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A weekly round-up and review of news in legal technology and innovation, selected by industry leading journalists. Hosted by lawyer and journalist Bob Ambrogi.

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09/12/2025: Welcoming a new panelist, a Nevada judge's create approach to combat hallucinations, and more 18.09.2025 57:31

Each week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 02:36 Why Did This First-Time Conference Feel Like Déjà Vu All Over Again? My Thoughts on 8am's Kaleidoscope (Selected by Bob Ambrogi) 13:32 AI company buys a law firm. What could possibly go wrong? (Selected by Stephen Embry) 37:55 As Customs searches mo...

09/05/25: A Special Legal AI Q&A Recorded Live at 8am's Kaleidoscope Conference 11.09.2025 56:19

In this special episode on Legaltech Week, moderated by Niki Black live at 8am's Kaleidoscope conference, our panelists take turns sharing their thoughts on specific questions regarding the future of AI in legal tech. This week's topics: 00:00 Introductions 02:40 Will AI change the practice of law and how I practice law? 07:02 Will AI finally kill the billable hour? 18:24 What will AI's effect b...

08/29/25: Assigning liability for AI tragedy, Harvey partners with law schools, and more 04.09.2025 1:03:24

Each week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 09:54 Harvey partners with law schools (Selected by Joe Patrice). 16:24 UChicago Law to launch AI Lab (Selected by Victor Li). 25:42 Will Clio's big moves affect legal practice? (Selected by Julie Sobowale). 37:14 Bench IQ, AI startup led by former ROSS c...

08/22/25: AffiniPay rebrands as 8am, the reality of Agentic AI in legal tech, and more 04.09.2025 58:01

Each week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 00:00 Introductions 03:02 ILTACON post-mortem (Selected by Bob Ambrogi) 06:09 Agentic AI Is The 'Fetch' Of Legal Tech And We Need To Stop Trying To Make It Happen (Selected by Joe Patrice) 37:49 AffiniPay rebrands as 8am (Selected by Bob Ambrogi) 43:59 Co...

07/25/25: Many takeaways from AALL, questions about the ethics of NOT using AI, and more 30.07.2025 58:21

Each week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 00:00 Introduction 02:11 At Law Librarians' Annual Meeting, Panel Tackles the Challenge of Benchmarking AI Research Tools (Selected by Bob Ambrogi) 09:18 Are you committing malpractice if you don't use AI? (Selected by Niki Black) 18:32 AALL panel explore...

07/18/25: Ethical Jury Selection in the AI Era, AI's Misuse as Glorified Admin, and more 21.07.2025 53:03

Each week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 00:00 Introduction 02:19 U.S. State Courts Cautiously Approach AI Despite Efficiency Promises and Staffing Crises (Selected by Bob Ambrogi) 10:22 Ethical Jury Selection in the AI Era (Selected by Niki Black) 17:31 Michigan Law Adds AI Essay Prompt (Select...

07/11/25: Clio / vLex acquisition, SCOTUS Oral argument with AI, and more 14.07.2025 53:55

Each week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 00:00 Clio Acquires vLex Selected by Bob Ambrogi 08:24 Key Takeaways from the Future of Professionals Report: AI Awareness, Hesitation, and ROI Selected by Niki Black 17:18 SCOTUS Oral Argument with AI Selected by Joe Patrice 28:02 Georgia Court Cites AI...

06/27/25: Harvey/LexisNexis partnership, law firm marketing mistakes, and more 03.07.2025 57:57

Each week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 00:00 Two Stories from Puerto Rico: Adoption of Duty of Tech Competence and New Rule Allowing Non-Lawyers to Own Law Firms (Selected by Bob Ambrogi) 04:42 Free Legal Research Site Descrybe.ai Launches A Paid Suite of Legal Research Tools, Including Its Ow...

06/13/25: Stats on AI adoption differences between practices, Harvey, and more 03.07.2025 56:38

Each week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's Topics: Has Harvey already won? The legal profession falls behind on AI while other industries move ahead Interesting stats on the differances in AI use and views between legal professionals in in house departments and and outlside law firms What skills do new la...

06/06/25: Legalzoom/perplexity partnership, Stanford study on AZ/UT legal innovation, and more 03.07.2025 56:11

Each week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: Five Years After Reform: Stanford Study Offers Comprehensive Look at Legal Innovation in Arizona and Utah Overwhelmed by AI? Lawyers turn to specialists to help power up their practices Trustworthy criminal AI With LegalZoom/Perplexity Partnership, Legal...

05/30/25: Increasing cybersecurity threats to law firms, ruling on liability of ChatGPT creator 05.06.2025 50:51

Each week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. ________________________ This week's topics: 17:33 More on Butler Snow (Selected by Joe Patrice) 30:44 AI Defamation Ruling (Selected by Victor Li) 37:56 Law Firm Cyber Threats (Selected by Stephen Embry) 42:50 Why Law Librarians Should 'Be Bold' (Selected by Bob Ambrogi)

05/23/25: Why the 'Use Case Chase' Is Hindering Legal's GenAI Progress, and more 29.05.2025 56:43

Each week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. ________________________ This week's topics: 03:32 The Aderant Global Momentum 2025 Conference and Cloud Product Launches (Selected by Bob Ambrogi) 15:46 Why the 'Use Case Chase' Is Hindering Legal's GenAI Progress (Selected by Stephanie Wilkins) 22:38 Courts Are Facing an A...

05/16/25: Clio report shows trends on AI and billable hour, Trellis partnership, and more 22.05.2025 58:57

Each week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 02:46 Trellis Partners with Fisher Phillips to Deliver AI-Powered Case Strategy Reports through Automated Alerts (Selected by Bob Ambrogi) 09:12 AI Hallucinations Strike Again: Two More Cases Where Lawyers Face Judicial Wrath for Fake Citations (Selected...

05/09/25: CA sues vendor after troubled bar exam, dead guy's deep fake speaks at sentencing, & more 16.05.2025 59:19

Each week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 03:19 AI Dead Guy Sentencing (Selected by Joe Patrice) 17:39 CLOC (Selected by Stephen Embry) 22:25 Should Using AI Mean Lower Fees? Virginia Ethics Committee Weighs In (Selected by Niki Black) 31:44 California State Bar Sues Vendor After Troubled Exam (S...

05/02/25: My Pillow guy's pantsless lawyer back in news, Supio's $60M investment, and more 08.05.2025 59:22

Each week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. ________________________ This week's topics: Seriously? Lawyer Representing the My Pillow Guy – Already Known For Having Been Caught Pantsless on Zoom – Now Faces Sanctions for Hallucinated Cases Legal Tech Startup Supio Secures $60 Million in Series B Funding to Expand AI Pla...

04/25/25: CA Bar used AI for exam questions, Trump calls for AI education, and more 01.05.2025 58:37

Each week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 02:42 California Bar Reveals It Used AI For Exam Questions, Because Of Course It Did (Selected by Joe Patrice) 13:34 An App That Lets People Cheat On Everything? Just What Lawyers Need (Selected by Stephen Embry) 27:06 Trump Executive Order Calls for Arti...

04/18/25: AI evaluates surveys on legal AI adoption, courtroom plagiarism, and more 25.04.2025 57:27

Each week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 01:57 Generative AI Can Help Overworked Immigration Lawyers Navigate These Tumultuous Times (Selected by Victor Li) 12:01 10 Practical Ways for Legal Professionals to Start Using Generative AI Today (Selected by Niki Black) 17:20 An AI-Assisted Look At Fo...

04/11/25: Techshow post mortem, startup alley winners, AI avatars in court, and more 16.04.2025 58:53

Each week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: Techshow Post-Mortem Appellant Sends AI Avatar To Oral Argument… Judges Are NOT Pleased Legal AI Could Bridge Access To Justice Gap… But Should It? Shoosmiths offers £1m bonus pot for 1 million AI prompts Startup Alley winners

03/28/25: Legalweek post mortem, and more 16.04.2025 55:17

Each week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: Legalweek post-mortem Legalweek 2025: Embedded And Agentic Generative AI Expands Software Capabilities Be curious and adapt – or be left behind Who gives the best keynote: legal tech guru or big name draw?

03/21/25: Announcing our new press release newswire for legaltech, and more 16.04.2025 55:05

Each week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: Our new press release newswire Entegrata Raises $4.5M To Further Its Mission To Transform Law Firm Data Analytics and Business Intelligence Generative artificial intelligence is supercharging legal analytics Cleary Acquires Springbok AI in Rare Law Firm L...

03/14/25: Clio joins call to discuss their move to Big Law, SXSW takeaways, and deep fakes in court 20.03.2025 59:48

Each week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 04:50 Clio moves into Big Law space with acquisition of ShareDo, with special guest Joshua Lenon 23:25 AZ Supreme Court hiring AI spokespeople (Selected by Joe Patrice) 37:00 The End of Reality? How to combat deepfakes in our legal system (Selected by Vic...

02/28/25: California bar exam faces technical difficulties, experiments with Deep Research, and more 06.03.2025 57:55

Each week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: Remember the Legal Research 'AI Smackdown'? I Decided To Bring OpenAI's Deep Research to the Fight Exclusive: With Its Latest Release Out Today, vLex's Vincent AI Adds Multi-Modal Capabilities, Litigation Workflows, and Coverage for Four New Countries From...

02/21/25: Trump cancels SEC's Westlaw subscription, Deposely offers free AI litigation tool, & more 27.02.2025 57:00

Each week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 00:00 Panelist Introductions 03:43 Trump Cancels The SEC's Westlaw Subscription For Probably The Dumbest Possible Reason (Selected by Joe Patrice) 14:40 My JELL-O Theory of Legal Tech (Selected by Stephanie Wilkins) 30:50 Wondering what the Big 4 are up t...

02/14/25: LexisNexis parent co. invests in competitor Harvey, DOGE cybersecurity nightmare, & more 18.02.2025 59:51

Each week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 00:00 Panelist Introductions 08:20 Federal Judge Rules Legal Research Startup ROSS Infringed Westlaw's Copyrights, Rejecting Fair Use Defense (Selected by Bob Ambrogi) 25:15 Harvey raises $300M, and LexisNexis is involved (Selected by Bob Ambrogi) 32:40 N...

02/07/25: Women + AI summit, our experiments with OpenAI Deep Research, and more 13.02.2025 58:21

Each week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 00:00 Panelist Introductions 03:20 Women + AI Vanderbilt Summit (Selected by Stephanie Wilkins) 21:50 Funding Freezes, Crowdfunding, And Legal Tech: The Ever-Changing Access-To-Justice Landscape (Selected by Niki Black) 27:10 Three stories on experiment w...