The document technology company Litera Microsystems said today that it has acquired Workshare, a London company that provides products used by legal professionals for document comparison, protection and sharing.
Chicago-based Litera says the move underscores its focus on providing a seamless drafting experience for users across best-of-breed technologies.
For firms that currently use…
Thirty-six states have adopted the duty of technology competence for lawyers, and now Michigan is considering joining the list with proposed changes to its Rules of Professional Conduct.
In April, the Michigan Supreme Court put out a request for public comment with regard to proposed amendments to Rules 1.1 and 1.6 of its…
DoNotPay, the company founded in 2015 by a London teenager who developed a “robot lawyer” to help people automatically appeal parking tickets, said last week that it had raised $4.6 million in a funding round backed by a number of big-name Silicon Valley investors.
Founder Joshua Browder, now 22 and based in the San…
LexBlog today is rolling out a major enhancement of its publishing platform that should mean its customers’ blogs will load significantly faster on mobile devices, rank higher in search results, and display better on certain social media platforms such as Twitter and LinkedIn.
The enhancement makes LexBlog’s platform compatible with the AMP format (formerly…
A survey of earnings of solo and small-firm attorneys in the United States finds that the average attorney’s compensation dropped last year, while a wide gender gap persists.
Conducted for the second year, the Martindale-Avvo Attorney Compensation Report said that the average compensation for a solo or small-firm attorney in 2018 was $194,000, down…
May a state assert copyright in the publication of its legal materials?
That is the issue presented in a case that the Supreme Court will review next term. Its outcome could shape the future of innovation in legal research and the public’s right of access to the laws that govern them.
The case, Georgia v.…
Congratulations to Walter Olson, whose popular blog on reforming the American civil justice system, Overlawyered, turns 20 today.
The blog, which Olson notes is “often named the oldest law blog,” published its first post on July 1, 1999. I’m not sure about the “often named” part of his comment, but I do know…
The smart-contracts company Clause said today that it has raised $5.5 million in a Series A financing round.
The round was led by Galaxy Digital, an investment firm that specializes in blockchain, digital exchanges, and business-to-business software.
The round included strategic investment from the electronic signature company DocuSign, whose technology Clause integrates…
The e-discovery company Relativity said today that Mike Gamson, formerly a senior vice president with LinkedIn, has been named its new chief executive officer, effective July 1, and that founder Andrew Sieja will move to a new role as executive chairman of the company’s board of directors.
Gamson comes to Relativity after…
A unique collaboration between two law schools and a private company has produced a tool designed to help low-income tenants avoid eviction and seek redress for unsafe living conditions.
The new tool, being unveiled today, is called Hello Landlord, and is designed to help tenants more effectively communicate with their landlords about issues that…
In my column this week at Above the Law, I report on a vote scheduled for this Friday that could lead to sweeping changes in the delivery of legal services in California, including allowing private businesses to deliver legal services without regard to whether the businesses have lawyer ownership or management.
The meeting of…
AffiniPay, the Austin, Texas, payment processing company that operates LawPay, which is among the most popular online payment tools for legal professionals, is announcing today that it has named a new chief executive officer.
As of June 1, founder and CEO Amy Porter moved into a new role as executive chairman of AffiniPay’s…
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