I have always wanted to attend one of those invite-only summits – such as the Davos meeting of the World Economic Forum or a Renaissance Weekend – that bring together leaders from across disciplines to engage in open and unfettered dialogue about the state and future of whatever the summit’s topic may be.…
StructureFlow, UK Platform to Create Visual Models of Corporate Transactions, Raises $3.5M for Development and Expansion
StructureFlow, a London company whose platform enables visual modeling of complex corporate transactions, has raised $3.5 million in a pre-Series A funding round.
The company, launched in 2019, said it will use the funding to accelerate development of its visual modeling platform and to boost its sales and marketing efforts, with a…
On LawNext Podcast: Factor CEO Varun Mehta On ‘Integrated Law’ As A New Category of Legal Services
Factor, the managed services company that spun off in 2019 from alternative legal services provider Axiom, describes itself as providing “complex legal work at scale” for the corporate legal market it serves. But more recently, it has begun to position itself as falling within a new category of alternative legal services. It calls this…
How It Works: A Demonstration of LawPay, Online Payments Developed Specifically for Law Firms
In the latest episode of our video series How It Works, we learn about LawPay, the electronic payments solution developed specifically to help law firms streamline billings and collections by providing a simple, secure way for legal clients to pay their bills online.
LawPay’s easy-to-use technology was built around lawyers’ specific needs, providing a…
Case Status, Mobile Client Portal and Messaging App, Raises $5M Series B, For Total Raise of $11M
Case Status, a mobile client portal and messaging platform with a primary focus on consumer law firms, has raised $5 million in a Series B round, bringing its total funding to over $11 million.
Last January, the company raised $3.5 million in a Series A venture capital round, and it had previously
We’re Back! After Two Weeks Away, the Legaltech Week Panel Returns Today at 3 P.M. ET; Join Us Live
Thanks to Thanksgiving, the regular Friday Legaltech Week panel has not met for two weeks. But we are back today at 3 p.m. ET to discuss the latest developments in legal tech and legal innovation, and there is a lot to talk about.
Attendance is free, but, if you have not already done so, you…
When Researching Case Law, How Do You Know When It’s Safe to Stop?
We’ve all been there or heard the stories: You’re a junior associate working on a make-or-break case. Partners are breathing down your neck to meet deadlines. The entire case rests on your shoulders so you have to get it right – even if it means pulling a fourth all-nighter – because if you miss a…
Major Japanese Contract Review Company Expands to U.S.; Names Former Ravel Law Founder and LexisNexis Exec Daniel Lewis As CEO
In Japan, the legal technology company LegalOn, which has operated there under the name LegalForce, is one of the largest providers of AI contract review technology to corporations and law firms, with more than 3,000 customers, 400 employees and $131 million in fundraising, including $101 million this year.
But in the U.S., LegalOn is…
LawNext Podcast: Jeff Pfeifer of LexisNexis on Partnering with NetDocuments to Enrich Law Firm Data
Earlier this month, at the NetDocuments three-day Inspire 2022 conference for customers and partners, one of the speakers was Jeff Pfeifer, chief product officer for LexisNexis for Canada, the U.K., and the U.S. He was there to speak about a unique partnership between LexisNexis and NetDocuments called Highlights, which embeds LexisNexis case analysis and intelligence technology…
Attention Startups: Applications Now Open for the ABA TECHSHOW 2023 Startup Alley and Pitch Competition
In its six years so far, the Startup Alley competition at ABA TECHSHOW has helped catapult the success of a long list of legal technology startups. Now the competition is returning for its seventh year, and applications officially open today to enter for a spot at TECHSHOW 2023, which takes place in Chicago…
Small Tech Company Takes On Major Law Firm Over Ownership of Bill-Drafting Software
A 25-person legal technology company in California is fighting back against one of the world’s largest law firms in a lawsuit over ownership rights to legislation-drafting software that each side says was its idea.
In October, the law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld filed a lawsuit against Xcential Legislative Technologies for misappropriation…
No-Code Legal Automation Platform Josef Raises $3.5M to Fuel Further U.S. and In-House Expansion
Josef, an Australia-based, no-code software platform that enables legal professionals to automate common tasks, today said it has raised AU$5.2 million, or approximately $3.5 million in U.S. dollars, which it says it will use to further bolster its presence among enterprise customers.
The company previously raised $2.5 million in 2021 and a seed…