On her LinkedIn profile, Natalie Knowlton describes her work as “succession planning for an outdated legal industry.” It is an apt description for someone who has spent her career studying reform of the U.S. legal system — and particularly now, as she launches Access to Justice Ventures, a think tank devoted to reinventing the…
JusticeText Raises $2.2M Seed Round to Advance Its Mission of Building Police Accountability
JusticeText, a three-year-old startup that makes it easier for public defenders in criminal cases to review body cam and other video footage, has raised a seed round of $2.2 million, it said today.
Investors in the round include Bloomberg Beta, True Ventures, Tubbs Ventures, Higher Ground Labs, Parameter Ventures, Incite.org, Google Black Founders Fund,…
Private Equity Firm Acquires Majority Interest in Global Legal Research Platform vLex
Oakley Capital, a major European private equity investor, has acquired majority ownership of vLex, the international legal research platform.
The investment means that vLex will now have more resources available to drive its growth, including in the United States, and potentially to make acquisitions of other companies that will further that growth, a company…
Today on Legaltech Week: #ILTACON22 Post-Mortem, Plus A Guest Panelist – Join Us Live at 3 ET
Today at 3 E.T., join us live for our post-mortem analysis of ILTACON, the just-concluded annual conference of the International Legal Technology Association. The panelists will share their impressions and takeaways. Time allowing, we’ll also discuss the week’s other top stories in legal tech and innovation.
Joining as a guest panelist today is Cassandre…