Last year, I wrote about the launch of TermScout, a unique legal technology startup devoted to reviewing, rating and comparing contracts. Well, not only has the company’s scope grown since then, so has its budget, as it today announces a raise of $5 million in seed funding and the launch of a new…
Pro Bono Management Platform Paladin Raises $8M in Series A Funding to Fuel International Expansion
Paladin, a legal technology company whose platform enables law firms and legal services organizations to manage their pro bono programs and opportunities, has raised $8 million in Series A funding, which it plans to use to further develop its product and expand its market internationally.
Bringing Paladin’s total financing to over $12 million, this…
With New Drive Feature, MyCase Users Can Now Sync Documents between Desktop and Cloud
The law practice management company MyCase today introduced MyCase Drive, a feature that provides users with the ability to synchronize folders and documents between their desktop computers and the cloud-based MyCase platform.
Also today, MyCase unveiled a redesigned logo and website, with the goal of making its branding better reflect the product’s all-in-one…
In Westlaw-ROSS Litigation, Judge Allows ROSS’s Antitrust Case to Move Forward, But Tosses ‘Sham Litigation’ Claim
Last year, in the continuing federal court litigation between now-shuttered legal research startup ROSS Intelligence and long-established legal research giant Thomson Reuters, ROSS upped the ante when it filed a counterclaim asserting that TR is violating federal antitrust law by maintaining monopolistic and anticompetitive control over the legal research market.
Today, in a…
In Possible First, Smokeball’s Document Automation Now Adapts for Gender-Neutral Pronouns
Earlier this month, in a sign of the increasing legal acceptance of gender-neutral markers, the U.S. Department of State allowed U.S. citizens to select X as their gender marker on their passports.
Yet, while it is common for legal document automation software to detect the male or female gender of the subject of the…
Nominations Open for Third Annual American Legal Technology Awards, to be Presented at October Gala
When the originators of the American Legal Technology Awards first came up with the idea early in 2020, their plan was to cap off the competition with a grand formal gala celebrating legal technology. Unfortunately, COVID came along and put the kibosh on the gala, but the awards went ahead virtually, announcing the first…
Wolters Kluwer Enhances IPO Vital Signs with New Interactive Tables and Graphics
The sharper-eyed among you may have notice that Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S. released product news on each of the last two Mondays — on April 11 announcing its partnership with Courtroom Insight to add profiles and reviews to the Almanac of the Federal Judiciary, and on April 18 announcing its relaunch…
Lex Machina Launches Comprehensive Analytics for Federal Courts of Appeal
In a notable expansion upward in the judicial hierarchy, the legal analytics platform Lex Machina, which is owned by LexisNexis, has launched Appellate Analytics — legal analytics for federal courts of appeals — giving users an end-to-end overview of what happens during litigation, from trial all the way through appeal, and enabling legal professionals to…
Win More Clients by Using Document Automation Differently
This is one of my favourite marketing stories. I’ve told the story over virtual beers (pandemic), at conferences, and as a humorous anecdote to every business I talked to that is trying to drive leads online organically.
And now I’ll share it with you. This is the story of how I accidentally came to dominate…
Breaking: National Group of Professional Responsibility Lawyers Calls on ABA to Eliminate Geographic Restrictions on Law Practice
A national association of professional responsibility lawyers is calling on the American Bar Association to amend the Model Rules of Professional Conduct to allow lawyers admitted in any U.S. jurisdiction to practice law and represent clients anywhere in the country.
The Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers is urging the ABA to adopt a new…
LawNext Podcast: Pro Bono Net Cofounder Mark O’Brien on Technology As A ‘Force Multiplier’ For Meeting Legal Needs
For 23 years, Pro Bono Net has been working to harness the potential of technology to connect pro bono attorneys to those most in need of their services and to provide legal tools to help individuals advocate for themselves. In 2021 alone, the non-profit helped more than…
Wolters Kluwer Relaunches Manual IP within Kluwer IP Law with New Design and Workflow Features
Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S. today relaunched Manual IP, a key compliance source within Kluwer IP Law that explains the procedures and laws involved in filing intellectual property applications in 238 jurisdictions, with what it describes as a more user-centric and innovative design.
Manual IP is a nearly 100-year-old publication, originally…
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