The tax law team at a mid-sized firm prided itself on its deep legal expertise. However, communication with the business development (BD) team was minimal. Unaware of the tax law team’s recent success in handling complex cryptocurrency tax cases, BD continued to focus on more traditional tax services when pitching to potential clients.

A structural shift is underway in how the world's leading law firms operate. New research based on tracked operational data from 31 firms using Legora’s platform across 14 markets finds that AI has moved beyond a tool for efficiency.

NetDocuments today announced that Am Law 100 firm Akin has expanded its embedded AI deployment firmwide, transforming how more than 900 lawyers interact with over 65 million documents across its global practice.

Responsible AI is no longer a theoretical discussion for large law firms. As AI tools are embedded into research, drafting, knowledge management and client delivery across multiple jurisdictions, firms face growing reputational and operational exposure if these systems are not governed consistently and transparently.

She was aware that her mother had made a will using a solicitor in Wellingborough many years earlier. But when she searched through her mother’s paperwork and personal effects, she found no copy. Attempts to contact the solicitors were unsuccessful, leaving her without a will, she believed to exist.

The legal industry is no longer asking whether generative AI will transform daily work, but how quickly that transformation will take hold, and where it will deliver real value first.

Intapp, the leading governed AI platform for professional firms in highly regulated industries, announces that it will accelerate the adoption of specialized agentic AI across the accounting, consulting, investment banking, legal, and private capital sectors with Claude, Anthropic’s family of AI models.

See how litigators use Harvey across the lifecycle of a case to manage complex records, sharpen strategy, and move forward with confidence.

Smarter Drafter is pleased to highlight the latest innovation in legal document automation: Matter Record, a powerful feature now available in Smarter Drafter Pro.

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In this episode of SmartSessions, Host Oliver Telfor sits down with Sophia Sulaman, Product Director, for a deep dive into our upcoming product launch: Source of Funds.

AI productivity is no longer theoretical. Your lawyers are using AI. Some of your best partners have built workflows around it. And the ROI on these individual tools is real enough that shutting it down isn’t a serious option.