Sara Merken is a Legal Reporter at Reuters. She covers the business of law and the evolving legal market, with a focus on topics such as lawsuits and legal software. Sara's work has been featured in Yahoo Finance, Newsmax Media, Inc., Reuters, and Hattiesburg American.
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Sara Merken's coverage predominantly focuses on the legal and compliance sector, with an emphasis on law firm announcements and developments. She frequently covers press releases and private sector announcements related to law firms, leadership changes, salary raises, and office space expansion.
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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.
By: Sara Merken
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.
By: Sara Merken
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.
London-founded law firm Linklaters said on Tuesday its U.S. profits grew by 39% last year as revenue and profits increased across the firm.
By: Sara Merken
U.S. law firm Milbank is rolling out bonuses of up to $25,000 for associates and special counsel a month after it raised associate salaries.
The Washington State Bar Association canceled its July 2026 bar exam after technical issues derailed the state's debut of a new version of the national test on Tuesday, which also faced limited disruptions in at least two other states.
Law firm Brown Rudnick said on Wednesday that it has hired a 34-lawyer intellectual property litigation team in its largest-ever group hire.
