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A Queensland law firm under investigation for alleged claim farming has failed to knock down the state’s sweeping investigative powers.

Law Squared has appointed former Toll Group senior legal counsel to lead its disputes and litigation practice.

Clients now arrive with chatbot analysis of their matter. Firms that read it, correct it, and protect it will win more trust than those that brush it aside, writes Andrew Cooke.

As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly embedded in legal practice, law firms face a growing challenge: getting lawyers to trust and actively use the technology.

Experts have emphasised the importance of legal technology being designed by practitioners themselves to ensure digital tools align with the real-world needs of modern lawyering.

InfoTrack’s outsourced settlement service is expanding into Tasmania, helping Australian law firms manage interstate property transactions with expert local support.

Rather than fighting clients’ appetite for AI, law firms can look to scratch the itch themselves with branded chatbots that offer round-the-clock support in a controlled environment.

For law firms and legal teams weighing up what “defensible” artificial intelligence governance looks like, the test is not what the organisation believes about its own safeguards, but what it can prove about them to a court or regulator, one expert has said.

The next generation of legal technology is looking to move beyond standalone AI tools towards deeply integrated platforms that transform how the legal profession operates as a whole.

An ACT lawyer who waged a 20-year war with the Law Society, including over claims of racial discrimination and human rights breaches, has had his name removed from the roll.