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In January 2020, Axiom Managed Services, one of two companies spun off in 2019 from alternative legal services provider Axiom, rebranded as Factor, a move the company characterized as a relaunch, and named a new CEO, Varun Mehta, a veteran of the legal tech industry who…
Bob Ambrogi
Bob is a lawyer, veteran legal journalist, and award-winning blogger and podcaster. In 2011, he was named to the inaugural Fastcase 50, honoring “the law’s smartest, most courageous innovators, techies, visionaries and leaders.” Earlier in his career, he was editor-in-chief of several legal publications, including The National Law Journal, and editorial director of ALM’s Litigation Services Division.
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Legaltech Week 2.19.21 – In Which I Play A Drunk Cylon and Molly McDonough Moderates
If you missed Legaltech Week on Friday, here are the audio and video. Thanks to my futile attempt to connect from a remote location in Florida, I come across as a drunk Cylon (thanks Dennis Kennedy) and Molly McDonough steps in to moderate.…
The Legaltech Week Journalists’ Roundtable Returns Today At 3 P.M. ET
After a one-week hiatus, the Legaltech Week journalists’ roundtable returns today, live at 3 p.m. Eastern time. We’ll hash out the top legal tech stories of the last couple weeks. Anything notable happen?
We’re on every Friday at 3 p.m. E.T. Hope you’ll join us. It’s on Zoom and all free, but registration is required.…
X1 Enterprise Now Integrates with RelativityOne for Remote Data Collection
The companies X1 and Relativity today announced that the X1 Enterprise Platform, which allows remote searching of data on the end-user’s machine, now integrates with RelativityOne Collect, an application for collecting data from various sources and custodians.
The companies say the integration will simplify and streamline the remote collection of electronically…
On LawNext: LaunchFactory Has Legal Tech Ideas, Seeks Founders To Run With Them
Have you ever wanted to found a tech company but needed the right idea? A California company called LaunchFactory has the ideas and is looking for founders to take them on – including in the legal tech space.
The company takes a decidedly unique path…
Announcing the 15 Winners of the 2021 ABA TECHSHOW Startup Alley Competition
The results are in. Readers have been voting to select the 15 legal technology startups that will get to participate in the fifth-annual Startup Alley at ABA TECHSHOW 2021, which will be held virtually March 8-12, 2021. These 15 will face off in a virtual pitch competition that will be the opening event of this year’s TECHSHOW, with the conference's attendees voting to pick the top winner. The first-place winner gets a package of marketing and advertising prizes. In November, we issued a call for entries. From all the entries we received, a panel of judges narrowed the applications…
In An E-Discovery Acquisition, Veristar Picks Up Planet Data Solutions
Veristar, a two-year-old company that provides services in e-discovery and litigation support, has acquired the assets of Planet Data Solutions, a 20-year-old company that provides contract analysis and e-discovery technology and services.
Under the terms of the acquisition, Planet Data’s Exego software division will operate under a separate Exego LLC. Exego is…
Deadline Is Friday To Vote For ABA TECHSHOW Startup Alley Finalists
The deadline is Friday to vote to help pick the legal technology startups that will be selected for the fifth-annual Startup Alley at ABA TECHSHOW 2021.
Your votes determine the 15 companies that will be selected to face off in a virtual pitch competition that will be the opening event of this year’s TECHSHOW.
In…
LawNext: Coca-Cola GC Bradley Gayton On His Dramatic Demand for Diversity
Barely six months into his new position as senior vice president and general counsel for The Coca-Cola Company, Bradley M. Gayton has taken dramatic action to increase diversity and inclusion among the company’s outside counsel, telling firms that they must meet minimum diversity commitments or face consequences ranging from fee reductions to…
Legaltech Week 2021.02.05 – Legalweek Post-Mortem, Plus the Panelists’ Top Stories
This week saw the first virtual version of Legalweek, typically one of the largest legal tech and legal industry conferences. How well did the physical conference translate to the virtual world? Our panelists share their thoughts.
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Stories this week (and the time when we discuss…
Brightflag Adds Qualitative Reports for Companies to Better Evaluate Outside Counsel
The Ireland-based company Brightflag, whose platform uses artificial intelligence to help corporate legal departments better manage their legal spend and legal matters, is adding a set of new reports to its existing reporting feature that are designed to provide companies with a more nuanced perspective for assessing their relationships with outside counsel.
The news…
At Legalweek, A Flurry of E-Discovery News from Logikcull, Relativity, Hanzo, Epiq, HaystackID and Lighthouse
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…