Robert Ambrogi Blog
After Catalyst, the pioneering cloud-based e-discovery company he founded and spent 19 years building, sold last year to OpenText for $75 million, John Tredennick was not ready to sit back and rest on his laurels. Instead, he launched two separate but related undertakings — Merlin Digital Magic, a company developing AI-powered software for investigations, discovery and…
In First for Contracts AI, Kira Creates Algorithm to Protect ‘Inferential’ Confidentiality of Training Data
In what it says is a first for artificial intelligence contract-analysis platforms in the legal industry, Kira has developed a differential privacy algorithm that protects the confidentiality of text in model training data when a user shares a machine-learning model with other firms or organizations.
The differential privacy algorithm prevents an attacker from potentially…
Pro Bono Portal Connects Wisconsin Lawyers With Clients In Need
Low-income individuals in Wisconsin have a new resource for finding legal help today, as the State Bar of Wisconsin and legal technology company Paladin join forces to launch the statewide Pro Bono Opportunity Portal.
The portal, which can be found at probonowi.org, enables attorneys and law students to match their skills…
Now You Can Automatically Draft Litigation Briefs in Product Liability Cases
Legal research company Casetext is further extending Compose, its first-of-its-kind automated brief-drafting product, to cover a new practice area, products liability involving pharmaceuticals and medical devices.
Launched by Casetext last February, Compose helps automate the creation of the first draft of a litigation brief, significantly cutting the time the draft would normally…
Onit Adds to Its Enterprise Workflow Offerings with Acquisition of AI Company McCarthyFinch
Onit, the Houston company that provides enterprise workflow products for corporations and corporate legal departments, has acquired the New Zealand company McCarthyFinch, a provider of a suite of AI-driven contract management software designed to help automate contract reviews and approvals, and is unveiling two new AI products that incorporate the McCarthyFinch technology.
McCarthyFinch…
On LawNext: Stevie Ghiassi, Founder of Legaler, Legaler Aid and the Global Legal Tech Report
To say that Stevie Ghiassi is a busy man is an understatement. In addition to founding Legaler, a secure video meeting platform for lawyers,the Australia-born entrepreneur is the founder of the recently launched Legaler Aid, a charity…
Track COVID-19 Cases and News with New Email Alert Service from Fastcase
An email alert service launched today by legal research company Fastcase, COVID-19 Case Alerts, provides daily updates on new civil opinions, selected pleadings, breaking news, and analyses of legal issues related to the coronavirus pandemic.
The alerts, delivered each business day except holidays, provides a snapshot of the latest legal developments on COVID-19, Fastcase says.…
New Site Helps Lawyers Get Clients – And Then Provides Free Software To Manage Them
A website launched this summer aims to address the justice gap by making it easier for clients to find the right lawyer and by providing lawyers — primarily solos — with free practice management software to reduce their cost of providing legal services.
On the front end, Xira is a lawyer-matching site through which…
On LawNext: Clio CEO Jack Newton and VP of Product Mik Lernout on the Changing Landscape of Law Practice
The practice management company Clio recently released its annual Legal Trends Report, based on analysis of data from tens of thousands of legal professionals and surveys of legal professionals and legal consumers, and it showed that the coronavirus crisis has resulted in a decided…
Time and Billing Software TimeSolv Now Integrates with LexCharge for Payments
In September, the private equity firm Lightyear Capital LLC, through a newly formed company called ProfitSolv, made two notable acquisitions of legal technology companies: Rocket Matter, the cloud-based practice management company, and TimeSolv, a provider of cloud-based legal billing and timekeeping software.
In acquiring Rocket Matter, ProfitSolv also got the payment…
Major Expansion for Legal Analytics Company Gavelytics with New Features and Coverage
Gavelytics, a company that launched in 2017 to provide insights on judges through data analytics, has introduced a major expansion of its product, adding analytics on law firms, lawyers and litigants, expanding coverage to 10 states with 20 targeted by December, and adding a searchable database of some six-million litigation briefs.
This new version,…
Legal Marketplace Priori Legal Raises $6.3M; Exclusive LawNext Interview with the Founders
Priori Legal, a marketplace for in-house legal teams to find and hire outside counsel, is today announcing that it has raised $6.3 million in a Series A financing.
In an exclusive interview on my LawNext podcast, I am joined by the founders of Priori, Basha Rubin and Mirra Levitt, to discuss…