As he took the stage before the nearly 1,000 people assembled in the ballroom of the Omni Hotel in Dallas to open his company’s Momentum Global 2025 user conference May 20, Aderant President and CEO Chris Cartrett said he preferred to think of his talk not as a keynote, but as a…
Legal Research Startup Midpage Raises $4M, Launches Proposition Search Feature, Channeling the Spirit of Casetext
Earlier today, I wrote about the latest iteration of CoCounsel, the AI product originally developed by Casetext before it was acquired by Thomson Reuters in 2023 for a whopping $650 million in cash. But well before Casetext was acquired, and well before it introduced CoCounsel as one of the very first legal…
Thomson Reuters Teases Upcoming Release of Agentic CoCounsel AI for Legal, Capable of Complex Workflows
Thomson Reuters today announced the launch of the “next gen” of its CoCounsel artificial intelligence platform, marking what the company describes as a fundamental shift from AI assistants that respond to prompts to intelligent agentic systems that can plan, reason and execute complex multi-step workflows within professional environments.
Lawyer Launches Site to Help Pro Se People In Arkansas Navigate Legal Issues
A legal information website launched this week is designed to help people in Arkansas handle legal problems on their own confidently and affordably.
Called ArkansasLegalNow (ALN), the site was developed by Brandon Haubert, a civil and family lawyer and the CEO of WH Law, a Little Rock law firm.
“We believe legal help…
Inviting You to Take this Important New Survey: Can AI Help Close the Justice Gap?
As many of you know, I’ve long followed and reported on the evolving intersection of law, technology, and access to justice.
That’s why I’m proud to partner with Everlaw for Good, the National Legal Aid & Defender Association, and Paladin on a new survey launched this week at the Equal…
Introducing A New LawNext AI Columnist, Jennifer Case, and Her Inaugural Column
I am thrilled to announce a new regular contributor to our site, Jennifer Case, and tell you about her inaugural column, which was published today. She will be writing each month about AI in legal practice, with a focus on solo and small-firm lawyers.
Jennifer is a California attorney, entrepreneur and AI strategist who helps…
AI Hallucinations Strike Again: Two More Cases Where Lawyers Face Judicial Wrath for Fake Citations
In what has become a distressingly familiar pattern in courtrooms across America, two more cases have emerged of lawyers submitting briefs containing non-existent legal citations generated by AI tools.
At this point, one wonders if the legal profession needs a mandatory continuing legal education course titled, “How to Avoid Becoming the Next AI Hallucination Headline.”…
Clio Names SaaS Veteran As New Chief Product Officer
John Foreman, who has served as chief product officer at two major SaaS companies, has joined law practice management company Clio as its new chief product officer, the company said today.
The company said he will lead its product strategy and delivery across its expanding platform of products, guiding the company’s long-term innovation…
Trellis Partners with Fisher Phillips to Deliver AI-Powered Case Strategy Reports through Automated Alerts
In a first-of-its-kind partnership, Trellis, a legal technology company that provides state trial court data and insights, is partnering with the international labor and employment law firm Fisher Phillips to integrate its AI-generated case strategy reports directly into the daily case alerts received by the firm’s attorneys whenever their clients are named in a…
Aderant Renews Its Partnership with LawPay to Provide Cloud-Based E-Payments through Expert and Sierra
Aderant, a global provider of legal business management software, said today that it has signed a multi-year renewal of its partnership with LawPay to provide its users with integrated access to LawPay’s electronic payments solution.
The Aderant and LawPay integration fully automates and extends payment enablement options for customers of Aderant Expert and…
Paladin Launches Its First Pro Bono Portal Outside the U.S., In Partnership with Ontario Bar Association
Paladin, a company whose platform connects lawyers with opportunities to provide free legal help, today launched a province-wide pro bono portal for Ontario, developed in partnership with the Ontario Bar Association.
While Paladin has launched pro bono portals in 13 U.S. states, this is its first outside the U.S. The company says it…
FirmPilot Reaches $11.7M in Funding, As Thomson Reuters and HubSpot Ventures Join As Investors
Legal technology company FirmPilot announced today that it has raised $11.7 million in total funding, with Thomson Reuters Ventures and HubSpot Ventures joining as strategic investors in its latest round.
The AI marketing platform for law firms secured $4.7 million in this strategic investment round from the two new backers. This follows $7 million…
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