Law firms face AI risks
Legal‑tech leaders are urging firms to prioritize security monitoring and real‑time risk mitigation as AI tools spread, while courts in Los Angeles have piloted AI to help judges summarize filings and draft rulings — judges must still review outputs. The twin trends mean firms can gain efficiency but must harden controls and maintain human oversight. (law.com, governing.com)
Law.com’s Legaltech News ran an interview flagging uneven tech literacy across buyers and quoted Kelly Turner, vice president and associate general counsel at the American Arbitration Association, on how that literacy gap is slowing some AI adoption in legal procurement. (law.com) A Cybersecurity Insiders “AI Risk and Readiness” survey of 1,253 security professionals found 73% of organizations reported deploying AI tools while only 7% said they had real‑time governance controls in place. (cybersecurity-insiders.com) A 2026 legal‑tech benchmarking whitepaper tracked by Tabush reported 92% of law firms are now using AI and noted data‑exfiltration incidents rose from 6% in 2025 to 13% in 2026. (tabush.com) An Integris client‑trust survey published in November 2024 found nearly 40% of clients would consider switching firms after a data breach and 81% expressed concern about firms’ generative‑AI practices. (businesswire.com) Los Angeles Superior Court began a limited pilot with judicial AI vendor Learned Hand last month that gives roughly six civil judges access to the platform; the Superior Court handles about 1.2 million filings a year and employs nearly 600 judicial officers. (yahoo.com) Learned Hand’s platform links every output to underlying case materials and subjects results to multiple verification checks, and the company previously contracted with the Michigan Supreme Court in 2025 to provide a purpose‑built judicial AI workbench. (intelligentcio.com) Public filings and reports show courts budgeting the LA pilot through early 2027 at just over $300,000, while law‑firm risk reports in March 2026 (Marsh/The Lawyer) list generative AI controls and vendor supply‑chain exposure among the sector’s prevailing risks. (completeaitraining.com)
