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AI and the Evolution of Legal Talent Functions

The legal tech industry is a energized space, with a constant stream of new companies, updated products and impactful funding rounds. Talent is hardly exempt from this active dynamic, as providers, law firms and in-house teams compete for attorneys, executives and developers who can help them stay ahead of the competition. Here are the year's biggest arrivals, departures and promotions in legal tech: https://loom.ly/k_xOrhA

The 17th annual Law Department Operation Survey from the Blickstein Group and FTI Consulting found that many legal departments don’t see their outside counsel as innovative, and are pushing them to embrace generative AI in the hopes of making legal services more efficient and cost effective, Ella Sherman has more insights from the survey on Legaltech News: https://lnkd.in/eFUcYHdA

Stop me if you've heard this one before: A misconfigured document management system (DMS) system leads to inadvertent disclosures, putting lawyers in a panic (and on the defensive). This time, it was at Norton Rose Fulbright’s South Africa office. So - who's to blame?! Check out Ella Sherman's great story on Legaltech News: https://lnkd.in/gTSAZ5-m

Linklaters has launched an AI Sandbox, a controlled environment where AI systems can be isolated and tested away from the main systems to prevent interference, security breaches and unintended consequences. According to capital markets partner Tom Quoroll, the sandbox will “supercharge” the firm’s delivery of AI-based solutions. https://lnkd.in/gVTC4hdz

Developers are finding new ways to deploy AI in the criminal justice system, but some experts have reservations about the technology’s decision-making abilities. https://loom.ly/rIqBVLE

Lawyers say they’re excited to see more colleagues making their way to Bluesky and recreating #AppellateTwitter, the hashtag used by a community of lawyers, professors and judges on X to share noteworthy court opinions and appellate news. On Bluesky, some attorneys are using the hashtag “AppellateSky.” https://loom.ly/WSGZWd4