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Survey suggests a quarter of UK lawyers use generative AI tools, and a third are planning to. Whilst concerns still linger, lawyers say AI that is grounded on trusted legal content would be a welcome solution.

The post-COVID hiring frenzy at US law firms may have leveled off, but it’s still a competitive market for legal talent. Top US law firms are announcing associate salary increases.

The legal industry may be in a greater state of transition today than at any time since the end of the Great Financial Crisis of 2008-’11 (GFC), as the market shifts dramatically in what types of legal services are most in demand, how differing segments of law firms are addressing these challenges in varying ways, and what will be the ultimate impact of generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) on the legal profession.

Lex Machina and LexisNexis recently conducted their annual Impact of Legal Analytics survey. Each year, Lex Machina reaches out to legal professionals, both customers and non-customers, in order to gain insights into how Legal Analytics continues to be used and perceived.

The roughly 500-attorney, Atlanta-based firm announced last week that it acquired the startup Blue Pencil Box, which offers tools to help companies track the changing regulatory and enforcement landscape for non-compete agreements.

Second Installment of The General Counsel Report from FTI Consulting and Relativity Finds Growth Across Technology Spending and New Use Cases

Sales professionals identify several pain points in their interactions with legal department colleagues regarding contract review, a Lexion survey finds.

U.S. law firm mergers increased slightly in 2023, with 48 such deals completed during the year, according to data released on Tuesday by legal consultancy Fairfax Associates.

New research into data released by the Information Commissioner’s Office reveals that up to 4.2 million people could have been impacted by law firm data breaches last year.