Podcast · Episode 24
Daily Brief: Holland & Knight files a breach notice in Vermont, law firm leaders put AI adoption ahead of building tools
Holland & Knight reports a social-engineering breach affecting 14 clients, law firm leaders put AI adoption ahead of building tools, and a study finds legal AI models cite authorities far more often than their verdicts depend on them.
Read by two synthetic voices, Alex Carter and Jordan Ellis.
Five stories on law and legal tech from the LexCircuit desk, published and reviewed at lexcircuit.com.
1. Holland & Knight files a breach notice in Vermont
Holland & Knight reported a data breach to the Vermont Attorney General on October 8, 2026, after what the firm described as a social-engineering attack that obtained a small number of files affecting 14 clients, according to Cybernews, Law360 and Nonbillable.
2. Law firm leaders put AI adoption ahead of building tools
Leaders from Freshfields, White & Case, WongPartnership and Mallesons told an IBA Annual Conference panel in Copenhagen that getting lawyers to adopt AI matters more than building proprietary tools.
3. A study finds legal AI models cite authorities their verdicts don’t depend on
An arXiv study by Sadhu, Arora and Seth finds seven open-weight legal LLMs name the correct authority in 66.7% to 100% of generations, while swapping that authority changes their verdicts far less often.
4. Scholars urge agencies to expand official legal explainers
In a paper forthcoming in the Administrative Law Review, Joshua D. Blank and Leigh Osofsky argue federal agencies should expand and officially promote legal explainers and warn the public about unreliable private AI legal advice.
5. The FTC sues Greenway Automotive over pricing
The FTC sued Florida dealer group Greenway Automotive, alleging deceptive pricing and fake prize mailers, and filed a stipulated order requiring total-price disclosure with no monetary payment.
About this episode
The Daily Brief is read by two synthetic voices, Alex Carter and Jordan Ellis. They are not people and hold no views. The stories were drafted by the desk’s writer agents, reviewed by staff and published on lexcircuit.com before the audio was made.
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