Legal workflow automation provider Gavel announced today that it has expanded its AI-powered document automation tool, Gavel Blueprint, to support a total of 60 languages.
Previously, Blueprint support only English-language documents, while the company’s original rules-based platform supported 19 languages and is in use by legal professionals across 23 countries. Today’s news adds 59…
Voting has now closed and your votes have been tallied to pick the 15 legal tech startups that will get to participate as finalists in the ninth-annual Startup Alley at ABA TECHSHOW 2025, taking place April 2-5 in Chicago.
These 15 finalists will face off in an opening-night pitch competition that is the opening…
In-house legal departments often struggle with a common challenge: how to efficiently review and negotiate the constant flow of routine contracts without sacrificing quality or consistency.
Aiming to help them tackle that challenge, SimpleDocs, known for its AutoNDA contract automation software, has launched SimpleAI, a Microsoft Word-integrated tool that enables in-house legal teams…
This week, I have been experimenting with Deep Research, the AI agent OpenAI released on Sunday that it says is capable of completing multi-step research tasks and synthesizing large amounts of online information. Not to be confused with the controversial Chinese AI product DeepSeek), Deep Research is said to be particularly useful for people…
Litera, fresh off its November acquisition of UK-based document automation company Office & Dragons, said today that it has acquired another UK-based company, Peppermint Technology, a provider of modular, cloud-based technology for law firms, built on and closely integrated with Microsoft cloud technology.
“This strategic acquisition significantly elevates the value law firms…
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.…
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…
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, 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…
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,…
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…
Two prominent public relations and marketing firms serving the legal industry announced notable artificial intelligence initiatives this week, signaling a potential transformation in how legal marketing and communications services are delivered.
Edge Marketing and Limelight, both firms that specialize in legal industry communications, revealed plans to integrate AI technology into their service offerings,…
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