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GenAI

Thomson Reuters launches next generation of GenAI assistant in Australia
Legal technology provider Thomson Reuters has continued to expand upon its AI strategy, launching the next generation...
17 March 2025
By Lauren Croft
NSW Land and Environment Court sets new AI guidelines
Following the NSW Supreme Court’s GenAI practice note, which initially drew criticism from members of the profession,...
06 March 2025
By Naomi Neilson
NSW’s top judge warns of AI-driven ‘historical revisionism’
As generative AI continues to reshape industries worldwide, the Chief Justice of the NSW Supreme Court has expressed...
10 February 2025
By Grace Robbie
AI ban in NSW courtrooms bends to pressure
With just under a week before the NSW Supreme Court’s GenAI ban comes into effect, the Chief Justice has issued an...
30 January 2025
By Naomi Neilson
‘Not a substitute’: Chief Justice responds to criticisms of GenAI ban
The NSW Supreme Court outlawed certain uses of generative artificial intelligence in courtrooms to prevent inaccuracies...
04 December 2024
By Naomi Neilson
Almost half of all legal practitioners use GenAI day-to-day, new data shows
The majority of the legal profession has reported that their use of GenAI will continue to increase over the next two...
20 November 2024
By Lauren Croft
Implementing GenAI needs a ‘thoughtful and strategic approach’
Following five separate roundtable discussions earlier this year, a new report from The College of Law has unveiled key...
17 October 2024
By Lauren Croft
Legal departments should ‘be open’ to making GenAI work for them
For legal teams looking to experiment with GenAI, this engineer recommends “trial and error in a safe place”, as...
15 October 2024
By Lauren Croft
GenAI promoting ‘a new vision for the future’
Following five separate roundtable discussions earlier this year, a new report from The College of Law has revealed...
10 October 2024
By Lauren Croft
Thomson Reuters launches new GenAI assistant: CoCounsel 2.0
Global legal tech company Thomson Reuters has revealed a new professional-grade AI assistant, helping users to...
23 August 2024
By Lauren Croft
Uncertainty is ‘part of the nature of legal practice’
Amid growing client expectations and the rise of new technology, those in the legal profession may (understandably)...
19 July 2024
By Lauren Croft
Implementing GenAI when ‘every business is a digital business’
The “phenomenal” rate of innovation means that for in-house teams, the ways that generative AI can be used within...
25 June 2024
By Lauren Croft
Firms changing pricing models, implementing hiring freezes amid economic turbulence
More Australian law firms are reducing their headcount and implementing alternative pricing models in light of economic...
30 May 2024
By Lauren Croft
Are BigLaw firms using AI to its full potential?
As emerging technologies and generative artificial intelligence (AI) become commonplace in legal workplaces, firms can...
24 April 2024
By Lauren Croft
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