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A weekly round-up and review of news in legal technology and innovation, selected by industry leading journalists. Hosted by lawyer and journalist Bob Ambrogi.

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September 8, 20261 hr 1 min

Takeaways from ILTACON, the 'Hugging Face Hack' and more

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 (4:01) ILTACON 2026: The Race to Connect the Dots—and the Data (Selected by Niki Black) (7:17) Welcome To The Legal Tech Polycule — ILTACON 2026 (Selected by Joe Patrice) (16:37) Have We Reached 'Peak Legal Tech?' Sure Felt That Way At ILTACON this Week (Selected by Bob Ambrogi) (26:36) Why the Hugging Face Hack Should Make You Worry More About A.I. (Story we'll all want to talk about) (27:33) Is That Really Bob Ambrogi or His Digital Twin? Twin1 AI Now Offers Digital Twins for Everyone (Selected by Stephen Embry) (38:13) D.C. Circuit Blames Deutsche Bank Lawyers for AI Hallucinations (Selected by Victor Li) (41:57) AI Hallucinations Are a Competence Problem (Selected by Niki Black) (46:06) Filevine Takes On Shepard's and KeyCite With Its Own AI Case Law Citator and Hallucination Checker (Selected by Bob Ambrogi) (51:56) Wall Street Banks Demand Law Firms Slash Rates And Just Trust AI… No Way This Could Backfire! (Selected by Joe Patrice)

September 3, 202658 min

08/27/2026: Live from ILTACON 2026, the State of Legal Technology

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 (00:42) Legal tech conference highlights and industry excitement (03:46) The Biggest ILTACON EVer (09:07) If This is Peak Legal Tech, Where do we go From Here? (13:20) The rise of MCP Connectors (22:00) Eye Catching Moments at ILTACON (32:37) AI's Impact on Law Firms & Future Market Impact (55:42) Conference venue review and closing thoughts

August 12, 202658 min

08/07/26: Legal Tech embraces vibe coding, big law entry level hiring declines, and more

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 (3:53) Big Law Entry-Level Hiring Declines for 2nd Year in a Row (Selected by Stephen Embry) (12:55) LexisNexis Bets On Build-A-Bear Model For Legal AI (Selected by Joe Patrice) (22:54) Thomson Reuters Says Its Homegrown AI Model Now Rivals the Frontier Labs – I Take A Closer Look At the Benchmarks (Selected by Bob Ambrogi) (32:24) The Law Firms Working With Tech Companies to Build Custom Tools (Selected by Rhys Dipshan) (40:24) Bar Exam Tech Woes (Selected by Victor Li)

August 3, 202656 min

07/31/2026: AI Evidence blurs line between reality and fiction, Chinese AI model impact on legal tech, and more

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 (06:21) AI Evidence Blurring the Line Between Reality and Fiction (Selected by Niki Black) (17:26) When Zero Data Retention Stops Being Zero: The New Reality in AI Governance (Selected by Stephanie Wilkins) (26:11) What Chinese Open-Weight AI Models Mean for Legal Tech (Selected by Rhys Dipshan) (38:09) The Emerging Landscape of Custom Legal Research Tools (Selected by Bob Ambrogi)

July 29, 202656 min

07/24/26: Free Legal Claude Connector, AALL recap, OpenAI's rogue model, and more

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 (03:55) AALL: A Good Time Was Had by All (Selected by Stephen Embry) (18:12) OpenAI Says Rogue AI Models Broke Free from Human Control. Some See It as a "Warning Shot" (Selected by Julie Sobowale) (35:28) NYC Bar Provides Roadmap for Navigating AI Privilege Issues (Selected by Niki Black) (41:06) New Jersey Introduces "First-of-its-Kind" AI Tool for Public Defenders (Selected by Victor Li) (43:57) Built By Lawyers, For Lawyers: DingDuff Is a Free Claude Connector That Its Founders Say Rivals the Legal Research Giants (Selected by Bob Ambrogi)

July 21, 20261 hr 0 min

07/17/26: Litera rebrand, Amazon enters legal market, and more

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 (04:23) TX Bar AI Use Survey (Selected by Niki Black) (16:49) AI-First Law Firms Don't Work Fewer Hours, They Work Smarter Hours (Selected by Joe Patrice) (32:38) Rising Pro Se Filings Push Federal Courts to Examine Case Management in the AI Era (Selected by Rhys Dipshan & Stephen Embry) (47:31) Increasing Popularity of Smart Glasses Could Lead to More Workplace Disputes (Selected by Victor Li) (52:02) Litera Relaunches Its Brand Around a Unified Vision: One AI Agent Spanning the Practice and Business of Law (Selected by Bob Ambrogi)

July 13, 202657 min

07/10/26: UChicago bans laptops, an interview with Anthropic, and more

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) Panelist Introductions (03:04) UChicago Law Bans Laptops from 1L Classrooms As Part of Sweeping New AI Strategy for Legal Education (Selected by Bob Ambrogi) (25:54) Agentic AI For Forensics Investigations Is Fast, Auditable, And About To Bloody Daubert (Selected by Joe Patrice) (38:38) Is Corporate and Legal Ready for a Shift from Subscription-Based AI to Usage-Based? Apparently Not. (Selected by Stephen Embry) (47:25) Who's Investing in Legal Tech This Year? Here's the Data / Top Legal Tech Funding Rounds of 2026 (So Far) (Selected by Rhys Dipshan) (54:48) Are AI Prompts Privileged? Time Will Tell. (Selected by Niki Black)

July 2, 202657 min

06/16/26: New Tool for Fractional GCs, Perplexity enters Legal, and more

Each week, our panelists discuss their favorite stories from the week's news in legal technology. This week's topics: (00:00) Panelist introductions (2:44) Thomson Reuters Event (Selected by Joe Patrice) (34:00) University of Texas Law Dean Shifts AI Policy to Prevent "Cognitive Deskilling" (Selected by Victor Li) (40:03) Fighting Hallucinations: How to Choose the Right AI Citation Checkers (Selected by Niki Black)

June 22, 202657 min

06/19/26: Anthropic withdraws Fable 5, AI might already be sexist, and more

Each week, our panelists discuss their favorite stories from the week's news in legal technology. This week's topics: (00:00) Panelist introductions (05:18) Legora Builds a Pub at LegalTechTalk and Other LegalTechTalk Low Down (Selected by Caroline Hill) (14:46) AI-Generated Transcript Mistake Doesn't Impact Court Ruling: eDiscovery Case Law (Selected by Doug Austin) (25:44) Does AI Give Male Lawyers Better Resumes? (Selected by Joe Patrice) (32:24) This Week Saw A Slew Of New Legal Tech CEOs. But Why? (Selected by Bob Ambrogi) 42:00) Every Lawyer in the Case Is Guilty of Failing to Verify Cites. It's Not Good to Piss Off Federal District Court Judges (Selected by Stephen Embry)

June 11, 202647 min

06/04/26: Ironclad founder joins OpenAI to develop products for legal, and more

Each week, our panelists discuss their favorite stories from the week's news in legal technology. This week's topics: 00:00 Panelist introductions 17:05 Can a Legal AI Platform Be Powerful, Fun and Free All at the Same Time? Lavern Surely Thinks So. (Selected by Bob Ambrogi) 24:48 Ironclad Founder Jason Boehmig Joins OpenAI To Develop Products for the Legal Sector (Selected by Bob Ambrogi) 33:30 A Data Breach Lawsuit Against a Law Firm With a Slightly New Twist (Selected by Stephen Embry) 41:29 The Em Dash Is Dead. Long Live the En Dash! (Selected by Stephanie Wilkins)