals. Sheila Grela explains how multi-factor authentication (MFA) and Privileged Access Management (PAM) can help secure legal departments.

By Anonymous. Lawyers make mistakes. That’s why they take out professional liability insurance. This raises the question in the wake of the Stanford University study into the accuracy of Thomson Re…

A new legal ethics opinion on the use of generative AI in law practice makes one point very clear: lawyers are required to maintain competence across all technological means relevant to their practice...

“My dear, here we must run as fast as we can, just to stay in place. And if you wish to go anywhere you must run twice as fast as that.”  The Queen

Melissa Rogozinski's story of sexual assault in 2016 serves as a reminder that when lawyers are accused of sexual misconduct, there is rarely substantial punishment, one expert says.

Solo and small firm lawyers intend to adopt artificial intelligence at a much faster pace than their larger-firm counterparts, but their clients are even more enthusiastic about the technology, believ...

This week, I share some takeaways from a course on legal prompt engineering—an essential skill for all lawyers to develop.

Associates are suffering from billable-hour demands, caused partly by the scarcity of available work. Billing targets for partners exacerbate that scarcity and waste partners' time and effort. Enough.

The less there is to justify a traditional custom, the harder it is to get rid of it. Mark Twain More and more law firms are opting to require lawyers and

Pro sports teams invest serious resources to maximize the performance of their highly skilled, uniquely specialized professionals. Why don't law firms do the same?