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Cleveland State University College of Law on 19 January announced that it is offering its students Fundamentals of Prompt Engineering for Lawyers, a specialised AI-focused training course developed by experiential legal training platform AltaClaro. The certificate is a first step in CSU|LAW’s broader AI strategy to ensure graduates enter the profession ready to use AI…
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Morgan McKinley’s report indicates that AI adoption is reshaping graduate hiring and is increasing demand for experienced talent. Read more: Ireland’s employment market ‘stable’, as employers narrow focus
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The start-up will be creating new jobs in sales, marketing and product development across Europe over the next two years. Read more: Belfast sports-tech TeamFeePay bags £9m, plans 75 jobs
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Last year’s UK court decision involving Clearview AI, the US-based facial recognition company, has sparked widespread comment in the data protection community. Clearview AI, which collects billions of images to build a vast facial recognition database, was previously fined over £7.5 million by the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for allegedly violating UK data…
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Kirk Chang, of the University of East London, discusses how artificial intelligence could play a larger role in workplace dynamics. Read more: Is workplace AI moving into a managerial position?
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AI search visits are expected to outgrow organic visits in Europe by 2028. Read more: Revolut, Google to enable shopping directly via AI chatbots in Europe
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The funding will support small-scale building works, energy upgrades, health and safety improvements and more. Read more: €41m to be invested in Ireland’s higher education institutions
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It is the VC that moved early to back the likes of Google, Apple and Stripe. Now reports suggest Sequoia Capital want in on Anthropic’s next big investment round. Read more: Sequoia Capital planning ‘big investment’ in Anthropic – FT
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PRM Assist is creating five new jobs by the end of the year. Read more: Dublin’s PRM Assist bags €500,000 to improve airport accessibility

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It’s been a busy month for people moves both at law firms and legal tech vendors, starting with global law firm Hogan Lovells, which announced on 12 January today the appointment of Paul Gilford as its new global chief information officer (CIO), effective 26 January 2026. Gilford, who is based in London, succeeds Gareth…