Over the weekend, OpenAI released Deep Research, an AI agent capable of completing multi-step research tasks and synthesizing large amounts of online information. OpenAI’s chief product officer Kevin Weil said it can complete complex research tasks in minutes that might take a person many hours or days, according to The New York Times,…

People have sometimes called me the OG of legal tech reporting. But that is not so. The true OG of legal tech was Barry Bayer, who died this week at the age of 81.

Back in the day, Barry was the guy who would make legal tech execs shake in their shoes when he…

Onit, a global provider of AI-enabled workflow automation products for the legal industry, said today it has acquired Legal Files Software, Inc., a company that provides legal case and matter management software for corporate, government and law firm customers.

In business since 1990, Legal Files says it has more than 500 customers in…

Bloomberg Law has launched two new generative AI-powered research tools – Bloomberg Law Answers and Bloomberg Law AI Assistant – marking the company’s most significant foray into providing its customers with AI-enhanced legal research capabilities.

While Bloomberg Law had previously rolled out targeted gen AI applications, such as AI-powered complaint summaries on dockets,…

Two prominent public relations and marketing firms serving the legal industry announced notable artificial intelligence initiatives this week, signaling a potential transformation in how legal marketing and communications services are delivered.

Edge Marketing and Limelight, both firms that specialize in legal industry communications, revealed plans to integrate AI technology into their service offerings,…

To this day, one of my most popular and viral posts ever involved the 2017 launch of LegalBoard, a keyboard designed for lawyers by lawyer Brian Potts, who is now a partner at Husch Blackwell. Hits to that post went through the roof, far exceeding any post I’d ever before published.

Now,…

Universal Migrator has significantly expanded its backup and migration capabilities, adding several new tools specifically designed for Australian legal practice management systems and enhancing dozens of existing connectors. The company has also introduced new utility features that make migrations even more seamless.

Working primarily with legal tech consultants and migration departments worldwide, Universal Migrator…

Earlier this month, the Legal Services Corporation, the largest funder of civil legal aid in the United States, held its annual Innovations in Technology Conference in Phoenix. This year’s conference was particularly special for two reasons. For one, it was the conference’s 25th anniversary, as well as the 25th anniversary of the Technology…

Paxton, an artificial intelligence platform serving the legal industry, has raised $22 million in Series A funding, bringing its total funding to $28 million, it said today. The round was led by Unusual Ventures, with participation from Kyber Knight, 25Madison, and WVV Capital.

The Oregon-based company offers AI-powered legal assistant tools for legal research,…

The American Arbitration Association today released the first in a planned series of free AI-driven handbooks, which the AAA calls AAAi Chat Books, that allow users to ask questions and get answers about various aspects of arbitration.

The first of these chat books, released today, AAAi Chat Book Case Preparation and Presentation, is based on…

Relativity has long been one of the dominant providers of e-discovery software, and for many years, that meant its widely used, on-premises Relativity Server product. Thus, when the company introduced its cloud platform RelativityOne in 2017, those reading the tea leaves might have seen the foreshadowing of the eventual demise of the legacy Server product.…

The market for alternative legal services providers has grown to an estimated $28.5 billion, achieving an 18% compound annual growth rate from 2021 to 2023, but the industry appears to be reaching a critical juncture, with a bifurcation emerging between forward-looking and traditional law firms in their adoption of alternative delivery models, according to a…