Phil Muncaster examines JadePuffer, the first documented end-to-end autonomous ransomware campaign, and considers what it means for CISOs facing machine-speed attacks and shrinking response windows Sixty-second snapshot: Researchers have discovered what they claim to be the first documented case of an end-to-end agentic ransomware campaign The agent in the JadePuffer attack adapted at numerous points, retrying […]

Cross-serving is one of the biggest growth levers in the legal industry — and one of the most consistently missed. When relationship intelligence is scattered across disjointed systems and individual minds, opportunities slip through the cracks before anyone realizes they existed. DealCloud with Celeste is built to solve this challenge. Unlike generic CRMs designed for […]

For firm leaders, the focus is no longer whether to deploy AI, but how to manage, measure, and scale it. Law firm leadership teams are asking different questions about AI than they were a year ago. The debate is no longer whether AI belongs in the firm — for most, that decision has already been […]

In my last post, I wrote about what an ontology is and why the concept matters for a law firm. If the first post answered “why should I care,” this one is closer to “what does the work actually consist of,” because that question is where most of the real skepticism tends to live, and it […]

Dani Pisciottano, head of marketing at LEAP Enterprise, explores how growth differs depending on law firm size and the factors shaping strategic direction. When we talk about growth in the legal sector, we tend to reach for a single word to describe very different journeys. A three-partner practice adding its fourth lawyer and a fifty-partner […]

Legal sector specialist Xperate has appointed Hannah Perryman as Head of Marketing, reinforcing its growth ambitions as the business expands its presence across existing and emerging markets. The appointment comes at a pivotal stage in Xperate’s development. Since launching just under four years ago, the company has built a strong reputation within the legal sector, […]

Harneys, a leading international offshore law firm operating across key global financial centers, was mid-way through a complex migration from Elite Enterprise to Elite 3E when the programme came under serious pressure. Managing multiple vendors, consultants, and stakeholders across jurisdictions had created overlapping responsibilities, governance gaps, cost exposure, and stalled progress, all with an immovable […]

In 2026, the law firms that will win are those turning coordinated leadership, connected data, and AI investment into measurable client value and sustainable profitability. Snapshot Law firm profitability now depends on firmwide alignment across operations, finance, technology, and business development rather than incremental efficiency gains. Technology and AI investments must deliver measurable outcomes such as improved […]

After 30 years serving 99% of the Am Law 100, Litera relaunches around one platform, one agent, and one dataset spanning every corner of the firm Litera, the Legal AI platform provider that best unifies the practice and business of law, unveiled a company relaunch and unified platform vision, positioning itself as the Legal AI […]

Claude Sonnet 5 now available in Harvey. Sonnet 5 is Anthropic’s latest Sonnet model, building on Sonnet 4.6 with broad gains in legal accuracy and output quality across transactional and litigation work. Sonnet 5 scored 5.8% all-pass on Harvey’s Legal Agent Benchmark (LAB), a strict evaluation that mirrors how multi-step legal work is executed at […]

Learn what analysts are saying you must know The Old Myths Are Dead “Our backups will save us.” “We’ll just rebuild clean infrastructure.” “Prevention is enough.” This analysis exposes why these assumptions fail during real attacks—and how modern ransomware strategies specifically exploit them. This report shows what resilience looks like after those myths collapse. Don’t […]

Weightmans’ managing partner Sarah Walton reflects on the key lessons learned in her first year of leadership, and outlines how the firm is shaping up its new chapter through targeted mergers, disciplined growth and thoughtful innovation. What were the key factors that influenced the decision to merge with Elborne Mitchell and Myton Law, and what […]

The question for transactional legal teams is no longer whether to adopt AI. It’s how to adopt it in a way that actually moves deal work forward. Most tools available today solve only half the problem. They surface information. They flag issues. They make lawyers more aware. But awareness isn’t execution — and execution is […]