Wake Up Call: Texas Judge Says Some AI Chats Could Be Privileged

Welcome to Bloomberg Law’s Wake Up Call, a daily rundown of the top news for lawyers, law firms, and in-house counsel.

• Judge Grant Dorfman of the Texas Business Court said earlier this month in a minute entry that a non-lawyer’s AI conversations, prepared in anticipation of litigation, could qualify as privileged work product under Texas procedural rules. The decision implies that using AI does not automatically waive privilege, as such conversations may not be likely to be disclosed to adversaries. (Ogletree Deakins)
• Britain’s independent watchdog for lawyers, the Bar Standards Board, has suspended the International Criminal Court’s Prosecutor Karim Khan. The move comes just a week after the ICC suspended Khan, who has led numerous high-profile prosecutions of senior figures in conflicts in Sudan, Russia, and the Middle East. The 56-year-old prosecutor faces allegations of sexual misconduct with a female aide. Khan has denied any wrongdoing. (Al Jazeera)
• Florida’s new system will make jury instructions easier for lawyers and judges. Say goodbye to downloading separate jury instructions and copying and pasting them into one document, says the state’s bar. The tool, which lets lawyers, judges, and the public create sets of instructions specific to individual cases, launched Friday. (Florida Bar)

Laterals, Moves, In-House

• Kevin O’Mara joined DLA Piper as a partner in its private equity practice in New York.