Recently, the legal technology company Case Status held its inaugural Client Experience Summit in Charleston, S.C., a conference devoted to exploring how AI, data and ethical practices can enable law firms to deliver a better experience for their clients.In an opening keynote at the conference, Andy Seavers, the cofounder and CEO of Case Status, unveiled several…
Nexl Secures $23M Series B Funding to Accelerate Law Firm Growth Platform Innovation
As the investment dollars keep flowing into legal tech, today’s beneficiary of that trend is Nexl, an AI-powered CRM and “growth platform” for law firms, which has closed a $23 million Series B funding round.
The round was led by Tidemark Capital, whose founder Dave Yuan said that Nexl “represents a step-function change in…
Eve Launches AI Intake Platform with Voice Agent for Plaintiffs’ Firms
Earlier this year, Eve, an AI platform for plaintiffs’ law firms, launched the beta version of an AI-powered intake feature that the company said would transform how plaintiffs’ law firms capture and qualify potential clients. After a beta program with over 40 firms, Eve has now announced the general availability of its comprehensive…
Billing in the Age of AI: A Practical Guide for Law Firms
The challenge with law firm billing has never been the work itself—it’s been capturing it. Attorneys often face the same pain points: late-night time entry marathons, vague narratives that invite client pushback, or forgotten calls and emails that leave money on the table.
AI-powered timekeeping platforms promise to close these gaps.…
Exclusive: Passle Launches Intelligence Map to Visualize Cross-Selling Activity within A Law Firm
Passle, a technology company that develops thought leadership and cross-selling tools for law firms, has unveiled a new visualization tool for its CrossPitch AI platform that promises to make cross-selling activity in law firms visible, actionable and measurable for the first time.
The Cross-Selling Intelligence Map, released today, creates a network diagram showing how…
EvenUp, AI Platform for Personal Injury Lawyers, Raises $150M at $2B Valuation
One of the hottest areas of development and growth in legal tech these days is personal injury law. Just last week, Eve, an AI platform for plaintiff-side firms, raised $103 million, and now today comes news that another AI platform for personal injury law, EvenUp, has raised a $150 million…
In Praise of Smaller Legal Tech Conferences: Lessons from Case Status’s Client Experience Summit
For the second time in a month, I attended a first-time conference. And, once again, the inaugural conference exceeded my expectations.
Several weeks ago, I wrote about Kaleidoscope, the debut conference produced by 8am. This time, I found myself at the Client Experience Summit, the inaugural conference of the legal technology company
Utah Breaks New Ground with Skills-Based Alternative to Traditional Bar Exam
Utah has joined the growing movement to rethink attorney licensure in the United States, as the Utah Supreme Court approved Rule 14-703A, establishing an alternate pathway to becoming a licensed attorney that emphasizes hands-on legal training over traditional standardized testing.
The new route, approved Sept. 24 and which will be open to applications…
Exclusive: Altorney Launches MARC; Gen AI-Powered System Automates First-Pass Review, Targeting Major Savings In E-Discovery
The legal technology company Altorney today announced the general availability of MARC, a generative AI-powered document review system designed to automate first-pass review decisions before documents enter traditional review platforms.
After first announcing MARC last March and going through a pilot period with corporate legal departments, the company is now releasing the product…
On LawNext: An AI Arbitrator? The Latest Innovations from the American Arbitration Association, with CEO Bridget McCormack and CTO Diana Didia
Nearly two years ago on this podcast, we discussed the American Arbitration Association’s innovation initiatives – and specifically its embrace of generative AI – with Bridget Mary McCormack, who became its president and CEO in 2023 after having been chief justice of the Michigan Supreme Court, and Diana Didia, its chief information and innovation officer.…
Eve, AI-Driven Platform for Plaintiff-Side Law Firms, Raises $103 Million in Series B Round
Eve, an AI platform for plaintiffs’ law firms, has raised $103 million in Series B funding at over a $1 billion valuation, it said today. The round was led by Spark Capital, with participation from existing investors Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Menlo Ventures.
This follows the company Series…