Companies

When LexisNexis acquired the legal analytics platform Lex Machina in November 2015, the the plan was to integrate Lex Machina’s analytics into various LexisNexis products and, in particular, its Lexis Advance legal research platform. Last January, it took the first step in that direction when it integrated judge analytics into Lexis Advance, and later in the…

Lawyers in solo and small firms face many challenges, chief among them being acquiring new business, according to the soon-to-be-published 2017 State of U.S. Small Law Firms survey conducted by Thomson Reuters.

Recently in my column at Above the Law, I gave an overview of the survey, which polled more than 300…

Global legal services provider Integreon yesterday announced its acquisition of the cloud-based litigation management platform Allegory, a company founded in 2012 by former Gibson Dunn litigator Alma Asay. Asay is joining Integreon as chief innovation officer, legal solutions, and all of her Allegory team is moving to Integreon.

Alma Asay…

Soon to be released is the 2017 State of U.S. Small Law Firms, a survey conducted by Thomson Reuters of more than 300 law firms ranging in size from solo to 29 lawyers. I have been given an exclusive preview of the survey, and I write about it for my column this week at

The latest research shows lawyer productivity had dropped 9% in the last decade. Find out how cloud computing for lawyers can help lawyers make up the loss and give clients better value.

As it continues to expand its legal analytics into new practice areas, Lex Machina is today announcing the addition of analytics for federal product liability litigation. The new module is the largest expansion of the platform to date, it says, encompassing nearly 500,000 cases pending since 2009, including 158,000 open cases.

Since launching with its initial focus…

If you’re making a living as a small law attorney, you know that managing a law practice and a law business is incredibly challenging work and requires you to wear multiple hats throughout your workday.  If you could simplify the work demands, particularly on the administrative side, wouldn’t you be open to exploring options to make your life as an attorney easier? 

Clio’s App Directory

I wrote recently about major announcements made by Clio at its annual Clio Cloud Conference, including a major reengineering of its platform and a new direction for the company, from “law practice management” in the cloud to “law practice” in the cloud. Key to that new…

ROSS founders Pargles Dall’Oglio, Andrew Arruda and Jimoh Ovbiagele.

The artificial-intelligence-driven legal research service ROSS Intelligence today announced an $8.7 million Series A funding round, adding to its earlier $4.3 million seed round.

The two-year-old company will use the funding to accelerate its growth, expand its product lines, increase its capacity, and…

An attorney charging $250 an hour will bill nearly $47,000 more this year, on average, by using an integrated technology solution across all functions – from practice management to research to billing – than if they use standalone platforms for each.

Two years ago this week, I reported on the launch of Evolve Law, a for-profit membership organization aimed at driving technology innovation and adoption in the legal industry. Cofounders Jules Miller and Mary Juetten told me at the time that they hoped to attract innovative, early-stage companies as members and…

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