Bob Ambrogi

The annual Legalweek conference in New York is always the occasion for legal technology companies to roll out announcements of new products and features. This year’s conference, which kicked off yesterday in a virtual version redubbed Legalweek(year) and reformulated as a year-long series of events — is no different, although the announcements…

Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S. said today it is enhancing its Kluwer Competition Law resource with the addition of the Merger Thresholds Monitor, a knowledge management platform maintained by Granville Knowledge Management that provides up-to-date merger control thresholds, procedural information, exchange rates, interpretation and guidance for 135 jurisdictions worldwide.

Merger thresholds…

TermScout is a unique legal technology startup devoted to reviewing, rating and comparing the software contracts of leading business-to-business companies so that software buyers can better and more easily understand what they are being asked to sign.

Today it marked its official launch with the release of the first major set of its customer-favorability…

In an alliance announced today, KPMG and SirionLabs are teaming up to offer digital contract management to enterprises worldwide, combining KPMG’s consulting expertise in addressing complex business problems with SirionLabs’ AI-driven contract lifecycle management technology.

The alliance encompasses KPMG in the U.S., KPMG in the U.K., and member firms of the global professional…

This year marks the 10th anniversary of Kira Systems, the first company to develop AI-powered contract analysis, technology that is now becoming commonplace in the legal profession. To mark the anniversary, Kira’s cofounders are releasing a book, AI For Lawyers: How Artificial…

We introduce a new segment this week: panelists’ rants and raves, a lightning round of what made us mad or glad this week. Other stories we discuss include: a look-ahead to virtual Legalweek, an ABA ethics opinion on responding to negative online criticism, ROSS’s litigation gambit calling Thomson Reuters a monopoly, whether virtual firms…

On today’s Legaltech Week journalists’ roundtable, we’re adding a new segment: rants and raves. In addition to our weekly discussion of the week’s top stories in legal tech and innovation, we’ll do a lightning round in which each panelist will offer a rant or a rave for something that happened this week.

We’re on every…

The legal marketing agency Good2BSocial launched a service this week that is designed to provide on-demand training in legal marketing and business development.

The Good2BSocial Academy is designed for marketing, business development and communications professionals at law firms, as well as for lawyers who want to learn more about marketing and building their…

Here is a round-up of recent moves in the legal technology world.

In the wake of a $28 million investment in December, Brightflag, an AI-powered spend and matter management platform for corporate legal departments, has named Jill Altruda as…

As the pandemic has made it more important than ever for law firms to accept electronic payments, Orion Law Management Systems is announcing today its launch of Orion ePay, a seamless and secure online payment system, powered by LawPay, that enables law firms to allow clients to pay legal fees online by credit,…

The role and reach of corporations’ chief legal officers continues to expand, with 78% of them reporting directly to their company’s CEO, and their scope of responsibilities expanding, particularly for issues of privacy, cybersecurity, and compliance.

These are among the findings of the 2021 Chief Legal Officer Survey released today by the Association of…

A free online portal launched today in Texas is designed to help lawyers find volunteer opportunities and assist residents of the state find help with their legal needs.

The new portal, Pro Bono Texas, was launched as a partnership between The State Bar of Texas and the justice tech…