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Last year was a big one for the company formerly known as ZERO. Not only did it rebrand under the new name Hercules AI, but it also raised $26 million in Series B funding and launched a new AI-powered pre-bill review platform, Verify, that it says can detect up to 50% of billing…
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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How It Works: Testing NeosAI’s newest updates on our own documents, and exploring AI Chat
Assembly Software recently announced enhancements and additions to NeosAI, a set of generative AI-powered features integrated directly into their Neos case management platform.
The first set of new features come in an the form of an upgrade to their AI Prompts, which now allows administrators to create and limit custom prompts, and to…
Clio Names General Manager for Canada to Double Down Its Growth In Its Home Country
Law practice management company Clio today named a general manager to oversee its operations in Canada, part of what it says is a doubling down on strategic expansion in its home market.
The new GM, Luke Slan, will lead the company’s efforts to drive growth and innovation tailored to the unique needs of the…
Australian Legal Tech Platform Lawpath Secures $10M Investment As Use of Its Legal AI Expands
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
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
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…
On LawNext: CEO Nikole Nelson Returns with An Update on Frontline Justice’s Mission to Empower Justice Workers and Bridge the Justice Gap
In the United States, we face a staggering crisis in access to justice, with over 90% of low-income Americans’ civil legal needs estimated to be going unmet. But what if there was a way to dramatically expand legal help by empowering a new category of legal helpers?
That’s exactly what today’s guest, Nikole Nelson,…
Nine Years After Its Automated Timekeeping Platform Won the First Startup Alley, Laurel Offers Startups A Vision Of What Is Possible
Voting ends this Friday to pick the 15 legal tech startups that will get to compete in the ninth annual Startup Alley at ABA TECHSHOW in April. As it turns out, I recently got an update from the winner of the very first Startup Alley back in 2017, then known as Time…
SmartEsq Launches with Plans to Streamline Private Fund Formations with AI, Promising 80% Time Savings
SmartEsq, a legal technology startup founded by former Big Law and private equity veterans, announced its official launch today, introducing an AI-powered platform designed to streamline legal workflows for private investment funds.
The company’s platform, scheduled for commercial release later this quarter, aims to reduce the time and cost associated with private fund formation…
What Is OpenAI’s Powerful New Deep Research Tool Capable Of? I Use It to Analyze the Legality of President Trump’s Pause of Federal Grants
Over the weekend, OpenAI released Deep Research, an AI agent capable of completing multi-step research tasks and synthesizing large amounts of online information. OpenAI’s chief product officer Kevin Weil said it can complete complex research tasks in minutes that might take a person many hours or days, according to The New York Times,…
RIP: Barry Bayer, the OG of Legal Tech Reporting
People have sometimes called me the OG of legal tech reporting. But that is not so. The true OG of legal tech was Barry Bayer, who died this week at the age of 81.
Back in the day, Barry was the guy who would make legal tech execs shake in their shoes when he…
Onit Acquires Legal Files, A Provider Of Case and Matter Management Software
Onit, a global provider of AI-enabled workflow automation products for the legal industry, said today it has acquired Legal Files Software, Inc., a company that provides legal case and matter management software for corporate, government and law firm customers.
In business since 1990, Legal Files says it has more than 500 customers in…