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Ropes & Gray LLP

[Podcast] Culture & Compliance Chronicles: Wonder, Creativity and the Power of Play - Inspiring Change in Compliance with Rebecca...

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On this episode of Culture & Compliance Chronicles, Amanda Raad and Nitish Upadhyaya from Ropes & Gray’s Insights Lab, and Richard Bistrong of Front-Line Anti-Bribery, are joined by Rebecca Mayfield, group compliance director...more

Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC

California Ethics Panel Turns Up the Heat on Artificial Intelligence

California bar regulators are escalating efforts to address the worst ethical side-effects of artificial intelligence tools in legal services delivery. Under proposed changes to that state’s code of professional conduct,...more

Fishman Haygood LLP

Louisiana Supreme Court Confirms Attorney Fee-Sharing Agreements Must Comply with Rules of Professional Conduct

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A recent decision from the Louisiana Supreme Court clarifies that attorney fee-sharing agreements between lawyers in different firms are subject to – and must comply with – the Louisiana Rules of Professional Conduct,...more

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model

Will AI Take My Job? OpenAI’s New Policy, Rising Cybersecurity Risks, and What Comes Next

Introduction: The Urgency of the Question - Will AI take my job? That question is no longer speculative. It is now front-page relevant, driven not only by rapid advances in AI, but by two recent events that reveal how quickly...more

Society54

Reconnecting the Right Way: How to Re-Engage Dormant Prospects Without It Feeling Awkward

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One of the most common questions I hear when coaching lawyers on business development is: “How do I re-engage with a contact I haven’t spoken to in a long time without it feeling inauthentic?”...more

J.S. Held

Commercial Roofing Systems: Materials, Lifespan, and Engineering Strategies for Low-Slope Roof Performance

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Commercial/industrial building owners, asset managers, insurers, and facilities leaders responsible for capital planning and risk mitigation, as well as architects, roofing contractors, consultants, adjusters, and real...more

ModeOne

Podcast Recap: State of the eDiscovery and Legal Tech Industry

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What was once considered a niche technical function, collecting and reviewing electronic evidence, is now moving to the center of how legal work gets done. Data volumes are growing exponentially, file types are multiplying,...more

Copo Strategies + Law Firm Editorial Service

Most plaintiffs' firms are ignoring this enormous thought leadership opportunity

In this video, Wayne Pollock (Founder of Copo Strategies and the Law Firm Editorial Service) discusses the benefits of plaintiffs' firms crafting thought leadership that discusses how they secured the big settlements and...more

Integreon

How ALSPs, as Innovation Sandboxes, Can Expedite Results for Legal and Compliance GenAI

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The rapid emergence of generative artificial intelligence (genAI) is not simply accelerating change in the legal industry; it is exposing the structural fault lines that have long existed within it. Traditional law firm...more

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Is it a true trust if settlor has reserved a right to revoke it?

Classic equity doctrine. By the 1940s, it was settled law that a funded revocable inter vivos trust with multiple beneficiaries was a true trust. See Nat’l Shawmut Bnk v. Joy, 53 N.E.2nd 113 (1944). It was not merely a failed...more

ModeOne

BYOD Collection Without the Drama

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Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) is no longer a trend. It’s the default. But while the way we work has evolved, the way we collect mobile data in litigation and investigations… hasn’t....more

LawVision

The Middle Market Under Siege… Again?

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“History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.”  Usually attributed to Mark Twain, this quote might well describe the past few decades for middle market commercial law firms.  We have moved from one “existential threat”...more

Secretariat

Agentic AI as Evidence: When Autonomous Systems Become Witnesses in Investigations

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Artificial intelligence in 2026 is defined by the rise of “agentic AI,” or “AI agents”, systems with varying levels of autonomy that are “able to perceive, reason, and act on their own.”...more

9Sail

What Marketing Attribution Should Look Like for Law Firms

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Most law firm marketing leaders already know their tracking is incomplete. The question is usually where to start, and the answer keeps getting deferred because the options feel either too simple to matter or too complex to...more

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model

From Competence to Judgment: How AI Compresses Litigation Work and Why That Makes Judgment More Important

Artificial intelligence has entered legal practice with unusual speed and reach. Within a brief period, tools that can organize information, generate analysis, and structure legal arguments have become embedded across...more

JD Supra Perspectives

[Report] Trust, Relevance, & AI in 2026 – What GCs Want from Law Firm Thought Leadership

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JD Supra and LIMELIGHT present findings from a survey of corporate counsel and business leaders on how they discover, evaluate, and act on law firm thought leadership. The report offers practical, data-backed guidance on...more

Law School Toolbox

Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 347: Listen and Learn -- Duty of Confidentiality (Professional Responsibility)

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Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today we're discussing one of the most tested subtopics of professional responsibility -- the duty of a lawyer to maintain the confidentiality of all information relating to the...more

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Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 551: Listen and Learn -- Warranties and Disclaimers Under the UCC (Contracts)

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Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today we're discussing contract law – specifically, warranties and the disclaimer of warranties under the UCC. We explain both express and implied warranties and how they can be...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Podcast - The "Referee" of the Judicial System

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Order in the courtroom determines whether justice can move forward. In this episode of "The Trial Lawyer's Handbook," litigation attorney Dan Small examines the essential role judges play in the adversarial system through his...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Client Alert: Artificial Intelligence (AI) Is Supposed to Reduce Risk. Why Does It Feel Like the Opposite?

If AI is making legal, privacy, and cybersecurity functions faster and more efficient, why does the organization's overall risk profile feel higher than ever?...more

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model

Court Suggests That Opposing Counsel Also Failed to Check Citations

Do lawyers have an obligation not only to verify their own citations, but also to catch their opponents “hallucinated” authorities? A recent Seventh Circuit decision suggests that the answer may be edging toward yes....more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

What Shifting Partner Billing Rates Mean for Corporate Legal Departments in 2026 Negotiations

Law firm partner billing rates across the AmLaw market continue to rise, but beneath those increases lies a more nuanced pricing landscape that corporate legal departments must navigate strategically....more

Secretariat

Navigating the New Enforcement Frontier: U.S. SEC & DOJ Trends and Impacts Across Asia-Pacific

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In-house counsels across Asia-Pacific are increasingly operating at the intersection of two powerful forces. Under the current Trump administration, U.S. enforcement priorities are shifting, while the regional regulatory...more

LegalMation

The Human + AI Workplace: Redefining Legal Work in the Age of Automation

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Walk into any forward-thinking legal department today and you’ll see a landscape rapidly changing before your eyes. Gone are the days of wall-to-wall case files and marathon review sessions....more

IMS Legal Strategies

Why Federal Rule 107 Matters for Your Trial Presentations

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Take a moment, close your eyes, and imagine this: You have just been selected to serve on a jury. You begrudgingly enter the courtroom, take your seat in the jury box, and begin watching the persuasive battle unfold....more

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