Deposely Launches Free Gen AI Tools for Deposition Work, Previews Comprehensive AI Deposition Platform

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Legal technology startup Deposely today announced the launch of Deposely Essentials, a free suite of AI-powered tools for analyzing deposition transcripts, while also previewing its broader platform that provides comprehensive AI assistance for the entire deposition lifecycle.

The Bellevue, Wash., company’s Essentials program will initially offer an AI Narrative Summary Generator that automatically…

E-Discovery Company Exterro Unveils Tool It Says Will ‘Disrupt’ Data Collection from Remote Mobile Devices

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E-discovery company Exterro today announced the forthcoming launch of a remote mobile device collection capability that aims to streamline the process of gathering mobile data for e-discovery and digital forensics investigations.

The company’s Remote Mobile Discovery product, set for general availability next month, allows legal teams to remotely collect and review mobile device data…

Managed Services Company Factor Acquires Legal Tech Design Firm Theory and Principle to Accelerate Its Push Into AI-Enabled Legal Services

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Factor, a managed services company that describes itself as a provider of “integrated law” to corporate legal departments, has acquired Theory and Principle, a legal technology design and development agency, in a move intended to advance Factor’s strategic shift toward developing and delivering AI-first legal services.

The acquisition, announced this morning, brings together…

Legal Technology Company Gavel Expands Its Document Automation Platform to 60 Languages

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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…

SimpleDocs Launches SimpleAI, An AI-Powered Contract Review Tool with Customizable Playbooks (Plus Video Demo)

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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…

In Its Latest Acquisition, Litera Picks Up Peppermint, Provider of Legal SaaS Solutions for Large Law Firms

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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

Legal and Justice Tech Innovator Maya Markovich Joins AAA As VP to Lead Thought Leadership and Research

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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.…

Today’s Experiment with OpenAI’s Deep Research: Picking the Best Cloud-Based Law Practice Management Software for a Small Law Firm

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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