AI × Law

Judges in Atlantic Canada are observing a rapid rise in unverified AI-generated court filings, particularly from self-represented litigants, leading to inflated paperwork and potential deepfake evidence risks. In response, regional courts like the New Brunswick Court of King's Bench are drafting local AI policies ahead of updated national guidelines from the Canadian Judicial Council.

An unsealed summary judgment brief in the consolidated OpenAI copyright litigation reveals internal documents from Microsoft and OpenAI, including a Microsoft scientist describing AI training as the 'largest theft of labor in human history.' The filing also details internal concerns from executives about AI creating a 'doom loop' that destroys its own supply chain by undercutting publishers' web traffic.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has announced a collaboration with OpenAI following the launch of Astra for Law. The firm is developing a suite of custom AI-powered tools aimed at helping clients assess regulatory risk and navigate transactions.

Cooley has unveiled Cooley GO Public, a custom AI tool built in collaboration with OpenAI to draft SEC Form S-1 filings. The software is the first release from Cooley AI, the law firm's newly launched AI development and services subsidiary.

Baltimore-based legal-tech startup YoTengoBot raised $200,000 from TEDCO's Technology Commercialization Fund to scale its bilingual AI intake tool. Founded by immigration lawyer Jared Jaskot, the platform automates preliminary client consultations to help law firms manage high client volumes.

A live tracker monitoring U.S. litigation shows 142 AI-related lawsuits active as of late 2026. Intellectual property claims dominate the docket with 92 cases, while OpenAI and Anthropic remain the most frequent targets of litigation.

The Justice Department has filed a statement of interest in The New York Times's lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, telling the court that training AI on copyrighted material can be highly transformative and protected by fair use. The DOJ emphasized that maintaining American leadership in artificial intelligence represents a key national interest.

Labor and employment firm Jackson Lewis has officially launched a dedicated Artificial Intelligence and Innovation practice group alongside an AI Resource Hub. The multidisciplinary team will advise clients on AI governance, regulatory compliance, vendor management, and management-side litigation risks.

Injury law giant Morgan & Morgan announced plans to spend $1 billion over the next decade on its proprietary AI platform, MX2, after already investing $300 million in its development. The firm uses the system for medical extraction, document generation, and trial prep, and intends to market the platform to other law firms.

Litigator David Boies argues that courts should rethink the traditional fair use doctrine in AI copyright suits, suggesting a patent-style licensing model rather than outright injunctions or uncompensated use. Boies also disclosed that he is experimenting with a real-time AI tool for courtroom use that he hopes to deploy within 18 months.

DLA Piper announced a structural shift ending the billable hour for corporate legal work, replacing it with a technology-driven framework where AI performs preliminary document reviews. Under the new model, named human partners maintain strict personal accountability for final legal advice.

OpenAI has introduced Astra for Law, configuring its GPT-6 Astra model with a custom U.S. legal search index covering over 230 million URLs and 99.9% of precedential case law via Free Law Project. Big Law firms like Sullivan & Cromwell, Ropes & Gray, and Cooley are already using the system to build custom transaction and compliance tools.

DLA Piper has deployed a proprietary legal reasoning engine co-developed with Microsoft and OpenAI to analyze thousands of pages of corporate agreements in seconds. Human attorneys now step in at the end of the process to handle negotiations, ambiguities, and strategic decisions.

A California federal magistrate judge partially granted plaintiffs' edits to an ESI order requiring a Keyword-Excluded Set in technology-assisted review (TAR) validation. The court emphasized the need for transparency and reasonable inquiry under Rule 26 when using machine learning algorithms to cull e-discovery.

A 24-member federal judiciary task force led by US Circuit Judge Sidney Thomas is developing new AI recommendations for courts, expected within the next year. The guidance focuses on limiting risks like over-reliance on AI for core judicial duties while highlighting safe administrative uses, such as transcribing handwritten filings and screening briefs for formatting defects.

Legal practice management platform Clio secured a record-breaking $900 million Series F round led by New Enterprise Associates. The funding will fuel expansion into larger law firms, international markets, and further integration of its AI technology, Clio Duo.

Legal AI platform Harvey confirmed a $200 million growth funding round co-led by GIC and Sequoia Capital. The investment pushes the company's valuation to $11 billion and brings its total funding to over $200 million.

Legal AI startup Harvey has raised $550 million in new venture funding, bringing its valuation to $15.5 billion as investor interest in legal AI technologies continues to surge.

A U.S. federal court has confirmed that judges retain judicial immunity even when relying on AI to draft rulings. The decision means a judge cannot be personally sued for letting AI draft an entire court ruling.

Legal AI company Harvey has raised $550 million in new funding. The investment brings the company's total valuation to $15.5 billion.