April 24, 2025

Revolutionizing Corporate Legal Departments: The Impact of Generative AI Tools on Efficiency and Strategic Value

The adoption of generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) tools in the corporate legal sector continues to accelerate. Nearly half (49%) of in-house counsel expect Gen AI tools to yield cost savings for their legal departments, and a quarter are already seeing cost benefits, according to an Association of Corporate Counsel survey. AI stands as a force reshaping how in-house legal teams operate. And while AI-powered...

April 15, 2025

2025 Cybersecurity Showdown: In-House Counsel's Battle Against New AI Threats Amid Changing Data Privacy Laws

In-house counsel have the sobering responsibility of protecting their organizations from evolving cybersecurity and data privacy threats at a time when there is a dramatic increase in the sophistication of attack vectors and regulatory obligations. “With a host of new state data privacy laws coming online in 2025, this year is sure to test organizations’ compliance capabilities more than ever before,”...

April 08, 2025

Unleashing Success In-House: Navigating Liability Risks in Pet-Friendly Workplaces

The trend of pet-friendly workplaces has seen a significant rise in recent years, with many companies recognizing potential benefits for employee morale and recruitment. A 2024 study found that 82% of HR professionals believe being a pet-friendly employer will help them recruit and retain the best talent. The most common way this tends to play out is in the form of employee benefits. For example, Workday Inc. offers...

April 03, 2025

Additional Considerations for Legal Tech Trends in 2025

By Madison Johnson | LexisNexis 2024 was the year of experiments and pilots with legal tech. As we look ahead, 2025 is shaping up to be the year where use cases are actioned and AI goes mainstream. To help make sense of it all, we asked seven legal experts in our network for their thoughts on legal tech trends this year ( download the full publication here ). In today’s blog, I explore several predictions and...

March 27, 2025

What’s in store for legal tech in 2025?

By Madison Johnson | LexisNexis The legal industry is on the brink of a transformative era, as highlighted in the latest LexisNexis® white paper " Legal Tech Trends 2025 ". This comprehensive analysis, featuring insights from seven global legal experts, delves into the evolving landscape of legal technology and its implications for law firms and legal departments. In this blog, I explore several key takeaways...

March 13, 2025

Rupp Pfalzgraf Drives 10% Increase in Case Workload by Adopting Lexis+ AI

Rupp Pfalzgraf was founded in 2000 by three visionary attorneys who were determined to redefine the traditional law firm model. Over the course of the past 25 years, they have grown into a dynamic, multi-practice firm that embraces technology to deliver exceptional legal services. This innovative culture has propelled the firm into becoming an early adopter of artificial intelligence (AI) tools and they are already...

March 11, 2025

2025 Cybersecurity Showdown: In-House Counsel's Battle Against New AI Threats Amid Changing Data Privacy Laws

In-house counsel have the sobering responsibility of protecting their organizations from evolving cybersecurity and data privacy threats at a time when there is a dramatic increase in the sophistication of attack vectors and regulatory obligations. “With a host of new state data privacy laws coming online in 2025, this year is sure to test organizations’ compliance capabilities more than ever before,”...

March 06, 2025

Agentic AI in Business: Transforming Legal Decision-Making and Strategy

By Madison Johnson, Esq. | Manager, Large Markets In recent discussions , legal industry experts have highlighted the potential of agentic AI systems as a transformative force for law firms aiming to leverage cutting-edge technology for competitive gain. This perspective is gaining widespread recognition. “The traditional image of a lawyer pouring over dusty tomes and case files is fading as AI-powered tools...

February 25, 2025

Essential Strategies for In-House Counsel: Navigating Upcoming H-1B Visa Program Changes

Although the initial registration period for the fiscal year 2026 H-1B visa program is expected to open as usual for employers in March 2025 , much uncertainty persists about the types of changes that may be implemented by the new Trump administration. President Trump has warned of strict immigration enforcement measures in the works. He also has a history in this area. Near the end of his first term, he signed an executive...

February 21, 2025

8 Tips for Creating a Comprehensive “AI in the Workplace” Policy

By: Practical Guidance Corporate investment in generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) technologies continues to accelerate. Average Gen AI budgets grew by 30% in 2024 and they are expected to grow at roughly 60% over the next three years, soaring to 7.6% of total IT budgets by 2027, according to a report from Boston Consulting Group. These investments are leading directly to rapid adoption of Gen AI tools in...

February 20, 2025

The Evolution of Agentic AI: From Concept to Reality

By Madison Johnson, Esq. | Manager, Large Markets The legal profession is witnessing a transformative shift with the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) systems. The new class of AI-powered tools, known as “Agentic AI,” are destined to shape the future as we navigate the ethical implications of their adoption in the legal industry. These AI tools, characterized by their ability to act autonomously...

February 20, 2025

The Next Frontier of Legal AI: Embracing the Agentic Model

The LexisNexis global technology platform incorporates various AI innovations, including extractive AI that identifies relevant results within data and offers detailed insights; generative AI which produces new content from data based on user prompts or instructions; and agentic AI that can perform tasks autonomously on behalf of users. We live in an era of such rapid technological innovation; the only thing certain...

February 13, 2025

Agentic AI and Human Collaboration: Redefining Work and Productivity

By Madison Johnson, Esq. | Manager, Large Markets The next chapter in the artificial intelligence era is emerging this year with the rise of Agentic AI, a technology breakthrough that is already making inroads in the legal profession, as we blogged about recently in this space. “Just as law firms were getting comfortable with generative AI, a more advanced technology known as agentic AI is poised to become commonplace...

January 30, 2025

Legal AI Gains Momentum

By Madison Johnson, Esq. | Manager, Large Markets Big Law is coming off a highly profitable year in 2024, and one implication of this financial success is the generation of cash flow that can be invested in technology innovations to improve performance and efficiency. Legal experts predict that a leading target for these investments will be generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) solutions. “Managing rapid...

January 30, 2025

The Future of Agentic AI: Navigating Ethical and Societal Implications

By Madison Johnson, Esq. | Manager, Large Markets The new year has introduced some terminology into the vocabulary of everyone who is trying to keep up with the pace of innovation in artificial intelligence (AI) technology. “Artificial intelligence agents that can complete tasks for humans on their own have arrived on the tech scene,” MLex reported in January 2025, in response to product introductions...

January 23, 2025

What Challenges and Strategic Insights Await In-House Legal Experts in 2025

In-house legal professionals are entering 2025 with an expectation that the year will bring challenges they can anticipate, as well as a host of headaches that are unexpected right now. They are considering strategy involving not only technology-enabled business trends to manage, but also a new president taking office for the next four years. “The start of any administration in Washington means regulatory change...

January 23, 2025

Law Firms Adapting Client Services in Response to Priorities of Incoming Administration

By Madison Johnson, Esq | Manager, Large Markets The return of President Trump to the White House for another four-year term has large law firms moving to adapt their service offerings and practice area capabilities in a way that aligns with where their corporate clients are likely to need the most assistance. “Law firms that thrived in the heavy regulatory environment of the Biden administration are quickly...

January 16, 2025

In-House Counsel Alert: Navigating the Risks of AI Washing in 2025

The past year was filled with exciting breakthroughs of products built with new generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) technology, but it also ushered in a peculiar new regulatory skirmish that in-house counsel would be wise to monitor in 2025. The first warning shots were fired back in March, when the Securities and Exchange Commission announced settled charges against two investment advisory companies for making...

January 09, 2025

How In-House Counsel Can Prepare for Potential 2025 Tariffs

Businesses across the globe are bracing for potential increases in tariffs on imported goods flowing into the U.S. in 2025. “On the campaign trail, then-presidential candidate Donald Trump proposed instituting a range of unprecedented tariffs, including among other things, a 10% tariff on all U.S. imports regardless of country of origin, as well as a 60% tariff on products from China,” reported Law360®...

December 19, 2024

Rising M&A Activity in AI Space May Trigger Antitrust Concerns

By Madison Johnson, Esq. | Manager, Large Markets Legislative activity surrounding the regulation of AI has begun to take greater shape this year, especially at the state level, and industry observers are bracing for an onslaught of new proposed legislation in 2025. “Another wave of bills aimed at regulating artificial intelligence is expected from US states next year, and lawmakers are already trying to mitigate...

December 19, 2024

In-House Counsel Predict Gen AI Will Decrease Dependence on Law Firms

Now that the honeymoon period surrounding the adoption of generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) tools has begun to fade, the reality of this breakthrough technology has come under the microscope. And while many legal professionals are still trying to get their arms around how Gen AI can be reliably deployed in their workflows, one thing that has begun to emerge is that corporate counsel see an opportunity to bring...

December 19, 2024

Access to Complete Federal District Court Data is Crucial for Litigation Analytics

By Madison Johnson, Esq. | Manager, Large Markets Successful litigators often talk about the importance of grounding their case strategies in objective data and then relying on their experience to make nuanced judgments as they go about the litigation of the matter. In recent years, the use of litigation analytics has become a powerful tool in the hands of these lawyers. A 2024 LexisNexis survey revealed that 100...

December 12, 2024

4 Reasons Why Law Firms Need to Connect Their Legal AI Tool with Their DMS Platform

By Madison Johnson, Esq | Manager, Large Markets More than half of Am Law 200 law firms have already purchased Legal AI tools, generative artificial intelligence developed specially for the legal profession, and nearly all large firms expect their investment in Gen AI technologies to increase over the next five years, according to a LexisNexis survey conducted earlier this year. These breakthrough tools are having...

December 05, 2024

Top Corporate General Counsel Compensation Rises in 2023—Law360 Pulse Report

The dynamic roles of lawyers at the helm of legal departments have grown in value, with average total compensation rising by $148,000 in 2023, according to the Law360® Pulse 2024 Compensation Report: General Counsel . Our report examined the compensation of general counsel and chief legal officers at companies in the S&P 500 based on filings to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for fiscal year 2023...

December 05, 2024

3 Keys for Law Students Using AI

By Madison Johnson, Esq. | Manager, Large Markets The adoption of generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) technology in law firms and in-house legal departments has also made its way prominently into law schools. A 2024 survey by the American Bar Association, AI and Legal Education , found that 83% of law schools reported the availability of curricular opportunities where students can learn how to use AI tools effectively...