A distinguishing feature of the practice management platform Clio is its ecosystem of more than 200 third-party applications that integrate to provide added functionality.
But on Monday, Clio terminated a popular app, Faster Suite, over concerns that it could expose Clio customer data to a privacy or security breach.
Then, early this morning,…
Say you are reading an article online about contract lifecycle management and want to know what companies offer products for that. A new extension for the Chrome browser puts the answer a click away.
With the new Legalpioneer Chrome extension installed, highlight a word or phrase on any web page to search and explore…
Yesterday, I moderated the fifth-annual Startup Alley pitch competition, presented as the opening event of ABA TECHSHOW. Fifteen startups presented their pitches to an audience of virtual TECHSHOW attendees, who then voted for their favorites.
Each startup presented a prerecorded 2.5 minute video pitch. Plus, each was allowed 30 seconds for a live introduction. While…
You’ve just been named global chief innovation officer for one of the world’s largest law firms. Where and how do you start? That is one of the questions we put to Amol Bargaje, whom Mayer Brown named to that position on Feb. 9, 2021.
Coming into this newly created role, Bargaje has…
For many law practices, getting paid is the bane of their existence. TimeSolv, a provider of cloud-based billing and timekeeping software for law firms, aims to fix that with the release today of Zero AR, a patent-pending feature that automates batch invoicing and electronic payments.
The feature enables firms to instantly process electronic payments…
As ABA TECHSHOW kicks off today, the practice management company Clio is announcing a new, broader vision for the company and its future.
It also made several other announcements, most notably the launch of The Law Community, an online platform for connecting Clio customers and others in the legal industry, as well as…
Tomorrow begins the week-long ABA TECHSHOW, the first virtual version of one of the world’s leading legal tech conferences. Kicking off the conference is the fifth annual Startup Alley pitch competition, featuring 15 up-and-coming legal tech startups competing for your votes.
Once again, I will be the moderator of the pitch competition, which begins…
LawSites Resources is a library of free whitepapers, webinars, product guides, cases studies, e-books, and more. Each week, I highlight one of the resources available there.
This week’s featured resource is Medicaid Planning Opportunities, a free training webinar for estate planning lawyers that will show you how to make a real difference to…
What were the week’s top stories in legal tech and innovation? Find out today at 3 p.m. E.T. with Legaltech Week.
Join us as our weekly roundtable of journalists and bloggers recap the top stories. We were off last week, so we have plenty of catching up to do.
It’s on Zoom and all free,…
Kristen Sonday, cofounder of the justice tech company Paladin, is among six partners who are today launching a venture fund designed to support startups founded by diverse and underrepresented individuals in Chicago.
The fund, LongJump, is a first-check venture fund that will invest amounts averaging $100,000 in underrepresented ideas and founders, including…
I’ve written a number of times about SixFifty, the technology subsidiary of the law firm Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, which has been automating the firm’s legal expertise to create tools that businesses and individuals can use to make legal processes more efficient and affordable.
Its first product, launched in 2019, automated compliance…
Last September, I wrote about the Canada-based entity management company Athennian, which had emerged from three years of quiet growth and development to announce an $8 million CAD Series A investment, on top of a previously unannounced $2 million CAD seed financing round.
Today, Athennian is announcing that it has raised another $7 million…
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