The Law Society of Northern Ireland’s guidance is framed as practical support for solicitors and staff who are considering or already using AI in professional practice. The Law Society says AI can assist with tasks such as notetaking, drafting emails, summarising documents, eDiscovery and simplifying complex legal issues, but stresses that its use must be…
State Bar of California updates practical guidance on generative AI
The State Bar of California says its Board of Trustees approved updated revisions to the Practical Guidance for the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence in the Practice of Law on 14 May 2026. The guidance was originally published in November 2023 and was developed by the Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct to assist lawyers…
LexisNexis report highlights the mentorship gap in the age of AI
LexisNexis has published a report on what it describes as the mentorship gap created by the increasing use of AI in legal work. Drawing on a January 2026 survey of 873 UK-based legal professionals, the report identifies clear productivity gains from legal AI, while also raising concerns about how junior lawyers develop judgment, argumentation and…
State Bar of California consults on AI amendments to professional conduct rules
The State Bar of California is seeking public comment on proposed amendments to the Rules of Professional Conduct addressing lawyers’ use of artificial intelligence. The proposals were approved for a 45-day public comment period by the Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct on 13 March 2026, ending close to two weeks from now on…
The coming revival of the PeopleLaw sector
In his latest newsletter, Canadian commentator Jordan Furlong argues that generative AI or GenAI is beginning to reshape the legal market in ways that could reduce the profession’s focus on corporate and organisational clients. Data highlighted by Professor William Henderson, notes that the share of legal receipts generated by organisational clients in the United States rose from 47.8% in 1972 to…
Empirical study examines hallucination detection in legal language models
New research examines how “hallucinations”: confident but incorrect or unsupported answers, can be identified in AI tools used for legal question answering. The study presents a new method (“LEGALscore”) that uses signals from within the AI system itself to flag when an answer is likely to be fabricated or not properly grounded in legal source…
U.S. Judicial Conference considers new rule on AI-generated evidence
The federal judiciary in the United States is moving to tighten rules for AI-generated evidence. In mid-2025 the Judicial Conference’s advisory committee mentioned they are considering drafting a new Federal Rule of Evidence (Rule 707) on machine‑generated evidence. The proposed Rule 707 would treat machine generated outputs to the same admissibility standards as all other…
Law Society of England and Wales calls for guidance rather than new AI regulation
The Law Society of England and Wales has urged government to clarify how AI may be used in legal services under existing regulations. In January 2026 response to a Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) consultation on AI, the Society said its current regulatory framework already “supports progress” in AI innovation and called for…
Proposed amendments to Colorado’s rules of professional conduct to address artificial intelligence
The Colorado Supreme Court has invited public comment on proposed amendments to the Colorado Rules of Professional Conduct (RPCs) to explicitly address the ethical and professional implications of emerging technologies, particularly artificial intelligence (AI), in legal practice. The amendments aim to clarify lawyers’ duties of competence and diligence in an era of rapid technological change….
Ministry of Law in Singapore – Guide for using generative AI in the legal sector
Singapore’s Ministry of Law has released a draft Guide for Using Generative AI in the Legal Sector (open for public consultation from 1 to 30 September 2025) to promote the responsible, ethical deployment of generative AI (“GenAI”) within legal services. The Guide is non-binding but sets out core principles and good practices to help practitioners…