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Tracked Changes, Tuesday, August 18, 2026

What changed in legal AI · · 2 min read

  1. New York City Bar committee says the duty to verify AI-cited authority is personal and cannot be delegated

    On August 12, the New York City Bar Association's Emerging Companies and Venture Capital Committee published a policy paper on how existing conduct rules apply to lawyers' use of AI tools. It says the duty to verify legal authority is personal and cannot be delegated. It cautions against billing time not actually spent when AI is used, and advises disclosing AI use to clients where appropriate.

    Source: New York City Bar Association · Read more: How to avoid AI-hallucinated citations in court filings, How to bill for AI-assisted legal work: hourly time, flat fees, tool costs and disclosure

  2. Relativity previews claiR, a conversational AI for RelativityOne data, planned at no extra cost in 2027

    Relativity announced claiR on August 12, a conversational AI system that works on data already stored in RelativityOne. The company says it can reason across millions of documents, their metadata and the connections between them. A&O Shearman, Foley & Lardner and K&L Gates are testing it. Relativity expects claiR to be generally available in 2027 and included in RelativityOne at no additional cost.

    Source: Artificial Lawyer

  3. Harvey launches Harvey II, rebuilt around a Memory feature that learns how each lawyer works

    Harvey launched Harvey II on August 18, a refresh of its legal AI platform built around a feature it calls Memory. Harvey says Memory learns how individual lawyers work and carries their preferences across Harvey, Word, Outlook and its agents. The release also adds matter Spaces that keep a matter's files, tasks, access controls and work history in one place. Artificial Lawyer's report gives no pricing or availability details.

    Source: Artificial Lawyer · Read more: What should a law firm's generative AI policy cover?

  4. LexisNexis picks Document Drafter to run document automation on its 25,000-plus templates

    LexisNexis has selected Denmark-based Document Drafter to deliver its automated document offering to customers worldwide, Artificial Lawyer reported on August 18. Document Drafter built a converter to move the LexisNexis library of more than 25,000 templates onto its platform. Law firms will use the feature inside LexisNexis, without separate Document Drafter branding. Its CEO says it will roll out gradually over the next few weeks.

    Source: Artificial Lawyer