Voting ends this Friday to pick the 15 legal tech startups that will get to compete in the ninth annual Startup Alley at ABA TECHSHOW in April. As it turns out, I recently got an update from the winner of the very first Startup Alley back in 2017, then known as Time…

SmartEsq, a legal technology startup founded by former Big Law and private equity veterans, announced its official launch today, introducing an AI-powered platform designed to streamline legal workflows for private investment funds.

The company’s platform, scheduled for commercial release later this quarter, aims to reduce the time and cost associated with private fund formation…

Over the weekend, OpenAI released Deep Research, an AI agent capable of completing multi-step research tasks and synthesizing large amounts of online information. OpenAI’s chief product officer Kevin Weil said it can complete complex research tasks in minutes that might take a person many hours or days, according to The New York Times,…

People have sometimes called me the OG of legal tech reporting. But that is not so. The true OG of legal tech was Barry Bayer, who died this week at the age of 81.

Back in the day, Barry was the guy who would make legal tech execs shake in their shoes when he…

Onit, a global provider of AI-enabled workflow automation products for the legal industry, said today it has acquired Legal Files Software, Inc., a company that provides legal case and matter management software for corporate, government and law firm customers.

In business since 1990, Legal Files says it has more than 500 customers in…

Bloomberg Law has launched two new generative AI-powered research tools – Bloomberg Law Answers and Bloomberg Law AI Assistant – marking the company’s most significant foray into providing its customers with AI-enhanced legal research capabilities.

While Bloomberg Law had previously rolled out targeted gen AI applications, such as AI-powered complaint summaries on dockets,…

Two prominent public relations and marketing firms serving the legal industry announced notable artificial intelligence initiatives this week, signaling a potential transformation in how legal marketing and communications services are delivered.

Edge Marketing and Limelight, both firms that specialize in legal industry communications, revealed plans to integrate AI technology into their service offerings,…

To this day, one of my most popular and viral posts ever involved the 2017 launch of LegalBoard, a keyboard designed for lawyers by lawyer Brian Potts, who is now a partner at Husch Blackwell. Hits to that post went through the roof, far exceeding any post I’d ever before published.

Now,…

Universal Migrator has significantly expanded its backup and migration capabilities, adding several new tools specifically designed for Australian legal practice management systems and enhancing dozens of existing connectors. The company has also introduced new utility features that make migrations even more seamless.

Working primarily with legal tech consultants and migration departments worldwide, Universal Migrator…

Earlier this month, the Legal Services Corporation, the largest funder of civil legal aid in the United States, held its annual Innovations in Technology Conference in Phoenix. This year’s conference was particularly special for two reasons. For one, it was the conference’s 25th anniversary, as well as the 25th anniversary of the Technology…

Paxton, an artificial intelligence platform serving the legal industry, has raised $22 million in Series A funding, bringing its total funding to $28 million, it said today. The round was led by Unusual Ventures, with participation from Kyber Knight, 25Madison, and WVV Capital.

The Oregon-based company offers AI-powered legal assistant tools for legal research,…

The American Arbitration Association today released the first in a planned series of free AI-driven handbooks, which the AAA calls AAAi Chat Books, that allow users to ask questions and get answers about various aspects of arbitration.

The first of these chat books, released today, AAAi Chat Book Case Preparation and Presentation, is based on…