11.06.20: The Election-Distraction Edition, As We Turn Away from our TVs and Discuss the Week’s Top Legaltech News
Release Date: 11/07/2020
02/06/2026: Claude's legal plugin causes legal industry meltdown, and more
Legaltech Week
Each week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. 00:00 Introductions 5:43 Claude/Anthropic “Claudepocalypse” legal plugin triggers market/legal-industry meltdown (Selected by Bob Ambrogi / Caroline Hill / Stephanie Wilkins) 27:52 AI agents gone wild: AI agents forming their own social network (Selected by Julie Sobowale) 33:16 AI agents can now “rent a human” for mundane tasks (Selected by Stephen Embry) 38:01 Epstein Files: discovery/redaction problems and what it reveals (Selected by Joe Patrice) 44:35...
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01/23/2026: OpenAI Wants your IP, a conversation with Harvey cofounders, and more
Legaltech Week
Each week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. 00:00 Introductions 2:56 Law firm Phishing over christmas (Selected by Joe Patrice) 11:18 How much do legal leaders trust artificial intelligence in high-stakes decisions? New study sheds light (Selected by Victor Li) 18:06 Are mandatory hyperlinks a solution to the lawyers' hallucination problems? (Selected by Stephen Embry) 30:01 LawNext: From Roommates to Billionaires: Harvey’s Founders Gabriel Pereyra and Winston Weinberg on Building AI Infrastructure for Law...
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01/16/2026: Cybersecurity training gone wrong, Supreme Court gets hacked, and more
Legaltech Week
Each week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. 00:00 Introductions 7:12 NYC on the Ethics of Using AI Tools During Client Meetings (Selected by Niki Black) 22:25 Supreme Court hacked (Selected by Joe Patrice) 31:20 Proposed California law on the use of AI. (Selected by Stephen Embry) 40:56 LTH GenAI Legal Tech Map: December 2025 (Selected by Stephanie Wilkins) 48:09 AI Startup AlphaLit Raises $3.2M Seed Round To Screen and Score Smaller Cases and Route them to Lawyers (Selected by Bob Ambrogi)
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01/09/2026: Special 2026 Predictions Episode
Legaltech Week
This week is a special episode for us. Watch to hear our panelists predictions about what 2026 will hold for legal technology, and how our 2025 predictions played out. Topics include: 00:00 Introductions 20:46 Lawyers increasingly supplementing AI functionality in trusted products with General-use AI tools (Selected by Niki Black) 27:54 In-house teams will be eating law firms' lunch (Selected by Caroline Hill) 44:31 Chances of federal regulation depends on what China does (Selected by Victor Li) 48:14 Serious one from beyond legal... the AI industry crashes unless the federal government...
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12/19/2025: Year in Review - Our Top Picks from 2025
Legaltech Week
Our favorite episode of the year, today's episode is our annual year in review, where we look back at the trends that defined 2025, and our favorite stories.
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12/12/2025: Harvey's Reddit AMA, Pentagon's own AI flags Hegseth, Trump blocks AI regulation
Legaltech Week
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 02:34 Harvey Cofounders Answer Tough Questions in Reddit AMA: Valuation, Competition and the Future of Legal AI (Selected by Bob Ambrogi) 20:21 Amid Legal Tech’s Funding Frenzy, Don’t Sleep on the Bootstrapped Builders (Selected by Stephanie Wilkins) 24:30 Trump signs executive order aimed at preventing states from regulating AI (Selected by Victor Li) 38:01 Pentagon Unveils New GenAI Platform, It Immediately Starts...
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12/05/2025: Fastcase lawsuit against Alexi, the implications of AI's energy consumption, and more
Legaltech Week
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 03:12 Fastcase Files Lawsuit Against Alexi Over Alleged Data Misuse and Trademark Infringement (Selected by Bob Ambrogi) 15:30 Amid all the AI hoopla, Theres still a fundamental question. Do we have the energy capacity to serve all potential needs? And what happens if we dont? (Selected by Stephen Embry) 33:34 The Courtroom Tech Maze Noone Asked For (Selected by Niki Black) 42:25 ICE Using ChatGPT To Write Use-Of-Force...
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11/21/2025: TLTF Summit takeaways, AI training for young lawyers, and more
Legaltech Week
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 03:26 From ‘Who Luck’ to ‘Who’s Here?’: The TLTF Summit Continues to Excel, Even As It Expands (Selected by Bob Ambrogi) 20:36 Why "AI Essentials" Still Matter — Even for the Smartest People in the Room (Selected by Stephanie Wilkins) 21:25 Discussion on AI expectations, in-house vs. law-firm dynamics (Related to Rhys Dipshan’s TLTF Summit Takeaways story) 25:48 McDermott acknowledges 'fielding inbound...
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10/31/2025: Law school runs mock trial before AI Jury, Harvey's newest raise, and more
Legaltech Week
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 03:31 - Robin AI listed for distressed sale — Bob Ambrogi 05:46 - Harvey Raises $150M, Pushing Its Valuation to $8B — Stephanie Wilkins / Rhys Dipshan 20:20 - Biglaw Firm Signs Deal, Proving Clio’s Enterprise Play Already Has Legs — Joe Patrice 27:59 - Law School Runs Mock Trial Before Jury Of AI Chatbots As Dystopian Nightmare Accelerates — Joe Patrice 38:32 - These people ditched lawyers for ChatGPT in court — Julie...
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10/24/2025: ClioCon recap, SEO being replaced by GEO, and more
Legaltech Week
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 06:20 — To A Sometimes ‘Shell-Shocked’ ClioCon Audience, Jack Newton Presented Clio’s Vision for a New Era of AI-Driven Legal Work — Bob Ambrogi 13:32 — The Best Thing About ClioCon Was The Word No One Said — Joe Patrice 25:48 — New York Joins the Push for Ethical AI Integration in the Courts — Niki Black 27:42 — Move Over, SEO: How Law Firms Can Use GEO to Stand Out in Artificial Intelligence Searches —...
info_outlineYou may be surprised to know there was news this week other than the election. Among the top stories our panelists discuss: ballot initiatives in California and Massachusetts raise data privacy issues, Deloitte acquires UK top 200 law firm Kemp Little, a report examines the viability of captive ALSPs, legal tech patents soar in China, an ethics opinion raises COVID-19 issues, chatbots for legal marketing, and new lawyer-matching site that also provides free practice software.
This week’s panelists are: Nicole Black, legal technology columnist and legaltech evangelist at MyCase; Stephen Embry, author of TechLaw Crossroads; Caroline Hill, editor in chief, Legal IT Insider; Victoria Hudgins, reporter for Legaltech News; Victor Li, assistant managing editor of the ABA Journal; Molly McDonough, media consultant, former publisher and editor-in-chief of the ABA Journal; Joe Patrice, editor, Above the Law; and Zach Warren, editor in chief of Legaltech News.