It says something about a product when, even before it officially hits the market, it wins a major legal technology award. That is the case with a product being unveiled today, Infodash. It is the platform on which the law firm Ogletree Deakins built its ODConnect 2.0 intranet, which last week was named…
New Chief Product Officer at Hello Divorce Says Tech Can Drive Better Outcomes for Divorcing Couples
Karla Uribe, who joins the Hello Divorce leadership Feb. 1 as its first chief product officer, believes that technology and data can be used to drive better outcomes for couples going through divorce and their children.
She comes to the company with the mission of overseeing its product’s transition from a tech-enabled services…
On LawNext: The State of the E-Discovery Industry in 2022, with Doug Austin
Two years into the pandemic, what has been its impact on e-discovery and what lies ahead for the industry? The 2022 State of the Industry Report takes a deep dive into these questions, surveying lawyers, consultants, software and service providers, and others to paint a…
New Tool Uses AI and Analytics to Value Cases and Predict Outcomes In Auto Warranty Litigation
A new product uses historical data, artificial intelligence and predictive analytics to value cases and predict outcomes in automobile warranty litigation, with the goal of helping manufacturers resolve Lemon Law and warranty claims more accurately, more quickly, and at lower cost.
The product, iPAT, developed by LegalEase Solutions in partnership with FelixHealthcare.AI, developer…
Alt Legal Acquires Towergate Informatics’s §2(d) Citation Watch; Will Move Customers To Its Own Service
Alt Legal, the cloud-based trademark docketing software company headquartered in New York City, has acquired the §2(d) Citation Watch business owned by Canadian company Towergate Software.
With this acquisition, customers of Towergate’s §2(d) Citation Watch will transition to Alt Legal’s existing §2(d) Trademark Watch service.
To be clear, Alt Legal is not acquiring…
ILTA Names Winners of 2021 Distinguished Peer Awards
The International Legal Technology Association today announced the winners of its 2021 Distinguished Peer Awards, which honor achievements in leadership and innovation by individuals, legal technology vendors, law firms, corporate legal departments, and others.
For the first time this year, the awards included two Lifetime Achievement Awards: one for ILTA members and one for business…
Sonderegger Departs As Head of Wolters Kluwer Legal U.S.; Successor Yet To Be Named
Dean Sonderegger is departing as head of Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S. (LRUS), a position he has held since May 2019, to become SVP and general manager of Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting Canada and Research & Learning U.S.
WK has yet to name a successor to the position, the formal title…
Lexicon Doubles Down On Its Unique Approach to Practice Management, Expanding Its Menu of Support Services
Since its formal launch in June 2020, Lexicon has taken a unique approach to providing a solution to lawyers’ practice management needs.
Not only is it a full-featured, practice management software platform, but it also offers an array of the essential services a law firm needs — services that tightly integrate with the…
Friday Roundup: Case Status Raise, FileTrail Acquisition, Brightflag Enhancement
Here are some of the other legal tech stories from the week:
Case Status raises $3.5 million. Case Status, a mobile client portal and messaging platform for law firms, raised $3.5 million in a Series A venture capital funding round led by Meeting Street Capital, Panoramic Ventures, VentureSouth, CreativeCo, and others.
I had previously…
Webinar Tomorrow: Making Smarter Legal Tech Decisions in 2022
With thousands of legal tech products on the market competing for the attention and dollars of legal professionals, how can consumers make smarter buying decisions?
That is the focus of a webinar I will moderate tomorrow, Making Smarter Legal Tech Decisions in 2022, that will feature both legal tech vendors and consumers, together with…
Ironclad Raises $150M At $3.2B Valuation
It was barely more than a year ago that Ironclad raised a $100 million Series D round at a valuation of nearly $1 billion, and now the San Francisco-based company has raised a $150 million Series E at a $3.2 billion valuation.
That brings total investment in the company, whose product is a…
In 14th Acquisition Since 2019, Litera Says It Will Purchase Legal Software Company Prosperoware
Marking its 14th acquisition since 2019 and its eighth in just the last 12 months, legal technology company Litera has entered into an agreement to acquire Prosperoware, a company that develops software for the legal industry for the adoption and governance of collaboration systems.
Haley Altman, global head of corporate development at Litera,…