Daily legal AI news
4 stories on AI in courts, ethics rules, regulation and legal software, each in a sentence or two with a link to the original source.
Clio, the practice management company many solo and small firms use, unveiled a new logo and brand on Oct. 26 at ClioCon 2026 and now calls itself a legal AI company. It says it serves more than 400,000 legal professionals (company figure) and remains committed to solo and small firms. Users will see a new look.
Florida judges began trying Westlaw's CoCounsel AI research tool on July 1, the Florida Bar News reported Oct. 27. A chief judge said they use it for research, not decisions, and check its work. She said AI is adding to court workloads, with self-represented filings doubling and growing much longer.
A Supreme Court of Virginia rules committee wants comments on requiring email service of pleadings after the first filing in courts of record, unless the parties agree otherwise, the Virginia State Bar said Oct. 26. Incarcerated people and self-represented litigants who don't agree in writing are excluded. Comments are due before Jan. 15, 2027.
Source: vsb.org (opens in a new tab)
Anthropic said on Oct. 26 that it filed a registration statement, the paperwork a company files with the Securities and Exchange Commission before selling stock to the public, for a proposed initial public offering. It plans to list on the Nasdaq as "ANT." Share count and price range are not set.
Summaries are written by our team from the linked sources. They are news, not legal advice.