Bird & Bird has selected AI platform Leya as the technology it will trial across its international network following an assessment of various Generative AI legal assistants. The firm will use the AI product for six months, testing its performance in the analysis of local laws, case law, drafting contracts…

International law firm Baker McKenzie expanded its footprint in Saudi Arabia by acquiring a majority stake in its long-term associated firm, Legal Advisors, Abdulaziz Alajlan & Partners, which will now operate under the name Baker McKenzie Law Firm. Additionally, Baker McKenzie has received a Regional Headquarters (RHQ) license from the…

The sudden departure of three leaders within the Dauphin County Clerk of Court’s Office on Friday left the office with an “unprecedented and untenable leadership void,” the Pennsylvania Supreme Court said in a Saturday order declaring a local judicial emergency at the county court. Now, the Twelfth Judicial District is attempting to dig its way…

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission asked a federal district court in Manhattan to quash a subpoena issued by Coinbase demanding documents related to crypto markets and the personal communications of the agency’s chair. Jorge Tenreiro, the deputy chief of crypto assets in the SEC’s division of enforcement, represents the plaintiff in…

U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, began presenting his defense in his bribery and extortion trial Monday by calling his own sister and then his sister-in-law to the witness stand. While prosecutors have argued that the gold bars and envelopes of cash found in Menendez’s house show that he accepted…

A Missouri appellate court reversed a $1 million jury verdict in favor of a woman who was injured during a group exercise class, concluding her negligence claim was barred by the doctrine of implied primary assumption of risk and that she consented to the potential risks. A panel for the…