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Welcome to this week's edition of The Legal Wire!

We’re dedicated to keeping you informed on the latest in AI regulations, legal tech developments, and expert insights to help you navigate artificial intelligence in the legal profession.

This week’s Highlights:

• Attorney-Client Privilege Has a Problem: AI Isn’t a Lawyer

• Headlines From Around the Web You Shouldn't Miss

• Can Artificial Intelligence Deliver Fair Verdicts? Meet JudgeAI

• AI Tools to Supercharge your productivity

• Legal prompt of the week

Compliance and regulations

Attorney-Client Privilege Has a Problem: AI Isn’t a Lawyer

AI tools are revolutionizing legal work. They can draft contracts, analyze case law, and provide near-instant answers to complex questions. But while the technology is smart – and impressively so, there’s one thing its not: a lawyer.

And that matters.

Because in the eyes of the law, AI doesn’t qualify for attorney-client privilege – the bedrock principle that keeps a client’s communications with their lawyer private and protected. If you’re relying on AI-generated advice, you may be risking one of the most important aspects of your relationship as a client with your lawyer, your secrets might not stay secret. And in a profession built on trust, that’s a problem.

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🔍 Embracing Gen AI, Many Legal Departments Don't See Their Firms as Innovative (Law.com)

🔍 AI Can Take the Slog Out of Compliance Work, but Executives Not Ready to Fully Trust It (The Wall Street Journal)

🔍 Trump and Japan tech conglomerate SoftBank announce $100 billion in U.S. investments (CNBC)

🔍 Big Tech will be allowed to ignore copyright rules to train AI models under Labour's new plans (Daily Mail)

🔍 EU data watchdog sets terms for AI model's legitimate use of personal data (Euro News)

Legal Technology

Can Artificial Intelligence Deliver Fair Verdicts? Meet JudgeAI

The role of judges has long been seen as the apex of human legal reasoning, requiring impartiality, careful analysis, and a deep understanding of law and evidence. But what if artificial intelligence could take on this role for economic disputes? That’s the exact question that the founders of JudgeAI had in mind when they created a unique product that positions itself as the world’s first fully automated system for resolving such cases.

Backed by advanced economic theories and mathematical modeling, JudgeAI aims to bring speed, transparency, and precision to legal resolutions. But how does it work, and can it truly rival the human bench?

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This prompt helps lawyers save time while preparing for depositions. By leveraging AI to draft thoughtful and strategic questions, they can focus on analyzing witness responses and building stronger case strategies. Perfect for streamlining deposition prep and staying one step ahead in litigation.

Prompt: Ask your AI assistant to generate a list of potential deposition questions for [specific case or witness type]. Tailor the questions to uncover key facts, identify inconsistencies, and challenge the opposing party’s arguments. Include follow-up questions based on anticipated responses to ensure thorough preparation.

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