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Legaltech Week

Legaltech Week

LawNext Media 208 Episodes Jul 2, 2026

A weekly round-up and review of news in legal technology and innovation, selected by industry leading journalists. Hosted by lawyer and journalist Bob Ambrogi.

Episodes

06/16/26: New Tool for Fractional GCs, Perplexity enters Legal, and more Jul 2, 2026 57:21 Each week, our panelists discuss their favorite stories from the week's news in legal technology. This week's topics: (00:00) Panelist introductions (2:44) Thomson Reuters Event (Selected by Joe Patrice) (34:00) University of Texas Law Dean Shifts AI Policy to Prevent "Cognitive Deskilling" (Selected by Victor Li) (40:03) Fighting Hallucinations: How to Choose the Right AI Citation Checkers (Selec
06/19/26: Anthropic withdraws Fable 5, AI might already be sexist, and more Jun 22, 2026 57:53 Each week, our panelists discuss their favorite stories from the week's news in legal technology.   This week's topics: (00:00) Panelist introductions (05:18) Legora Builds a Pub at LegalTechTalk and Other LegalTechTalk Low Down (Selected by Caroline Hill) (14:46) AI-Generated Transcript Mistake Doesn't Impact Court Ruling: eDiscovery Case Law (Selected by Doug Austin) (25:44) Does AI Give Male La
06/04/26: Ironclad founder joins OpenAI to develop products for legal, and more Jun 11, 2026 47:13 Each week, our panelists discuss their favorite stories from the week's news in legal technology.   This week's topics: 00:00 Panelist introductions 17:05 Can a Legal AI Platform Be Powerful, Fun and Free All at the Same Time? Lavern Surely Thinks So. (Selected by Bob Ambrogi) 24:48 Ironclad Founder Jason Boehmig Joins OpenAI To Develop Products for the Legal Sector (Selected by Bob Ambrogi) 33:30
Naming Unnamed Fornicating Judges: How ATL used AI to unmask a judge anonymously disciplined, and more Jun 2, 2026 55:59 Each week, our panelists discuss their favorite stories from the week's news in legal technology. This week's topics: (00:00) Panelist introductions (2:00) Judiciary Tried To Hide 'Sex In Chambers' Judge's Name. It Left A Roadmap To Identify Eleanor Ross Instead. (Selected by Joe Patrice) (22:34) Florida Supreme Court Tackles AI Hallucinations with New Rule Applicable to All State Courts (Selected
05/22/26: ChatGPT confesses to crime it didn't commit, Smart glasses in courtrooms, and more May 27, 2026 54:54 Each week, our panelists discuss their favorite stories from the week's news in legal technology.   This week's topics: (07:31) Are hallucinations now a new Scarlet Letter? (Selected by Stephen Embry) (14:28) ChatGPT Confesses to a Crime It Didn't Commit (Selected by Joe Patrice) (18:30) How Much Legal Research Can You Actually Do Via Claude for Legal? (Selected by Stephanie Wilkins) (25:30) Claud
05/15/26: Anthropic Unveils 'Claude for Legal', and more May 21, 2026 01:00:10 Each week, our panelists discuss their favorite stories from the week's news in legal technology.   This week's topics: (00:00) Panelist introductions (04:03) Anthropic Unveils 'Claude for Legal' With 12 New Plugins, 20+ MCP Connectors & More (Selected by many) (04:42) A Timeline of Anthropic's Entry Into Legal (Selected by Stephanie Wilkins) (10:14) Two Legal Research Providers Launch MCP Integra
05/08/26: The Legal Tech giants powering ICE, and more May 14, 2026 57:39 Each week, our panelists discuss their favorite stories from the week's news in legal technology.   This week's topics: 00:00 Panelist introductions 3:09 A new open source legal AI tool vibe coded by former Latham & Watkins associate William Chen is causing market excitement, with end users claiming it will change their negotiation strength. (Selected by Caroline Hill) 17:22 The Legal Tech Giants
04/17/26: Jude Law enters... the law, Claude Legal, and more Apr 18, 2026 01:00:36 Each week, our panelists discuss their favorite stories from the week's news in legal technology. This week's topics:  00:00 Panelist introductions 3:16 Legal tech company Legora announces global ad campaign featuring actor Jude Law (Selected by Victor Li) Victor introduces the episode's first major story, using it as a "big news" kickoff. The panel discusses Legora's decision to use a major Holly
04/10/26: Help for self-represented litigants, no consensus on on privilege of AI materials, and more Apr 15, 2026 49:12 Each week, our panelists discuss their favorite stories from the week's legaltech news. This week's topics: 00:00 Introductions 2:50 Three Decisions, No Consensus: The Current State of Privilege for GenAI Materials (Selected by Stephanie Wilkins) The episode opens with a discussion of three recent court decisions addressing whether generative AI outputs are protected by privilege. The rulings reac
04/03/26: AI experience becomes firm career selling point, NFL partners with legaltech brand, & more Apr 6, 2026 58:18 Each week, our panelists discuss their favorite stories from the week's news in legal technology.   This week's topics: 00:00 Panelist introductions 04:30 Reflections on recent conferences 17:38 The NFL Has a New Official Professional Services Partner, and Yes, It's a Legal Tech Company (Selected by Bob Ambrogi) A surprising partnership signals how mainstream legal tech has become, with even major
03/13/2026: Legalweek Post-Mortem, Clio launches Clio Capital law firm financing, and more Mar 19, 2026 55:21 Each week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists.  This week we're all getting home from Legalweek, where there was no shortage of news being announced. Decompress with us as we sort through some of the conference's biggest news.
02/20/2026: Law firm recruiting turns to AI bots, Harvey partners with Harvey, and more Mar 5, 2026 57:43 Each week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. 00:00 Introductions 03:16 Judge threatens AI glass wearers with contempt during Mark Zuckerberg's testimony (Selected by Niki Black) 13:29 'No End in Sight': 5th Circuit Expresses Concern Over AI Hallucinations in Briefs (Selected by Julie Sobowale) 27:21 Your next law firm re

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