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Study finds more e-discovery professionals embracing generative AI
More e-discovery professionals are embracing the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI).
A new study shows 37% of professionals are now using the technology compared to two years ago when the number was just 12%.
In a July 23 post on LawSites (https://www.lawnext.com/2025/07/report-shows-37-of-e-discovery-profession ... (full story)
Report encourages firms to use AI to improve communication with clients
When it comes to building one’s practice, client satisfaction is key and an integral part of that is effective communication between the parties.
But as Betsy Kinney explains in a July 30 post on Legal Tech Daily, (https://www.legaltechdaily.com/2025/07/report-1-in-4-legal-clients-experience-case-related-anxiety-with-poor- ... (full story)
Healthcare institutions urged to address cybersecurity weaknesses
It’s a nightmare scenario for patients and providers—large data breaches exposing sensitive information--increasing identity theft and other risks for clients and creating potential liability for and/or harming the reputation of the institutions.
According to a post in The HIPAA Journal by Editor-in-Chief Steve Alde ... (full story)
What to know about AI and ethical jury selection
Choosing the “right” jurors is one of the keys to winning a case, but doing so is far from an easy task.
As Rochester, New York attorney Nicole Black explains in her recent column in The Daily Record posted on Legal Tech Daily on July 17 (https://www.legaltechdaily.com/2025/07/ethical-jury-selection-in-the-ai-era/), ... (full story)
Georgia judge issues order based on AI-hallucinated case law
It’s an embarrassing scenario that’s becoming more common in the legal profession: Fake case law hallucinated by a generative artificial intelligence tool cited in filings and/or arguments.
As Joe Patrice, a senior editor at Above the Law explains in a July 1 post (https://abovethelaw.com/2025/07/trial-court-decides- ... (full story)