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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.
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.
Appointing a restrictive practices decision-maker has become a new pillar of estate planning in Victoria, writes Pamela Nasiakos.
Blended workforces that combine permanent lawyers, flexible talent, specialist support, alternative legal service providers (ALSPs), and technology will become the standard model for in-house legal teams in 2027, according to Paul Cowling, who said the year ahead will be one of transition for many departments.
The Federal Court has dismissed a former academic’s defamation claim against Lawyers Weekly and HR Leader, finding the articles caused no serious harm and fairly summarised a public decision.