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TLTF & Friends in the News
🎧 ICYMI: Avaneesh Marwaha, CEO of Litera, joins us to share how he transformed Litera from a niche drafting tool into a global legal tech powerhouse with $250M+ ARR and 20+ acquisitions. Don't miss this episode!
🎉 Lawmatics integrated with CARET Legal to simplify client data transfer, reduce errors, and improve workflow efficiency for law firms.
🥰 We love hearing updates from our events, like LexPipe launching their preview at firms they connected with after presenting at the TLTF Summit and Lexamica gaining a new, large customer at our Litigation Retreat last summer. Let us know your latest wins!
News from the World of Law
KPMG is seeking an alternative business license, to become the first of the Big Four to operate as an ABS.
According to SKILLS law survey, AI initiatives are projected to grow 91% in 2025, highlighting a transition from experimentation into execution and deployment.
BigHand's 2025 report highlights 85% of firms expect increased transparency demands, and 75% of firms expect a continued rise in the rate of write-offs.
Authors suing Meta for copyright infringement alleged CEO Mark Zuckerberg approved using pirated books to train AI systems.
A Thomson Reuters and Georgetown Law survey shows corporate legal departments anticipate bringing more work in-house, with 42% predicting an increase of work allocation / spending for in-house work.
The U.S. Copyright Office's report, based on 10,000+ public comments, states that AI-generated content needs human involvement for copyright.
A Delaware judge ruled Ross Intelligence infringed Thomson Reuters’ copyright by copying Westlaw’s editorial content, rejecting its fair-use defense outright.
The FTC settlement bans G.M. data sharing for five years, requires opt-in consent, and underscores the need for stronger privacy laws.
TikTok and ByteDance face a class action for allegedly violating child privacy laws by collecting minors' data without consent.
Listen
David Schnurman hosted our Co-Founder Zach Posner on an episode of Lawyers Who Learn for a conversation about building relationships and fostering innovation in legaltech. (46 min)
Sateesh Nori, legal aid attorney and legal tech innovator, discusses AI's role in housing law and legal education's AI gap. (46 min)
Dennis Kennedy and Tom Mighell discuss the evolving role of AI in law and strategies for law schools to adapt. (38 mins)
Tanner’s Other Page Turners
Are seaplanes back in style? Tidal’s new Polaris Hybrid electric seaplane is flexing a quieter and 85% more fuel efficient mode of transportation.
AI is hitting the IT sector, based on a report from Janco Associates, with unemployment rates in the IT sector rising to 5.7% in January.
Firefighters may have a new tool in their arsenal to fight fires, with prototypes of a handheld cannon that launches ionic wind and vortex rings to extinguish flames.
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