AI in practice: new Bar Standards Board rules on use and risk – NetDocuments

The Bar Standards Board issued new guidance on the use of AI by barristers in England and Wales, encouraging adoption while warning that legal professionals remain responsible for confidentiality, accuracy, and oversight. Around the world, the legal industry has begun adopting AI at pace – and from new government practice notes in Australia to reports […]

How Harvey secures embeddings at scale

Protecting sensitive data from embedding reversal through secure-by-design architecture. Helping legal and professional service teams leverage AI effectively and securely means that we deal with some of the most sensitive data in the world. Much of this sensitive data powers our enterprise-grade RAG systems. Previously, we discussed how we build these systems at scale by […]

Don’t bin it – reheat it: why old blogs deserve a second serving – Accesspoint

An old blog post is a bit like a forgotten tub of frozen leftover five bean chilli at the bottom of the freezer drawer. And just for fun, here’s a link to a super tasty recipe, just in case you don’t have a portion already in the freezer. At first glance, that frozen chilli is unexciting. […]

iManage unveils next evolution of platform at ConnectLive 2026

iManage, the company dedicated to Making Knowledge Work™,  announced strong momentum at ConnectLive 2026, where it is showcasing the next evolution of the iManage platform and demonstrating how organisations can turn governed institutional knowledge into a trusted foundation for AI. The updates being introduced at ConnectLive represent the first phase of a broader, ongoing platform […]

Aderant introduces agentic law firm operations AI agent center

Aderant, a leading global provider of legal business management software, today announced the Aderant Agent Center, alongside a broad set of AI-driven innovations and platform advancements, at Momentum Global 2026—signaling a major step forward in the evolution of law firm operations. Built on the Stridyn platform and powered by MADDI, the Agent Center introduces a new model […]

85% of law firms say clients drive AI investment – Litera

Litera, the legal AI platform provider that best unifies the practice and business of law, released the State of Legal AI: Spring 2026 Market Sentiment Report, published through the return of The Changing Lawyer, a publication that earned recognition as unique among partners and law firm executives during its original 2017–2022 run. The report is […]

Automating law: inside Harvey’s new agentic platform

Introducing improved agentic capabilities in Harvey, so that you can quickly drive consistent, high-quality results. We’re introducing a major upgrade to Harvey’s agentic platform: a library of 500+ ready-to-use agents built and tested by lawyers, and an improved Agent Builder for teams that want to customize agents to reflect their organization’s unique expertise. These upgrades […]

Unapproved AI use in UK law firms exposed after landmark ruling – Access Legal

New data from Access Legal reveals 59% of fee earners admit to using unapproved AI tools for client work New research from Access Legal has found that 59% of UK fee earners – solicitors, legal executives, and paralegals – admit to using unapproved AI applications, like the free version of ChatGPT, for client work. The […]

Elite: Law firms see 64% climb in rejection rates as client AI billing scrutiny advances

Elite, the AI financial operations platform for law firms, today released new findings from its E-Billing After AI Report, revealing a sharp increase in invoice rejection rates across the legal industry as corporate legal departments adopt more advanced AI-driven billing scrutiny. Elite’s billing data across approximately 400 firms, including roughly half of the Am Law […]

Clarra partners with NetDocuments for workflow integration

Clarra, a cloud-based case management platform optimised for litigation and legal operations, announced a partnership and product integration with NetDocuments, the #1 trusted intelligent document management system (DMS) for legal professionals. The integration allows legal teams to access and manage NetDocuments workspaces and files directly from within the Clarra platform, reducing the inefficiencies and risks […]