Five years ago, Noah Waisberg sold Kira Systems, the pioneering AI contract-analysis company he co-founded, to Litera. Even though the deal itself went well, the experience of going through the sale was hard, Waisberg now says. But that experience provided the fuel that turned into his next business. As part of the…
Dallas. Oct. 7. Masters AI. See You There!
I am thrilled to announce that I will be serving as emcee for the Masters AI conference in Dallas on Oct. 7, as well as for subsequent dates in Philadelphia on Nov. 11 and Miami on Dec. 8.
This is an AI conference that is designed to be hands-on. As the organizers say, “Less…
3rd Circuit Rules For Thomson Reuters In Its Copyright Fight Against Legal Research Startup ROSS
Yesterday I noted that th 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had issued an opinion in the long-running copyright battle between Thomson Reuters and the now-shuttered AI legal research company ROSS Intelligence, but that the opinion was sealed and not viewable by the public.
Today, it was revealed that the court has ruled in favor…
Clio Acquires Learned Hand, Giving Its New Judiciary Business An Existing Product
Clio today announced that it has acquired Learned Hand, a startup that builds AI exclusively for judges and courts, giving the legal tech company’s newly launched judiciary business an existing product already in use in a number of courthouses.
Clio did not disclose the terms of the deal.
The acquisition caps a rapid series…
3rd Circuit Issues Opinion in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Case, But For Now It Is Sealed
The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today issued an opinion in the long-running copyright battle between Thomson Reuters and the now-shuttered AI legal research company ROSS Intelligence, but the opinion is, at least for now, sealed and not viewable by the public.
The court issued the opinion under seal together with an order stating…
Built for Corporate Restructuring: The Case for Purpose-Built AI
and Stretto [Sponsored Post]Corporate restructuring operates at the intersection of legal precision and financial complexity, with stakeholder decisions routinely made under exigent circumstances. More data and shortened timelines have made that work harder. A 2025 study by Harvard and USC law professors published in the University…
What the Savannah Bananas Can Teach You About Building a Successful Small Law Firm
I’ll confess: When I heard that Jesse Cole, the founder of the Savannah Bananas baseball team, was to be the keynote speaker at 8am’s Kaleidoscope conference, I found myself scratching my head. After all, what could the founder of a baseball team known for dancing players and a senior-citizen dance squad possibly…
In A Marriage of Two ALSPs, Repario Acquires UnitedLex to Strengthen Its AI Offerings
In a marriage of two alternative legal services providers, Repario, a company with a focus on e-discovery and managed review, has acquired UnitedLex, a global company that provides a broader range of services spanning legal process outsourcing, legal operations, litigation, IP, contracts and technology.
Repario said that by blending its agility and…
At Its User Conference in Las Vegas, 8am Announces MCP Integration and New AI Tools for MyCase, Plus New Law Firm Funding Program through LawPay
At its second-annual Kaleidoscope customer conference in Las Vegas today, 8am announced new generative AI features, a new Claude MCP connector, and new financial products, including a law firm loan program with quick approval and funding.
Although 8am is the parent company of three law practice management platforms – MyCase, CasePEER and DocketWise…
Ken Crutchfield: Lessons From Steel — Why LLMs Will Become Commodities
Large Language Models (LLMs) are a breakthrough technology, helping fuel the AI industrial revolution. OpenAI and Anthropic are market leaders, with extraordinary private valuations. The prospect of their respective trillion-dollar public company valuations, should their initial public offerings come to fruition, has drawn attention to LLM economics.
LLMs are transforming industries including healthcare and the…
Harvey Launches Pro Bono Program, Collaborating with Pro Bono Leaders At Major Firms
Legal AI company Harvey said today that it is launching a dedicated pro bono program in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.
In the first phase of the program, the company will work with a selected group of it law firm customers as design partners. Initially, this group consists of senior pro bono…
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