Following its February acquisition of UK-based Peppermint Technology, Litera today announced an expanded partnership with Harbor, a provider of expert services to the legal industry, to provide law firms with implementation and support services for Peppermint’s CX365 platform, which combines CRM, ERM, matter management, and case management within a single solution integrated with…
Brightflag Announces New Spend- and Matter-Management Capabilities for Corporate Legal Teams
Brightflag, a company that provides spend and matter management software for corporate legal departments, today announced the addition of a number of new features, all aimed at enhancing how inhouse teams manage their work and spending.
The new capabilities — some available today, others coming in June — build upon Brightflag’s established AI technology…
Three Months After Its Acquisition of Playbook Builder Screens, Agiloft Completes Its Initial Integration
Three months after announcing its acquisition of Screens, Agiloft has completed the integration of the AI-powered contract review and no-code playbook technology into its contract lifecycle management platform, the company says.
In an interview last week, Screens founder Otto Hanson, who joined Agiloft as part of the December acquisition as vice president…
An AI-Assisted Look At Four New Surveys On AI Adoption In Law: How Do They Compare? Differ?
Over the last six weeks or so, four separate surveys have come out, all reporting on generative AI adoption within the legal profession. I’ve reported on all four separately, but wondered how their findings compared when stacked up against each other.
To help me in this, I turned to — you guessed it — generative…
Michael Stahl Named Chief Integration Officer and General Counsel of Harbor
Harbor, a consulting company that provides expert services to the legal industry in strategy, technology, operations and intelligence, has named Michael Stahl as chief integration officer and general counsel.
Stahl comes to Harbor from the architecture and engineering firm Barge Design Solutions, where he was chief commercial officer, overseeing the development, launch and scaling…
N.J. Supreme Court Adopts Tech CLE Requirement But Declines to Adopt Duty of Tech Competence
New Jersey’s Supreme Court has adopted a new continuing legal education requirement for attorneys in that state that requires them to take one-credit hour per two-year reporting cycle in a technology-related subject.
But the Supreme Court declined to join the 40 other states that have adopted the so-called duty of technology competence as set…
Thomson Reuters Survey: Over 95% of Legal Professionals Expect Gen AI to Become Central to Workflow Within Five Years
Thomson Reuters today released its 2025 Generative AI in Professional Services Report, and it reveals that legal professionals have become increasingly optimistic about generative AI, with adoption rates nearly doubling over the past year and a growing belief that the technology should be incorporated into legal work.
According to the report, 26% of legal…
Olga Mack Named CEO of TermScout to Lead Its Development Of AI-Driven ‘Certified Contracts’
TermScout, a company that uses technology to certify contracts as fair by verifying them against market standards, has named Olga V. Mack as chief executive officer. Mack succeeds Otto Hanson, who remains on the company’s board after joining Agiloft in January.
Mack is the former CEO and chairwoman of contract lifecycle…
Aderant Names Josiah Chaves As Chief Client Officer to Focus On Enhancing Client Success and Experiences
Aderant, a global provider of legal business management software, has appointed Josiah Chaves, an 11-year veteran of the company, as its new chief client officer, the company announced today.
In his new role, Chaves, will be responsible for overseeing the integration of operational teams and work to enhance client experiences. He will also focus…
The Three Cs of Teaching Technology to Law Students
In law practice today, technology is no longer optional — it’s essential. As practicing attorneys increasingly rely on technology tools to serve clients, conduct research, manage documents and streamline workflows, the question is often debated: Are law schools adequately preparing students for this reality?
Unfortunately, for the majority of law schools, the answer is no.…
What ChatGPT Has Learned About Me (And What It Thinks I Look Like)
OpenAI this week announced improvements to its ChatGPT that will allow it to remember more about your earlier chats and build on those to deliver more tailored results. As a teaser to demonstrate this new capability, it is offering users the opportunity to have it describe what it knows about you. Needless to say, I…
On Legaltech Week Today At 3 ET: Techshow Post-Mortem, Avatars in Court, A $1M AI Bonus, The Danger of AI for A2J, and More
Legaltech Week, the show where a panel of journalists discusses the top stories of the week in legal tech and legal innovation, is back today, live at 3 p.m. E.T.
If you haven’t already, you can sign up free here to attend. Register once and you are signed up for all future sessions. You can…
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