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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, 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 says.

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.

The director of Coutts Lawyers & Conveyancers who accused her colleagues of oppressive conduct over plans to sell the business has failed in a bid to stop the proposed sale, with the Federal Court dismissing her application for an injunction.

With summer sport in full flight across Australia, the first anniversary of the tragic death of a young cricketer has resurfaced important questions about player safety, the responsibilities of sporting clubs and the legal options available to families following a sporting fatality.

Maddocks has strengthened its real estate practice group based in Melbourne with the appointment of a new special counsel.