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Legaltech Week

Legaltech Week

LawNext Media 208 Episodes Oct 9, 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

10/06/2026: Live from Relativity Fest 2026, eDiscovery and AI
10/06/2026: Live from Relativity Fest 2026, eDiscovery and AI Oct 9, 2026 46:02 Each week, our panelists discuss their favorite stories from the week's news in legal technology.   This week's topics: 00:00 Introduction to Legal Tech Week 02:23 Insights from Relativity Fest 05:45 Emerging Trends in Legal Technology 08:37 Partnerships and Collaborations in Legal Tech 11:42 The Future of AI in Legal Services 14:31 Navigating the Landscape of Legal Tech Products 20:03 The Future
09/18/2026: OpenAI Launches Legal-Specific Model, AI Regulation in the news, and more
09/18/2026: OpenAI Launches Legal-Specific Model, AI Regulation in the news, and more Sep 23, 2026 59:05 Each week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists.   This week's topics:   00:00 Introductions (02:48) OpenAI Launches Legal-Specific Configuration of GPT-6 Astra, Its Latest LLM (Selected by Rhys Dipshan) (20:25) 5 Things We Found Interesting From the 2026 ILTA Tech Survey (Selected by Rhys Dipshan) (34:23) McCormack Goes to
Takeaways from ILTACON, the 'Hugging Face Hack' and more
Takeaways from ILTACON, the 'Hugging Face Hack' and more Sep 8, 2026 01:01:43 Each week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists.   This week's topics:   (00:00) Introductions (4:01) ILTACON 2026: The Race to Connect the Dots—and the Data (Selected by Niki Black) (7:17) Welcome To The Legal Tech Polycule — ILTACON 2026 (Selected by Joe Patrice) (16:37) Have We Reached 'Peak Legal Tech?' Sure Felt That Wa
08/27/2026: Live from ILTACON 2026, the State of Legal Technology
08/27/2026: Live from ILTACON 2026, the State of Legal Technology Sep 3, 2026 58:40 Each week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists.   This week's topics: (00:00) Introductions (00:42) Legal tech conference highlights and industry excitement (03:46) The Biggest ILTACON EVer (09:07) If This is Peak Legal Tech, Where do we go From Here? (13:20) The rise of MCP Connectors (22:00) Eye Catching Moments at ILTACO
08/07/26: Legal Tech embraces vibe coding, big law entry level hiring declines, and more
08/07/26: Legal Tech embraces vibe coding, big law entry level hiring declines, and more Aug 12, 2026 58:22 Each week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists.   This week's topics:   (00:00) Introductions (3:53) Big Law Entry-Level Hiring Declines for 2nd Year in a Row (Selected by Stephen Embry) (12:55) LexisNexis Bets On Build-A-Bear Model For Legal AI (Selected by Joe Patrice) (22:54) Thomson Reuters Says Its Homegrown AI Model N
07/31/2026: AI Evidence blurs line between reality and fiction, Chinese AI model impact on legal tech, and more
07/31/2026: AI Evidence blurs line between reality and fiction, Chinese AI model impact on legal tech, and more Aug 3, 2026 56:50 Each week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists.   This week's topics: (00:00) Introductions  (06:21) AI Evidence Blurring the Line Between Reality and Fiction (Selected by Niki Black) (17:26) When Zero Data Retention Stops Being Zero: The New Reality in AI Governance (Selected by Stephanie Wilkins) (26:11) What Chinese Open
07/24/26: Free Legal Claude Connector, AALL recap, OpenAI's rogue model, and more
07/24/26: Free Legal Claude Connector, AALL recap, OpenAI's rogue model, and more Jul 29, 2026 56:57 Each week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists.   This week's topics: (00:00) Introductions (03:55) AALL: A Good Time Was Had by All (Selected by Stephen Embry) (18:12) OpenAI Says Rogue AI Models Broke Free from Human Control. Some See It as a "Warning Shot" (Selected by Julie Sobowale) (35:28) NYC Bar Provides Roadmap for
07/17/26: Litera rebrand, Amazon enters legal market, and more
07/17/26: Litera rebrand, Amazon enters legal market, and more Jul 21, 2026 01:00:17 Each week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics:   (00:00) Introductions (04:23) TX Bar AI Use Survey (Selected by Niki Black) (16:49) AI-First Law Firms Don't Work Fewer Hours, They Work Smarter Hours (Selected by Joe Patrice) (32:38) Rising Pro Se Filings Push Federal Courts to Examine Case Management i
07/10/26: UChicago bans laptops, an interview with Anthropic, and more
07/10/26: UChicago bans laptops, an interview with Anthropic, and more Jul 13, 2026 57:18 Each week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists.   This week's topics: (00:00) Panelist Introductions (03:04) UChicago Law Bans Laptops from 1L Classrooms As Part of Sweeping New AI Strategy for Legal Education (Selected by Bob Ambrogi) (25:54) Agentic AI For Forensics Investigations Is Fast, Auditable, And About To Bloody D
06/16/26: New Tool for Fractional GCs, Perplexity enters Legal, and more
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
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
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

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