The ethical use of AI should be a prerequisite for the integration of AI into a legal practice. Failure to learn and implement transparency, accountability, and best practices for responsible AI usage prior to employing AI will likely result in ethical and malpractice difficulties.
On Dec. 5, 2025, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law a set of amendments to the New York Uniform Commercial Code which create a new article, Article 12, covering a broad range of digital assets, with various associated changes to other UCC provisions.
Artwork created entirely by artificial intelligence without any human involvement does not qualify for copyright protection, lawyers for the U.S. Copyright Office told the U.S. Supreme Court in a filing in in late January.
Newly amended California legislation would set statutory guardrails for attorneys who use generative artificial intelligence to draft legal filings. Senate Bill 574 would codify many of the guidelines for AI use finalized by the state bar’s Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct in 2023.
Artificial intelligence-related disputes have surged to become the top litigation concern for in-house legal teams, displacing intellectual property and breach-of-contract issues.
Organizations are buying technology but failing at transformation. The difference between the 48% that succeed and the 52% that don’t isn’t the software. It’s how they manage the human side of change.
The firms that treat change management as a discipline — not an afterthought — will capture the efficiency gains, retain talent, and build competitive advantage.
Artificial intelligence tools powered by large language models have become valuable resources in the trademark process. Despite incredible progress in natural-language reasoning, AI tools still face fundamental limitations when it comes to performing even basic trademark searches. Here are five important reasons why.
The firms that will thrive when it comes to the adoption of AI will not be those with the most tools or the most prompts. They will be the ones with clear standards, defined human ownership and a dedicated AI partner able to turn raw generation into reliable, high‑value content.
As land-use cases increasingly find themselves in federal court, 61 East Main Street stands as a pivotal reminder to litigants that frustration with municipal delay is no substitute for finality. The decision echoes the clear stance taken by the Second Circuit: district courts will not serve as zoning boards of appeal for restless developers.
