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TLTF & Friends in the News

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News from the World of Law AI & LegalTech

Thomson Reuters' 2025 report shows that 26% of legal organizations using generative AI (up from 14% in 2024) face implementation challenges.
Study finds 77% of lawyers say AI is highly important to M&A practice, with the majority expecting full adoption.
According to the 2025 EY Law Study, 34% of in-house legal teams use gen AI, 56% are experimenting, and 61% face budget limits.
Garfield, an AI-powered litigation assistant, receives SRA authorization to assist UK businesses with small debt claims and housing disrepair issues.

Privacy & Surveillance

Legal System & Policy

EFF urges courts not to bypass fair use in Kadrey v. Meta, warning this could jeopardize AI innovation and copyright balance.
American tariffs may trigger global digital taxes, threatening legal tech providers with higher costs and regulatory barriers.
Thomson Reuters Institute finds 65% of UK legal teams now use ALSPs as tech and budget demands increase.

Listen

Raghu Ramanathan, President of Legal Professionals at Thomson Reuters, explores AI's impact on the legal industry, future trends, and evolving law firm structures. (42 mins)
Greg Siskind, an immigration lawyer, tech enthusiast, and co-founder of Visalaw.ai, discusses how AI helps immigration lawyers manage increasing workloads. (38 mins)
Stephanie Corey, CEO and Co-Founder of UpLevel Ops, and Shaun Sethna, a General Counsel at The L Suite (TechGC), share how legal ops and counsel professionals can align their priorities and enhance collaboration in a tech-enabled environment. (46 mins)

Tanner’s Other Page Turners

50% chance of plugging it in the right way, 100% chance of still getting it wrong every time - the USB 2.0 turns 25 years old.
Forget Brita pitchers, scientists are using this spongy new material to pull water out of thin air.
Sagittarius season just got darker, there is a black hole on the loose in Sagittarius.
Pigs can’t fly, but they can survive heart failure — thanks to a new gene therapy.

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May 18 – 21 – The Contract Network’s Jim Wagner at WCG MAGI 2025 in Boston, MA.
May 22 – Trestle is hosting an exclusive dinner during Advancing Preconstruction in San Diego, CA.
May 22 – 23 – BlackCloak’s Rachel Quinn at Central Ohio ISSA in Columbus, OH.
June 3 – 5 – BlackCloak’s Rachel Quinn at Executive Security Operations Conference (ESOC) in Lake Buena Vista, FL.
June 9 – 11 – BlackCloak’s Rachel Quinn at Gartner Security & Risk Summit in National Harbor, MD.
June 11 – Infodash at BigHand Conference in London, England.
June 16 – 19 – LawPro.ai at Lanier Trial Academy 9.0 in Houston, TX.

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