Every year since 2010, I have compiled a list of my most-popular posts. In some years, there has seemed to be a theme across the most-read posts. But this year, they seem to span the gamut of topics I cover, from analytics to artificial intelligence, from legal ethics to legal research, from new companies starting…
‘Tis the Season … for Layoffs in Legal Tech, As Multiple Companies Send Out Pink Slips
For some employees of legal tech companies, the holidays have been far from merry, as their employers have trimmed headcounts and sent out layoff notices.
The exact number of layoffs in legal tech are unknown. It is difficult to track and confirm layoffs, as companies are often secretive about them. Although, in the U.S., the…
On LawNext Podcast: Two Law Students Who Took On Systemic Racism in the Legal System
Brianna Joaseus and Edrius Stagg are two law students at Southern University Law Center in Baton Rouge, La., who spent nine months earlier this year tackling systemic racism in the legal system. On the latest LawNext, they join host Bob Ambrogi to discuss their projects and how their work impacted their goals…
Time is Running: ABA TECHSHOW Startup Alley Applications Close Soon; Don’t Miss Out
The deadline is fast approaching for legal tech startups to apply for a spot in the 2023 Startup Alley competition at ABA TECHSHOW.
Now in its seventh year, Startup Alley has helped catapult the success of a long list of legal technology startups and has become the signature opening-night event of TECHSHOW, which will be…
Today at 3 ET: The Live Legaltech Week Panel Returns; Here Are The Stories We’ll DiscussThis Week
The Legaltech Week panel is back at 3 ET today to discuss the top stories in legal tech. Attendance is free, but, if you have not already done so, you need to register, which you can do here. Register once and you are signed up for all future sessions.
Among the stories we’re planning to take…
New LawPay/MyCase Survey Provides Insights Into The Tech That Matters For Smaller Law Firms
A legal industry report released today by the sibling legal technology companies LawPay and MyCase provides unique insights into the technology tools that matter most to smaller law firms in the post-pandemic era.
While the report finds that law firms have largely recovered from pandemic-related declines in revenues, it concludes that, with regard…
Contract Review and Negotiation Platform LexCheck Raises $17M in Series A Round to Drive Expansion
Citing rapid growth over the past year, LexCheck, a company whose platform provides AI-powered contract review and negotiation, has raised $17 million in Series A funding, on top of $8 million in seed funding it had previously raised.
The funding was led by the global venture capital firm Mayfield Fund. The…
Now View More Case Law As You Draft Legal Documents in Clearbrief, through Partnership with Fastcase
Lawyers and legal professionals using the AI-powered document drafting tool Clearbrief to create a legal brief or document will now be able to seamlessly view any case law they cite thanks to a partnership with the legal research and intelligence company Fastcase, the companies announced today.
As I have written before, Clearbrief…
At A Legal Tech Conference Like No Other, Attendees Pondered the Present and Future of the Industry
I have always wanted to attend one of those invite-only summits – such as the Davos meeting of the World Economic Forum or a Renaissance Weekend – that bring together leaders from across disciplines to engage in open and unfettered dialogue about the state and future of whatever the summit’s topic may be.…
StructureFlow, UK Platform to Create Visual Models of Corporate Transactions, Raises $3.5M for Development and Expansion
StructureFlow, a London company whose platform enables visual modeling of complex corporate transactions, has raised $3.5 million in a pre-Series A funding round.
The company, launched in 2019, said it will use the funding to accelerate development of its visual modeling platform and to boost its sales and marketing efforts, with a…
On LawNext Podcast: Factor CEO Varun Mehta On ‘Integrated Law’ As A New Category of Legal Services
Factor, the managed services company that spun off in 2019 from alternative legal services provider Axiom, describes itself as providing “complex legal work at scale” for the corporate legal market it serves. But more recently, it has begun to position itself as falling within a new category of alternative legal services. It calls this…
How It Works: A Demonstration of LawPay, Online Payments Developed Specifically for Law Firms
In the latest episode of our video series How It Works, we learn about LawPay, the electronic payments solution developed specifically to help law firms streamline billings and collections by providing a simple, secure way for legal clients to pay their bills online.
LawPay’s easy-to-use technology was built around lawyers’ specific needs, providing a…