Law students from 18 U.S. law schools urge the ABA to address early law firm recruiting, warning compressed timelines strain education, well-being, and hiring markets.
AI contract review provider Ivo raises $55m in a Series B round as in-house legal teams accelerate adoption of automation for contract analysis and portfolio visibility.
LexisNexis launches a commercial preview of Protégé AI workflows, signaling a shift toward end-to-end legal workspaces for law firms and in-house teams.
Dentons U.S. reported $828M in 2025 revenue, a 7% gain, with double-digit profit growth and rising partner metrics, reflecting steady demand across core practices.
Filevine has acquired AI-powered drafting and redlining tool Pincites, marking its second deal in under a year as it expands generative AI across case and contract workflows.
Harvey unveils a forthcoming Memory feature designed to retain legal context, firm preferences and prior work to streamline drafting and knowledge sharing.
Microsoft has hired multiple former Robin AI engineers into its Word team, strengthening AI capabilities for legal drafting as Big Law watches closer integration.
Meta has hired former Microsoft executive C.J. Mahoney as chief legal officer, as senior legal leadership continues to shift across the technology sector.
ServiceNow names former Microsoft CLO Hossein Nowbar as president and chief legal officer, signaling a sharpened focus on AI governance, regulation and global compliance.
New York’s RAISE Act adds momentum to state AI safety regulation, offering a possible model for standardization as lawmakers and companies navigate gaps left by Congress.
As AI use expands across Big Law, clients and firms are revisiting alternative fee arrangements. Momentum is building, but the billable hour is not disappearing in 2026.
