Sara Merken

A group of 36 people from McGlinchey Stafford, a midsize U.S. law firm that voted earlier this month to shut its doors, has joined transatlantic firm Womble Bond Dickinson, following a string of group hires by large firms from smaller shops since the start of the year.

A federal appeals court said in an opinion on Wednesday that people who represent themselves without a lawyer still “shoulder responsibility” to guard against errors caused by the use of artificial intelligence to draft legal filings, weighing in on a pressing issue as AI "hallucinations" show up in more and more cases.

Norm Law, a recently launched “AI-native” firm, said on Thursday that it hired the former executive committee chair of prominent law firm Sidley Austin to serve as its first chairman and lead its investment funds and regulatory practice.

U.S. law firm Dechert said on Friday that it has hired a group of 20 lawyers from competitor McDermott, Will & Schulte, including a firm leader, gaining new offices in Chicago and Dallas in the process.

As artificial intelligence steadily seeps into U.S. courtrooms, a group of state and federal judges has joined forces to confront the technology head‑on.

Partners at Winston & Strawn and Taylor Wessing have formally approved their anticipated merger, the law firms said on Friday, setting the stage for the legal industry's latest major transatlantic combination.

A bill passed on Thursday by the California Senate would require lawyers in the state to verify the accuracy of all materials produced using artificial intelligence, including case citations and other information in court filings.

London-founded law firm Clyde & Co has expanded its U.S. legal market footprint with its latest acquisition of a regional firm, adding to a wave of legal industry tie-ups since the beginning of the year.

Law firm King & Spalding said on Tuesday that it has hired nine litigation partners from rival Winston & Strawn, marking the latest significant group defection between large firms in recent weeks.

A Kansas federal judge has fined lawyers representing a patent holding company a combined $12,000 for filing documents with non-existent quotations and case citations that were generated by artificial intelligence, in the latest instance of lawyers facing sanctions for submitting “hallucinated” material in court.