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UK law firms lead AI use for time savings & profit

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UK legal professionals emerge as global AI leaders, with 62% regular users and strong training seen as key to boosting profitability.
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Australian law firms lag peers on legal AI adoption

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Australian law firms trail global peers on legal AI use, risking missed productivity gains despite mounting pressure on profitability.
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MiAI Law secures AUD $2 million for AI legal reasoning

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Sydney's MiAI Law raises AUD $2 million to launch an AI legal research tool that exposes its reasoning step by step for lawyers.
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer adopts Legora AI firmwide

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer selects Legora as its firmwide AI platform, boosting drafting tools and launching a new client collaboration portal.
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Legal AI firm Harvey to launch new Singapore office

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Legal AI specialist Harvey will open a Singapore office in June, deepening its APAC footprint and support for regional law firms and corporates.
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BriefCatch unveils RealityCheck to tackle AI errors

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BriefCatch launches RealityCheck tool to spot AI hallucinations in legal briefs, as courts tighten scrutiny and sanction error-prone lawyers.
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Legora raises USD $550m to fuel US & APAC AI growth

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Legal AI platform Legora raises USD $550m at a USD $5.55bn valuation to speed expansion across the US and wider Asia-Pacific markets.
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Legora names New Zealand lead to drive legal AI use

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Legora appoints Jessica Turner to spearhead New Zealand push as demand grows for secure AI tools in everyday legal workflows.
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Why legal literacy is the ultimate empowerment for women in tech

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Women in tech gain real power not just by innovating, but by mastering legal literacy to protect their work, legacy and leadership.
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Automate the tasks, elevate leaders: The case for human-centered AI

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Law firms are turning to AI to cut drudge work, raising urgent questions about how to protect mentorship, ethics and future leaders.
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LevelBlue unveils flexible funds-based cyber IR retainer

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LevelBlue launches Resilience Retainer, a flexible funds-based cyber incident response service with rapid SLAs and rollover security spend.
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Forensic IT names Chris Hatfield as Executive General Manager

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Forensic IT has named Chris Hatfield executive general manager to lead digital forensics amid rising cyber incidents and governance scrutiny.
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Regulating the internet is like trying to bottle lightning using chopsticks

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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As AI disrupts brand protection, global rights owners face a volatile fight against online piracy that regulation alone cannot tame.
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Compression, redistribution and friction: Three ways AI is shifting lawyers from 'performers' to 'producers'

Mon, 23rd Feb 2026
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AI is speeding legal work, shifting risk upward and forcing lawyers to move from hands-on performers to orchestrators of judgement and control.
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Client focus & AI adoption shape Australian law firms

Sun, 15th Feb 2026
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Australian midsize law firms double down on client care and incremental growth as AI use goes mainstream amid workload and talent strains.
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BriefCatch buys WordRake tech to expand legal editing

Sat, 14th Feb 2026
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BriefCatch acquires WordRake's core tech and 12 US patents, aiming to fuse document-level and in-line legal editing in one platform.
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Knowledge governance seen as key to AI adoption gap

Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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New research finds 85% of firms trial AI but only 17% use it daily, with weak knowledge governance blamed for stalled adoption.
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Actionstep unveils AI time capture tool Trace for firms

Sat, 31st Jan 2026
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Actionstep launches AI-powered Trace to automate time capture for law firms, backed by its acquisition of passive tracking startup Traced.
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Litera unveils hybrid AI upgrade for Kira contract tool

Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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Litera launches a hybrid AI upgrade for its Kira contract tool, promising 90%+ accuracy and new generative features planned for 2026.
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Lighthouse unveils LighthouseIQ AI platform for law

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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Lighthouse launches LighthouseIQ, an AI legal platform promising faster eDiscovery, case analysis and regulator-ready document review.