Articles Posted in April, 2026

Questel Launches QaECTER, a New AI Model Claiming State-of-the-Art Performance in Patent Search

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Questel, an intellectual property software and services company headquartered in Paris, has released QaECTER, a new AI model designed specifically for semantic patent retrieval.

The company says the model outperforms competing systems, including those that are significantly larger, across every query type, technology domain and jurisdiction tested.

QaECTER is the product of Questel’s…

MatterSuite Introduces New Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) Capabilities for In-House Teams

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Milpitas, CA — April 16, 2026 — MatterSuite, a modern AI-powered matter management platform by CaseFox Inc., announced the launch of its full-suite Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) solution designed specifically for in-house legal teams. The new CLM capabilities cover every stage of the contract process, including drafting, negotiation, e-signature, execution, tracking, and renewal,

iManage Appoints Ryan Begin and David Zember to Expand Global Partner Strategy and Technology Ecosystem

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iManage, the company dedicated to Making Knowledge Work™, today announced the appointments of Ryan Begin as Vice President, Technology Partnerships and Ecosystem Strategy and David Zember as Vice President, Global Channels and Alliances. Together, the two leaders will help advance iManage’s global partner strategy by expanding the company’s technology ecosystem,

Clio Work, Clio’s AI Workspace, Is Now Available To Solo and Smaller Law Firms As A Standalone Product

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Clio has made Clio Work — the AI workspace for legal research, analysis and strategy it launched last October — available as a standalone product for  solo, small and mid-sized law firms, removing the requirement that customers also subscribe to its flagship practice management platform, Clio Manage.

The Vancouver-based company, which describes itself as the…

Litera Brings Trusted AI-Powered Document Comparison to Google Workspace

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Law firms and corporate legal teams using Google Workspace can now access Litera’s battle-tested document comparison with AI without leaving their environment

 

CHICAGO – Apr. 20, 2026 – Litera, the legal AI platform provider that best unifies the practice and business of law, announced a global integration of Litera Compare

LexisNexis and Luminance Announce Partnership to Embed Protégé Inside Luminance’s Contract Platform

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LexisNexis and Luminance today announced a partnership that will let mutual in-house legal customers access LexisNexis’s Protégé AI assistant from inside Luminance’s contract negotiation platform, with a pathway to move into Lexis+ with Protégé for more involved legal work.

Under the arrangement, users working in Luminance’s natural-language assistant, Lumi, can pose legal questions and receive…