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Harvey raises $300M Series E at a $5B valuation as enterprise contracts mount
The legal AI company latest round, led by Sequoia, brings total funding to $792M and reflects a doubling of valuation in nine months.
DOJ issues first binding guidance on AI-assisted brief drafting
A 32-page memo released Wednesday requires federal prosecutors to disclose any use of generative AI in filings, with mandatory citation verification.
Israel Bar Association issues first binding guidance on generative AI
The Bar ethics committee published binding guidance this week on how generative AI tools may be used in legal work, with emphasis on attorney-client privilege and verification duties.
A federal judge sanctioned a lawyer for hallucinated citations. Again.
In a ruling that quotes Mata v. Avianca at length, the Eastern District of Texas imposed $7,500 in sanctions and a mandatory CLE requirement.
Israeli legal tech raised $180M in Q1 2026
Three companies led the round — Darrow, Atticus AI, and LawGeex — putting Israel as the second-largest legal tech market behind the US.