Robert Ambrogi Blog
It was three years ago this month that Wolters Kluwer formally introduced Cheetah, its next-generation legal research platform that it described at the time as “a re-envisioning of the legal research experience.” As I explained in an ABA Journal review in December 2015, Wolters Kluwer presented Cheetah as a faster, more…
Fastcase Says Its New ‘Analytics Workbench’ Will Allow Build-Your-Own Litigation Analytics
Docket Alarm, the docket tracking and analytics platform acquired last January by legal research company Fastcase, says it has released a new tool, the Analytics Workbench, that will allow legal professionals to build their own bespoke litigation analytics across any court, practice area or litigation event.
Generally, legal analytics products tend…
World Economic Forum’s List of ‘Technology Pioneers’ Includes Just One from Legal
The World Economic Forum, a Geneva-based nonprofit focused on entrepreneurship in the global public interest, has recognized 61 early-stage companies as Technology Pioneers for their design, development and deployment of potentially world-changing innovations and technologies. Of the 61, only one is a legal technology company.
That one is Casetext, the legal research…
Two-Month Tally for Legal Tech Investment: Nearly $200M
For years, the conventional wisdom was that big Silicon Valley and New York investors had no interest in legal technology. Well, the conventional wisdom is no longer true.
In just the last two months, major investment firms have put nearly $200 million into legal technology. More than half, some $100 million, went to one company.…
New 3E Matter Pricing from Thomson Reuters Elite Helps Firms Budget and Price Legal Matters
Budgeting legal matters is the bane of many a law firm. Whether creating a budget for an hourly matter or setting a price for a fixed-fee representation, firms fear setting prices too low or too high.
A new cloud-based product from Thomson Reuters Elite, 3E Matter Pricing, provides a suite of tools intended…
Followup: Startup Doxly’s New Chairman Wants To Build ‘A Beautiful Business’
I reported here Wednesday that two-year-old legal technology startup Doxly, a secure portal for managing corporate transactions, had named Christopher Clapp, an executive who has led three companies through exits, as executive chairman. This morning, I had the opportunity to speak by phone with Clapp and Haley Altman, Doxly’s cofounder and CEO.
Both say…
Nominations Open For New ‘Changing Lawyer Awards’ For Innovation In Law
A new legal industry award is intended to honor innovation in legal practice and legal technology, and nominations are now open.
Sponsored by Litera Microsystems and its online publication The Changing Lawyer, The Changing Lawyer Awards will honor individuals, law firms and companies for their willingness to embrace change through new technology,…
Lexis Advance Will Now Fully Integrate Ravel Visualizations In Search Results
Ever since LexisNexis acquired the legal research startup Ravel last June, its plan has been to integrate Ravel’s caselaw visualization technology and data analytics into Lexis Advance. Earlier this year, I published a preview of the integration of the visualization technology. Today, LexisNexis is formally launching that integration and beginning to…
Fastcase Is Adding Expert Witness Data and Reviews through Partnership with Courtroom Insight
A partnership announced yesterday will enhance the Fastcase legal research service through the addition of data and reviews on expert witnesses, litigation consultants, mediators and arbitrators from Courtroom Insight.
Content from Courtroom Insight has already been added to Fastcase’s AI Sandbox, a private digital environment where law firms can use artificial…
Startup Doxly Names An Expert In Exits As Executive Chairman
Legal technology startup Doxly, a secure portal for managing corporate transactions, is today announcing that Christopher Clapp, a veteran executive who has led three companies through exits, has been named executive chairman of the Indianapolis-based company.
Most recently, Clapp was president and CEO of Bluelock LLC, a company that provides cloud-based “disaster…
New Grid Ranking of Law Practice Management Software Puts Just One Company in ‘Leaders’ Quadrant
The website G2 Crowd, which collects user reviews to evaluate business-to-business software, recently released its first grid ranking of the best legal practice management software, and it places only one company, Clio, into the upper-right “Leaders” quadrant — the quadrant that represents the highest rankings in both customer satisfaction and market presence.…
Clio Eliminates Legacy Pricing for Long-Term Customers
The practice-management platform Clio recently notified long-term customers who had been grandfathered on an older pricing plan that they will now have to switch to Clio’s current pricing plan.
The grandfathering came about in February 2015, when Clio adopted a three-tiered monthly subscription plan in place of its prior single-price plan. (See: Practice-Management…