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In the United States, over 90% of civil legal needs go unrepresented – a staggering justice gap that leaves millions of people facing eviction, domestic violence, wrongful conviction and other urgent legal crises without access to an attorney. For these individuals, the difference between getting legal help or going without can literally be…
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.
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Exclusive: Lawmatics Announces Qualify AI, A Sophisticated Lead Scoring Platform for Law Firms
The legal CRM and marketing automation platform Lawmatics today announced the beta launch of Qualify AI, which it is calling “the most powerful and useful lead score and qualification platform in legal tech.”
The new AI-powered product represents Lawmatics’ first major entry into the application of generative artificial intelligence. It is designed to…
As Typepad Shuts Down, LexBlog Launches Rescue Operation To Save Nearly 600,000 Legal Blog Posts
When blogging platform Typepad announced in August that it would shut down on Sept. 30, 2025, it threatened to erase decades of legal blog posts that formed a body of scholarship and commentary. In response, legal blogging platform LexBlog mounted an emergency rescue operation that has preserved 579,162 legal blog posts and migrated…
Relativity Fest 2025: ‘It’s Not Enough’ – CEO Saunders Calls for Bold Transformation in Legal Technology
In a keynote that was equal parts rallying cry and strategic roadmap, Relativity CEO Phil Saunders stood before 1,834 attendees at Relativity Fest 2025 in Chicago last week and delivered an unconventional message for a technology leader: what his company has built “is not enough.”
The refrain became a through-line in Saunders’ remarks at the…
On LawNext: From Client Experience to Client Intelligence: Case Status CEO Andy Seavers On Becoming A ‘Future Firm’
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…
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…