When it comes to big names in legal operations and legal innovation, it is hard to think of one bigger than David Cambria, who has long been described as the godfather of legal operations, including for his trailblazing work as COO and head of global operations for Fortune 50 company Archer Daniels Midland and…
Here’s the Video Version of My Interview with Jack Newton about Clio’s Record $900M Raise
Last week, as the law practice management company Clio announced a record $900 million funding round, the largest ever for a legal technology company, I published an exclusive LawNext podcast interview with Jack Newton, Clio’s founder and CEO, recorded a few days ahead of the announcement.
With so much interest in that story and…
Q&A: Five Common Questions Lawyers Ask About Legal Tech Adoption and Use
For a law firm, choosing and deploying software raises many questions. How do I protect client confidentiality? Where does artificial intelligence fit in? What is the best software for my firm’s needs? How do I drive staff training and adoption?
In this post, experts from ShareFile and LawSites have collaborated to…
On LawNext Podcast: In the Wake of KKR’s Acquisition of CLM Company Agiloft, CEO Eric Laughlin Discusses Its Past and Future
Last month, KKR, a major global investment firm, announced that it had entered into an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Agiloft, the contract lifecycle management company. As part of the deal, the growth equity firm FTV Capital
Litera Acquires FileTrail, Expanding Its Capabilities In Governance, Risk and Compliance
The global legal technology company Litera said today that it has acquired FileTrail, a leading provider of information governance and records management software for law firms, corporations and highly regulated industries.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
With the acquisition of the 24-year-old company, Litera expands its offerings in the areas of…
How It Works: A Demo of Henchman, Generative AI-Driven Contract Drafting and Negotiation within Word
You have been hearing about it in the news, now see how it works. Last month, Henchman, a generative AI-driven platform that promises to deliver “the fastest contract drafting experience ever made,” announced that it was to be acquired by LexisNexis Legal & Professional. Just this week, LexisNexis said it had…
The 25 Largest Legal Tech Investments of All Time
In reporting yesterday on the record-setting $900 million investment in law practice management company Clio, I included a list of the 10 largest previous investments in legal tech. It did not take long for me to learn that the list was incomplete.
So I set about trying to come up with a more accurate…
Exclusive LawNext Interview: CEO Jack Newton on Clio’s Record-Setting $900M Raise
As the law practice management company Clio today announced a record $900 million funding round, the largest ever for a cloud legal technology company, at a whopping $3 billion valuation, Clio’s founder and CEO Jack Newton joins LawNext for an exclusive podcast interview.
In a conversation recorded last week,…
Clio Sets Legal Tech Funding Record with $900M Raise at $3B Valuation; LawNext Has Exclusive Podcast Interview with Founder Jack Newton
The law practice management company Clio today announced a record-setting raise of $900 million, at a valuation of a whopping $3 billion, in an oversubscribed Series F investment round that the company says will accelerate its ability to continue to build and develop its multi-product platform and expand its market both to larger firms…
Rocket Matter Unveils the Next Generation of Its Law Practice Management Platform
The law practice management platform Rocket Matter this week rolled out the next generation of its software, a “reimagined” version of the product that emphasizes flexibility and customization to meet the varying needs of different law firms and different practice areas.
When it launched in 2008, Rocket Matter was one of the first of…
Clio Launches Its Own Legal-Specific Accounting and Bookkeeping Software as Add-On to Clio Manage
The law practice management company Clio today unveiled Clio Accounting, providing legal-specific bookkeeping and accounting as an add-on to U.S. customers of its Clio Manage platform.
I have not had an opportunity to see a demonstration of it, but Clio said in an announcement that it includes features to sync information from Clio Manage…
Exclusive: Law Practice Management Software LEAP Introduces Three AI Features – with A Unique Human-In-the-Loop Twist
The law practice management company LEAP Legal Software is today introducing three artificial intelligence features built directly into its all-in-one practice management platform – including one with a unique human-in-the-loop twist.
“LEAP’s AI solutions are not here to replace lawyers or the work they do, but support and complement their expertise by allowing…
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