Robert Ambrogi

Bob Ambrogi

Bob is a lawyer, veteran legal journalist, and award-winning blogger and podcaster. In 2011, he was named to the inaugural Fastcase 50, honoring “the law’s smartest, most courageous innovators, techies, visionaries and leaders.” Earlier in his career, he was editor-in-chief of several legal publications, including The National Law Journal, and editorial director of ALM’s Litigation Services Division.

SimpleDocs Launches SimpleAI, An AI-Powered Contract Review Tool with Customizable Playbooks (Plus Video Demo)

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In-house legal departments often struggle with a common challenge: how to efficiently review and negotiate the constant flow of routine contracts without sacrificing quality or consistency.

Aiming to help them tackle that challenge, SimpleDocs, known for its AutoNDA contract automation software, has launched SimpleAI, a Microsoft Word-integrated tool that enables in-house legal teams…

Law Insider Launches oneSaaS Standard Cloud Services Agreement, Building on OneNDA Success

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At its inaugural Future Contracts Miami conference today, Law Insider announced the launch of oneSaaS, a standardized template for cloud services agreements, developed through a community-driven process that drew on input from more than 300 legal professionals and software-as-a-service providers and that analyzed nearly 1,000 public SaaS agreements.

The initiative aims to…

In Its Latest Acquisition, Litera Picks Up Peppermint, Provider of Legal SaaS Solutions for Large Law Firms

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Litera, fresh off its November acquisition of UK-based document automation company Office & Dragons, said today that it has acquired another UK-based company, Peppermint Technology, a provider of modular, cloud-based technology for law firms, built on and closely integrated with Microsoft cloud technology.

“This strategic acquisition significantly elevates the value law firms

Australian Legal Tech Platform Lawpath Secures $10M Investment As Use of Its Legal AI Expands

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Australian legal technology company Lawpath has secured a $10 million strategic investment from Westpac, Australia’s oldest bank, while simultaneously announcing the achievement of 500,000 customers and significant advances in its artificial intelligence capabilities.

Lawpath is a company in the vein of LegalZoom, providing legal, accounting and business support for startups and small-to-medium businesses across…

Legal and Justice Tech Innovator Maya Markovich Joins AAA As VP to Lead Thought Leadership and Research

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Maya Markovich, a leading figure in legal and justice technology known for her work in advancing accessible, equitable and innovative legal solutions, has joined the American Arbitration Association and its international division, the International Centre for Dispute Resolution, as vice president of the AAA-ICDR Institute, the organization’s thought leadership and research arm.…

Today’s Experiment with OpenAI’s Deep Research: Picking the Best Cloud-Based Law Practice Management Software for a Small Law Firm

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As I noted yesterday, over the weekend, OpenAI released Deep Research, an AI agent capable of completing multi-step research tasks and synthesizing large amounts of online information. The company says Deep Research (not to be confused with the controversial Chinese AI product DeepSeek) can complete complex research tasks in minutes that might otherwise take hours