AI-savvy lawyering is already something that clients are starting to demand. The technology is capable; the challenge now is cultural and organizational change.
June 01, 2026Lucie Allen
There is a difference between deploying AI in an existing workflow and rethinking how legal work gets done. The organizations seeing more fundamental change are the ones redesigning their operating model around what the technology makes possible.
June 01, 2026Sirisha GummaregulaIf junior attorneys are prevented from doing the hard work of rowing the oars by an entirely cost-efficient AI-model, they may lose the years of on-the-job training needed to become those experienced senior attorneys that can take the helm.
June 01, 2026David Weinstein and Adam KaufmannThe autonomy and proactivity of AI agents will potentially unlock extraordinary efficiencies, but also may introduce new, untraversed surface area for cyberattacks. When AI systems are empowered to act, errors and compromises can cascade faster and farther than human-driven incidents.
June 01, 2026Tim Howard and Anna Gressel and Megan Kayo and Beth GeorgeThis article is the first in a multipart series examining litigation risk in the modern technology supply chain. Here, we set the stage by looking at the role of third-party data processors, the types of disputes that commonly arise and the contract provisions that most often determine outcomes when those disputes turn into litigation.
June 01, 2026John David “J.D.” Koesters and Clinton P. Sanko and Scott DouglassAs AI becomes embedded in everyday business and legal operations, organizations are confronting a new expectation: simply disclosing AI use is no longer enough. A critical shift is taking place in the legal industry: transparency is no longer just about disclosure; it’s about comprehension.
April 30, 2026Christopher WallClients have pushed back on what they are willing to pay for since long before anyone heard of a large language model. AI is the latest chapter in a long story about legal fees. But it introduces a wrinkle that prior tools did not.
April 30, 2026Michael William OttAcross practices, offices, and partner relationships, firms operate with limited visibility into where meaningful connections exist and when those connections signal real business potential. The idea of a fully captured “single view of the client” remains difficult to achieve. The question is no longer how to improve CRM adoption. It is whether the underlying model is fit for purpose.
April 30, 2026Todd MillerThe Illinois Department of Human Rights has drafted rules for the implementation of the new amendments. Below is a list of questions employers should be able to answer before integrating any new AI tool into their business in order to avoid costly penalties for violations of the new rules.
April 30, 2026Laura A. Balson and Cyle R. CatlettBusinesses and investors are increasingly including AI-specific representations and warranties in commercial contracts and agreements, reassessing longstanding data strategies and sharpening their focus on protecting the rights in data that parties provide to one another.
April 30, 2026Rachel Miller
