The new “Chaos” in enterprise data: How experts are planning for GenAI prompt data

Generative AI prompt data is introducing new “Chaos” in Enterprise Data. Read the perspectives from legal experts on their approach to this evolving data challenge.

By Chris Kruse - Executive Vice President, Casepoint Commercial • Sept. 23, 2024

Legal budgets will get an AI-inspired makeover in 2025: survey

Nearly every general counsel is budgeting to add generative AI tools to their departments — and they’re all expecting to realize efficiencies by doing so.

By Justin Bachman • Sept. 13, 2024

How to make generative AI legal tools valuable in your workflows

Once this new legal tool has arrived, there are some clear tips on how to succeed with implementation — and a few responsibilities lawyers assume when using it.

By Justin Bachman • Sept. 12, 2024

What to do when your CLM integration suffers a rough debut

Migrating to a sophisticated contract-management system often means glitches and a learning curve for employees. Here are some tips to mitigate the frustration.

By Justin Bachman • Sept. 10, 2024

Conquering the data avalanche: Why corporate data consolidation is critical

Explore how data consolidation applications solve new risks created by growing enterprise data.

By Oliver Silva, Vice President, Product Operations, Casepoint • Sept. 9, 2024

Legal AI adoption needs specific use cases, trials and patience, expert panel says

Lawyers have realized that integrating AI into their work will be challenging, but a strategic approach to how the software is used can help.

By Justin Bachman • Sept. 5, 2024

Clearbrief’s CEO on why legal tech buyers are suffering ‘a bit of fatigue’

The former litigator says most GenAI tools come without an industry focus and clear proof that they can meet the legal world’s functional needs.

By Justin Bachman • Aug. 30, 2024

Mitigating legal risk while AI laws play catch-up

There are steps in-house counsel can take to help ensure their organization’s use of new technology doesn’t create liability under existing laws.

By Seth P. Berman • Aug. 30, 2024

What Hormel Foods learned from its contract management overhaul

For many years Excel spreadsheets and paper constituted contracting workflows at Hormel, which decided in 2023 to migrate to a CLM platform.

By Justin Bachman • Aug. 29, 2024

How some legal teams are saving money, keeping talent and integrating AI

Tighter budgets have made retaining in-house lawyers difficult but C-suite executives tend to be willing to fund efficiency-oriented AI tools, legal operations leaders say.

By Justin Bachman • Aug. 23, 2024

AI for Legal: 5 tips to help integrate these new tools

In-house legal departments adopting GenAI software must consider several issues around its value, senior leaders’ positions, data integrity and cultural changes.

By Justin Bachman • Aug. 15, 2024

How IP attorneys can use AI to boost their careers

Both in-house attorneys and outside counsel have reason to embrace generative AI but its impact on their work will be different.

By Vincent Brault • Aug. 15, 2024

AI’s first serious foray into legal may be contract review

Contracting consumes plenty of time for lawyers, so AI’s first broad legal use may be in this area, a survey finds.

By Justin Bachman • Aug. 8, 2024

Company touts ‘point tool’ approach to self-serve contracts

Enabling business functions to create contracts in Slack and other workspaces helps increase buy-in, the head of a legal tech company says.

By Robert Freedman • Aug. 1, 2024

Heading off bias in your AI-embedded employment tools

AI permeates more deeply in your HR decision-making toolkits than you might realize. Knowing how to correct for unintended bias can help from a risk management standpoint.  

By Corey Gildart and Joe Knight • July 25, 2024

How big firms are trying to keep lawyers from burning out

Resource management efforts seek to match lawyers’ skills with legal matters and divide work more equitably, while treating career development as a crucial DEI element.

By Justin Bachman • July 24, 2024

Future-proofing in-house legal workflows

Adopting the correct technologies can provide legal teams an opportunity to enhance their relationships with internal business partners.

By Lisa Mundrake • July 24, 2024

Legal tech firm Clio nabs $3 billion valuation with new funding

The $900 million injection is a record for cloud-based legal technology, and will enable global expansion, the software maker said.

By Justin Bachman • July 23, 2024

Even simple GenAI uses can create efficiencies, legal specialists say

For basic idea generation, ChatGPT can be useful to the extent its output gets the ball rolling on a matter that would otherwise have taken a lot of time.

By Robert Freedman • July 19, 2024

Companies turn to AI contract tools to reduce external risks

Executives often overlook the importance of shrewd third-party contracting when managing their risk profiles, according to a legal tech panel.

By Justin Bachman • July 18, 2024

How GCs can use data to demonstrate their teams’ value

Understanding your legal staff’s work patterns at a more detailed level can offer insights that help change perceptions of legal as purely a cost center.

By Justin Bachman • July 17, 2024

Gen AI and attorneys aren’t (yet) working well together, survey finds

Lawyers were the most dissatisfied with generative AI results among corporate work groups, according to a quarterly Bain survey.

By Justin Bachman • July 12, 2024

With Silicon Valley help, Leya carves an AI legal assistant niche outside the U.S.

The Sweden-based company is making a push into the Spanish-language legal landscape, where generative AI companies have less of a presence. 

By Dylan Drury • July 12, 2024

Neutralizing the language barrier in international cases

In-house counsel can do front-end legal work on their own by leveraging tools that understand cultural nuances, a champion of one such tool says.

By Robert Freedman • July 10, 2024

The DOJ shouldn’t re-write antitrust law out of AI fears

Congress and regulators are setting their sights on algorithm-implementing emerging AI technologies. It’s important to remember that it takes unlawful behavior, not tools, to violate antitrust laws.

By Shubha Ghosh • July 8, 2024