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Major E-Discovery News, As Exterro, Eyeing IPO, Acquires Zapproved for Undisclosed Amount

Major E-Discovery News, As Exterro, Eyeing IPO, Acquires Zapproved for Undisclosed Amount

By Bob Ambrogi
on January 19, 2023

Among the things the two e-discovery companies Exterro and Zapproved have in common is that they were both founded in the same year, 2008, and in the same city, Portland, Ore. Now they have something else in common, as they announce today that Exterro has acquired Zapproved.

While the terms of the acquisition were not…

On LawNext Podcast: LexFusion’s Joe Borstein and Casey Flaherty on the 2022 Legal Market in Review

On LawNext Podcast: LexFusion’s Joe Borstein and Casey Flaherty on the 2022 Legal Market in Review

By Bob Ambrogi
on January 18, 2023

Over the course of 2022, the principals of LexFusion conferred with 435 law departments and 250 law firms. Why? Simply put, because that is what the company does. It is a go-to-market company that defines its purpose as “to grease the gears of commerce and rapidly increase the adoption of legal innovation.” On…

XIRA Upgrades Its Marketplace/Practice Management Platform for Solos and Eliminates Booking Fees

XIRA Upgrades Its Marketplace/Practice Management Platform for Solos and Eliminates Booking Fees

By Bob Ambrogi
on January 17, 2023

XIRA, a platform for solo attorneys to get clients and manage their law practices, is introducing a variety of upgrades to its platform as well as changes to its pricing that includes elimination of booking fees for new clients and new subscription fees for its practice management platform.

I first wrote about XIRA in…

Following Pre/Dicta’s Acquisition of Gavelytics, The Two Companies’ CEO Discuss What The Deal Means for Legal Analytics

Following Pre/Dicta’s Acquisition of Gavelytics, The Two Companies’ CEO Discuss What The Deal Means for Legal Analytics

By Bob Ambrogi
on January 13, 2023

Earlier this week, I reported here that the litigation analytics company Gavelytics, which shut down operations in June, has been acquired by a relative newcomer to the legal analytics space, Pre/Dicta, which launched its product in July after two years of development.

Yesterday, I met via Zoom with the CEOs of the two…

Aderant Teams Up with Fireman & Company to Launch Pre-Designed Intranet Portal Based on Handshake

Aderant Teams Up with Fireman & Company to Launch Pre-Designed Intranet Portal Based on Handshake

By Bob Ambrogi
on January 12, 2023

What do you get when you combine one of the leading intranet portals for larger law firms with the expertise of a consulting firm that has been building and implementing intranets for decades?

The answer, according to an announcement today, is a pre-designed, state-of-the-art intranet portal that can be deployed in just weeks, either as…

Shuttered Legal Analytics Company Gavelytics Is Acquired By Recently Launched Analytics Company Pre/Dicta

Shuttered Legal Analytics Company Gavelytics Is Acquired By Recently Launched Analytics Company Pre/Dicta

By Bob Ambrogi
on January 11, 2023

Last June, the seven-year-old litigation analytics company Gavelytics shut down, seemingly overnight, with founder and CEO Rick Merrill announcing the news by an email on June 29 that he “recently made the difficult decision to close Gavelytics effective June 30,” as I reported at the time. 

Now, Gavelytics is rising from the ashes, in a…

CASEpeer, Practice Management Software for PI Firms, Now Integrates with LawPay for E-Payments

CASEpeer, Practice Management Software for PI Firms, Now Integrates with LawPay for E-Payments

By Bob Ambrogi
on January 10, 2023

CASEpeer, a practice management platform designed for personal injury law firms, now integrates with the online payments platform LawPay, it said today.

The integration enables PI firms to accept credit card and ACH payments electronically, which can help a firm increase collections and streamline financial operations.

CASEpeer is owned by Affinipay, the…

Eyeing U.S. Expansion, Legal Spend Management Company Apperio Raises $7M Growth Round

Eyeing U.S. Expansion, Legal Spend Management Company Apperio Raises $7M Growth Round

By Bob Ambrogi
on January 10, 2023

The London-based company Apperio, which provides legal spend analytics and matter tracking software, said today it has raised a $7 million growth round of venture capital funding. It will use the funding to further develop its product for corporate counsel, meet growing demand from law firms for new functionality, and accelerate its expansion to…

On LawNext Podcast: Can the AI of GPT-3.5 Pass the Bar Exam? We Find Out

On LawNext Podcast: Can the AI of GPT-3.5 Pass the Bar Exam? We Find Out

By Bob Ambrogi
on January 9, 2023


Since the December release of Open AI’s GPT-3.5 model, and the related ChatGPT, speculation has been rampant about how this next generation of artificial intelligence might upend the legal profession. But as others have been speculating, two legal scholars and scientists, Daniel Martin Katz and

Deadline Extended: Applications for Startup Alley at ABA TECHSHOW Now Close Jan. 13

Deadline Extended: Applications for Startup Alley at ABA TECHSHOW Now Close Jan. 13

By Bob Ambrogi
on January 6, 2023

We are extending the deadline to submit applications for a spot in the 2023 Startup Alley competition at ABA TECHSHOW. The deadline, which was set for today, is now Jan. 13, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time.

Several potential applicants requested more time due to the proximity to the holidays.

To apply, you must complete this…

Practical Law’s Publication, The Journal, Moves From Print to Online, Increases Frequency

Practical Law’s Publication, The Journal, Moves From Print to Online, Increases Frequency

By Bob Ambrogi
on January 5, 2023

Practical Law The Journal, long a quarterly magazine published in print by the Practical Law division of Thomson Reuters, has moved online as of today, where it will now be published monthly as part of Reuters legal news.

At its new web location within the website of Reuters, the news and media division of…

‘Twas the Night Before New Years Eve (in which Wolters Kluwer Acquires Contract Review Platform Della AI)

‘Twas the Night Before New Years Eve (in which Wolters Kluwer Acquires Contract Review Platform Della AI)

By Bob Ambrogi
on January 4, 2023

‘Twas the night before New Year’s Eve, when all through the legaltech world
Not a creature was stirring, not even in-house.
The laptops were stored in their backpacks with care,
Certain no investors would anytime soon be there.

This blogger was nestled all snug at my desk,
Envisioning how Legaltech Week…

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Bob Ambrogi is a lawyer and journalist who has been writing and speaking about legal technology and innovation for more than two decades. He writes the award-winning blog LawSites, is a columnist for Above the Law, hosts the podcast about legal innovation, LawNext, and hosts the weekly legal tech journalists' roundtable, Legaltech Week.

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