Legal Technology

Products lawyers, compliance and security professionals use for legal-related tasks (research and discovery, for example)

International Edition

Canadian Legal Tech Companies CiteRight and Jurisage to Merge

By Gail J. Cohen | September 5, 2023

The merger of the two companies will create a comprehensive, integrated legal research and drafting solution that is available in Canada and will soon also be available in the U.S.

4 minute read

International Edition

Concerned About the Risks of ChatGPT, Australia's Allens Built an Alternative

By Christopher Niesche | August 31, 2023

It took about six months for the firm to build its own GenAI platform, which it has named "Airlie" in honor of Airlie Smith—the first woman lawyer to join any of the firms that merged to form Allens.

6 minute read
International Edition

New Zealand-based Actionstep Acquires Australian Practice Management Platform FilePro

By Rhys Dipshan | August 30, 2023

Actionstep is the latest company from the Australia and New Zealand region moving to expand its market share this year.

2 minute read

International Edition

Law Firms Race to Counsel Clients on AI—and Harness Those Learnings Internally

By Jessie Yount | August 30, 2023

Despite skepticism in the legal industry around the use of AI, clients are fueling demand for legal advice and the adoption of AI among law firms themselves.

8 minute read
International Edition

Australian Legal Tech Company Syntheia Founder on Gaining Traction With Customers as a Startup

By Isha Marathe | August 27, 2023

Legaltech News caught up with Horace Wu, the CEO and founder of contract analytics startup Syntheia, to discuss what his startup is doing differently from the competition, and how they hope to gain law firm trust.

6 minute read
International Edition

Law Firms Expect GenAI to Reduce Reliance on Billable Hour

By Jack Womack | August 24, 2023

The majority of large UK law firms expect GenAI to impact their approach to the billable hour, according to a Law.com International survey.

2 minute read
International Edition

1 in 4 Large Law Firms Expect Generative AI to Replace Jobs Internally in Next 5 Years

By Jack Womack | August 21, 2023

Generative AI has 'potential to take away many of the more mundane and administrative tasks that currently form a necessary part of the lawyer's workload'.

2 minute read
International Edition

AI Creating Buzz But Not Kickstarting Tech Startups in Canada

By Gail J. Cohen | August 17, 2023

Existing companies, however, are seeing lots of opportunities and working with clients to finetune products.

4 minute read
International Edition

Which Generative AI Products are UK Law Firms Using?

By Jack Womack | August 17, 2023

From Harvey and ChatGPT, to Lexis AI and CoCounsel, Law.com International unveils the GenAI products gaining the most attention.

4 minute read
International Edition

Spain's Burgeoning Legal Tech Sector May Make Waves Internationally

By Isha Marathe | August 16, 2023

Spain has largely relied on European heavyweights for its legal tech solutions. But the last two years have seen a flurry of local innovation, with an eye on international expansion.

4 minute read
Law.com

Legal Speak at Legalweek 2024: Relativity's Director of AI Transformation and Law Firm Strategy Cristin Traylor; Zeem Solutions GC and Chief Privacy Officer John Meyer

By Alaina Lancaster | Zack Needles | February 8, 2024

Last week, Legal Speak was live on location at Legalweek 2024 in New York City, where we interviewed professionals from across the legal industry about everything from the practical applications of generative AI to the benefits of sharing ideas and advice with both colleagues and competitors.

1 minute read
Daily Business Review

A Letter to the Legal Client About Lawyers' Use of AI

By Jill Backer | February 8, 2024

Here is an assurance to the client that attorneys have regulation when it comes to their use of technology, in general and AI in particular. We are not entering Thunderdome in pursuit of some easy answers. The use of artificial intelligence must be practically managed to gain public confidence.

4 minute read
Legaltech News

African Legal Tech Network SALT Launches Online Courses to Fill 'Modern' Gaps in Legal Education

By Alfred Olufemi | February 7, 2024

The South African Legal Technology network has launched its SALTed division to help make legal education more inclusive and representative of the diverse African demographic.

4 minute read
Legaltech News

Gen AI Could Force Lawyers, Clients to Talk Differently About Billable Hour, Legal Pricing

By Isha Marathe | February 7, 2024

Lawyers have historically stayed mum about the value of their work and the resources needed to perform it. But if they want to move away from the billable hour, that's going to have to change.

6 minute read
Law.com

All the News That's Fit to Pinch: NYT v. OpenAI

By Jonathan Moskin and Rachel Pauley | February 7, 2024

The emerging cases by authors and copyright owners challenging various generative AI programs for using copyrighted materials are certain to create new troubles for the courts being asked to apply the fair use doctrine to this important new technology.

12 minute read
Law.com

Legal Speak at Legalweek 2024: Cimplifi GC Marla Crawford and Everlaw VP of Marketing Joshua Schnoll

By Zack Needles | Alaina Lancaster | February 7, 2024

Last week, Legal Speak was live on location at Legalweek 2024 in New York City, where we interviewed professionals from across the legal industry about everything from the practical applications of generative AI to the benefits of sharing ideas and advice with both colleagues and competitors.

1 minute read
Legaltech News

Nervous System: 32-Bit Computers Dancing Backwards in High Heels

By David Kalat, BRG | February 7, 2024

Fantastic technological leaps forward may be possible, but they leave behind a frustrated base of users invested in abandoned tech. One such example in the 1970s was the rise of 32-bit memory structures, which threatened to render the existing suites of 16-bit-based software code obsolete.

6 minute read
Legaltech News

Legal Tech Startup Darrow Launches PlaintiffLink, AI-Powered Plaintiff-Finding Service

By Cassandre Coyer | February 7, 2024

Darrow's AI-powered PlaintiffLink aims to connect law firms with high-qualified plaintiffs for their cases. Though it was previously offered in beta to a select group of firms, the offering is now available to all customers.

2 minute read
The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania's Am Law 100 Firms Are Diving Into Gen AI

By Amanda O'Brien | February 6, 2024

Ten firms with roots in the commonwealth that discussed their AI use with Law.com. A majority indicated that most of their use cases for the new technology were internal rather than client-facing.

7 minute read
Law.com

Legal Speak at Legalweek 2024: American Arbitration Association President and CEO Bridget McCormack + the 300th Episode

By Alaina Lancaster | Zack Needles | February 6, 2024

Last week, Legal Speak was live on location at Legalweek 2024 in New York City, where we interviewed professionals from across the legal industry about everything from the practical applications of generative AI to the benefits of sharing ideas and advice with both colleagues and competitors.

1 minute read

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