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The American Legal Technology Awards launched in 2020 with a mission to honor those innovating in the legal space. It was founded by three friends (a lawyer, a law professor, and a legal tech entrepreneur) and is truly a grassroots effort with a big heart. The Awards also boasts 28 world-class judges and 10…
Two Canadian Legal Tech Companies, CiteRight and Jurisage, Merge to Power Litigation Research and Drafting
Two litigation-focused Canadian legal technology companies, CiteRight and Jurisage, have merged, combining CiteRight’s litigation drafting program with Jurisage’s AI technology to create an integrated legal research and drafting solution.
Had you listened to my LawNext podcast last week, you would have already known this, as I interviewed CiteRight cofounder Ariel Nacson…
oneNDA and SimpleDocs Partner to Launch Free Software to Automate NDA Requests and Negotiations
Businesses spend significant time, money and effort negotiating that most-common of contracts – the non-disclosure agreement. With the goal of simplifying and standardizing those business dealings, the non-profit organization oneNDA developed an open-source NDA that, since its launch in 2021, has been adopted by more than 1,000 companies, including American Express, Google, Novartis and…
Practice Management Company Actionstep Acquires Australian Practice Management Company FilePro
Actionstep, a cloud-based law practice management platform, has acquired the Australian practice management company FilePro and its 4,000 law firm customers in Australia.
While both companies primarily serve mid-sized law firms, FilePro was developed as an on-premises product and has been exploring the development of a cloud product.
This deal will accelerate the…
In A $1B E-Discovery Acquisition Double-Play, Reveal Acquires Both Logikcull and IPRO
The e-discovery landscape will be needing a new map after the global e-discovery company Reveal said today that it has acquired two other leading e-discovery companies, Logikcull and IPRO.
The combination of the three companies, Reveal said, will create the first end-to-end e-discovery platform that addresses matters of all sizes and for…
Law Firms Can Now Sign Up For And Manage Google’s Local Services Ads Directly Within Clio Grow
Google’s Local Services Ads can be both effective and economical for generating leads for certain types of law practices. Unlike pay-per-click ads, local services ads appear at the top of Google’s results for relevant searches, and you pay only if the potential client calls or messages you through the ad.
Now the law practice management…
A Vibrant ILTACON 2023 Reaffirmed Its Place As One of the Leading Legal Tech Conferences
Spread across five days and with some 350 distinct educational opportunities, ILTACON 2023, the annual conference of the International Legal Technology Association, is a marathon, not a sprint. But it was a marathon well worth the effort, and almost all of the attendees I spoke to considered themselves winners for having participated.
When I…
Former Fastcase, LexisNexis Executive Steve Errick Joins American Arbitration Association As Senior VP with Focus on Tech and AI
Steve Errick, a legal tech and publishing veteran who was formerly chief operating officer at Fastcase and head of the Legal Research Information Division at LexisNexis, has joined the American Arbitration Association as senior vice president and chief development officer.
In this new role, Errick will guide various strategic initiatives, develop services and…
At ILTACON, Fail To Return Your Name Badge and You’ll Be Fined $50
If you are one of the 3,300 people currently attending ILTACON in Orlando, here is the most important thing you need to know that no one has yet told you: Fail to return your name badge when the conference ends and you will be fined $50.
ILTACON is the annual conference of the International Legal…
iManage Announces iManage AI, New AI Powered Search Across Its Platform
At ILTACON today on Orlando, the document management company iManage introduced iManage AI, an AI search engine built natively into its cloud platform that is designed to help customers improve productivity, drive added value from their knowledge assets, and protect data against security risks.
Because I am at ILTACON with a packed schedule, I plan…
Relativity Branches Out Into Contract Analysis with New Relativity Contracts
Today at ILTACON in Orlando, the e-discovery company Relativity announced the launch of Relativity Contracts, a tool for contract analysis and due diligence review integrated within RelativityOne, the company’s cloud platform.
“Relativity Contracts allows users to glean actionable insights when analyzing agreements to meet changing regulatory requirements, realize business value and reduce legal risk,”…
Survey Released Today Finds That 40% Of Legal Professionals Use Or Plan To Use Generative AI
A survey out today of trends in litigation and e-discovery finds that 40% of legal professionals are already using generative AI tools or are planning to do so in the near future.
The 2023 Ediscovery Innovation Report, compiled by Everlaw in partnership with the Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists (ACEDS) and the International Legal…