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.

Watch: 15 Minute Demo of Midpage ChatGPT Plugin for Legal

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On this episode of How it Works, I sit down with Midpage founder Otto Zastrow to demo Midpage GPT, a plugin within ChatGPT that allows lawyers to accurately and securely research case law.

The Midpage ChatGPT Integration allows lawyers to conduct legal research on real case law directly in ChatGPT. By connecting the ChatGPT to the

LexisNexis Launches Protégé General AI, Expanding the Agentic Capabilities of its AI Assistant to General AI Models Such As GPT-5

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LexisNexis Legal & Professional today introduced Protégé General AI, expanding its artificial intelligence platform to include secure access to multiple general-purpose AI models alongside its existing legal-specific AI tools.

This eliminates the need to switch contexts between legal-specific and general-purpose AI tools and provides a higher degree of security when using the general tools.

Launched…

Litera Expands Foundation Platform with Outlook Integration and AI Features

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As it continues its “Road to ILTACON” series of product announcements leading up to ILTACON starting later this week, legal technology company Litera has announced updates to its Foundation Platform firm intelligence suite, including adding Microsoft Outlook integration and expanded AI capabilities through its Lito assistant.

The Chicago-based company’s Foundation Platform combines client relationship management…

Thomson Reuters Launches CoCounsel Legal with Agentic AI and Deep Research Capabilities, Along with A New and ‘Final’ Version of Westlaw

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Two months ago, at a media briefing in its New York City offices, Thomson Reuters teased the launch of the “next gen” of its CoCounsel artificial intelligence platform, marking what the company said would be a fundamental shift from AI assistants that respond to prompts to intelligent agentic systems that can plan, reason and…

Breaking: Elite, A Financial Management Platform for Larger Firms, Has Been Acquired By Francisco Partners

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Hot off the presses is news that Francisco Partners, a major global investment firm that specializes in partnering with technology businesses, announced plans to acquire Elite, a legal technology company that specializes in financial management and business operations.

It will acquire it from its current owners, TPG Capital, the U.S. and European private equity platform of…

NetDocuments Expands AI Capabilities with Document Profiling and Agentic Editing Tools

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NetDocuments today announced significant enhancements of its document management system, introducing AI-powered document profiling capabilities and the company’s first agentic AI tool for editing documents directly within Microsoft Word.

The new features come as part of the company’s ongoing push to embed artificial intelligence more deeply into legal workflows while enabling legal professionals to…

NetDocuments Launches ndConnect Integration Program and Partnerships with Harvey and Legora

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NetDocuments today announced ndConnect, a new interoperability program designed to integrate third-party AI solutions directly into its document management system, starting with partnerships with legal AI vendors Harvey and Legora.

The company says that ndConnect addresses a growing need among legal professionals to use various AI tools while maintaining security and governance standards within their…