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Last month, I reported on key hires and a rebranding at The Masters Conference, a legal education and thought leadership forum, as it announced its new identity as Masters LegalAI and brought on legal industry veteran Kevin Vermeulen as its new chief executive officer, along with Mike Dalewitz, a veteran e-discovery entrepreneur, as…
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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Guest Post: Ken Crutchfield Reads the Tea Leaves for Legal Tech in 2026
Forget the bold predictions. Ken Crutchfield is focusing on something more fundamental: the physics of the legal tech market.
In the wake of a banner 2025 — with Harvey hitting an $8 billion valuation, Filevine raising $400 million, and Clio’s acquisition of vLex — it is tempting to either celebrate the boom or fret about…
Breaking: BriefCatch Raises $6M Series A to Accelerate Acquisitions and Development
BriefCatch, a legal technology company devoted to helping legal professionals improve their legal writing, has raised a $6 million Series A led by the growth equity investing firm Full In.
BriefCatch says the round comes amid its highest revenue growth rate to date, with 126% net enterprise revenue retention among large law-firm customers.…
Final Reminder: Last Day for Startup Alley Applications! If You Are A Legal Tech Startup, Apply Today
Attention all legal tech startups: This is your final reminder. Today is the last day to apply for a spot in the 10th annual Startup Alley at ABA TECHSHOW.
This competition that has helped catapult the success of a long list of legal technology startups and become a seminal event of the American Bar Association’s…
Exclusive: Filevine Acquires Pincites, AI-Powered Contract Redlining Company, Strengthening Its Positioning for Corporate Legal and Enhancing Its AI
Legal technology company Filevine has acquired Pincites, an AI-powered contract redlining company, in a deal that moves the company further into corporate and transactional law, complementing its strong presence in litigation, and that furthers its AI strategy.
The deal marks Filevine’s second major AI acquisition of 2025, following its April acquisition of…
It’s the Legal Tech 2025 Year In Review, Live Today on Legaltech Week — Join Us!
What were the top stories and trends of 2025 in legal tech and legal innovation?
Join us today on Legaltech Week as the leading legal tech journalists and bloggers wrap up the year’s top stories and trends — all live today at 3 p.m. Eastern time.
The show is live on Zoom. It’s all free,…
Court Denies Alexi’s Emergency Motion to Restore Access to Fastcase Data
In an early win for legal research company Fastcase in its data-licensing lawsuit against AI legal research platform Alexi, a federal judge has denied Alexi’s emergency request for a temporary restraining order that would have compelled Fastcase to restore Alexi’s access to its proprietary legal database.
In Washington, D.C., U.S. District Judge Richard J. Leon…
Questel Integrates AI-Powered Patent Translation Services with Equinox IP Management Platform
Questel, a Paris-based global provider of intellectual property software and services, has integrated its patent translation services with its Equinox IP management software and other third-party IP systems through newly created connectors, the company said today.
The integration allows patent professionals to initiate translation cases and track progress directly from within their IP management…
ABA Task Force: AI Has Moved From Experiment to Infrastructure for the Legal Profession
Artificial intelligence is no longer an abstract or experimental technology for lawyers – it is rapidly becoming core infrastructure for law practice, courts, legal education and access-to-justice efforts, and the legal profession must now shift its focus from whether to use AI to how to govern, supervise and integrate it responsibly.
That is the central…
Clearbrief Launches Cite Check Report to Give Law Firm Partners an Audit Trail Against AI Hallucinations
With more than 650 documented cases of AI hallucinations appearing in court filings, and courts imposing sanctions ranging from tens of thousands of dollars to removal from client representations, law firm partners face an uncomfortable quandary: How can they confidently sign pleadings when they cannot be certain whether someone on their team used AI…
Aderant and Harvey Announce Partnership To Bridge the Gap Between Business and Practice of Law
Legal business software company Aderant and legal AI company Harvey today announced a partnership they are describing as “market-defining” for the way it will bridge the gap between software for the business of law and software for the practice of law.
“Together, the companies will deliver the industry’s first deeply connected ecosystem that…
Don’t Forget: Deadline Is Nearing To Apply For the Startup Alley Competition at ABA Techshow
A reminder to all legal tech startups: The deadline is approaching to apply for a spot in the 10th annual Startup Alley at ABA TECHSHOW, a competition that has helped catapult the success of a long list of legal technology startups and become a seminal event of the American Bar Association’s annual legal technology conference.…