Astra for Law
Astra for Law + The Battle for Centrality
The battle for centrality is now legal tech’s greatest strategic challenge – and Astra for Law just raised the stakes for everyone. That is to …
Astra for Law
Astra for Law’s 26 Legal Tech Plugins
Alongside the launch of Astra for Law, OpenAI has also announced that there are already 26 ‘partner-built plugins’ (see full list below), that help lawyers …
Astra for Law
OpenAI Launches Astra For Law
After plenty of waiting, OpenAI has launched Astra for Law, a ‘new offering powered by GPT-6 Astra with tools, settings, and context to support the …
Google for Legal
Google Shows Off Cloud Legal AI Helpers + More
Yesterday, ‘Google Legal’ gave an inside look at how Gemini Enterprise can be deployed for lawyers, from everyday prompting, to NotebookLM use, to custom app …
Hires
Clio Hires Bridget Mary McCormack
Clio has hired Bridget Mary McCormack, a former Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice, and most recently CEO of the American Arbitration Association (AAA), where she …
Salesforce
Salesforce Rolls Out Legora For Legal Function
AL doesn’t usually do client wins, but this one is worth a mention. Legora has been picked by Salesforce for its legal teams across the …
Contract AI
Checkbox Launches ‘First Pass’ AI Contract Review
Checkbox, a legal front door for corporates, has launched First Pass, marking a move into contract review – and which builds upon its platform for …
AI + Profitability
31% of Law Firms Say AI Improves Profitability
A new pricing survey by BigHand shows that 31% of law firms – which had scrutinised their data – found that AI had ‘improved profitability …
AI Regulation Risk
White & Case Partner: ‘AI Slowdown Risks Investor Collision’
Several AI bosses have called for a slowdown in the development of the technology, following agentic experiments that went wrong. Now, Daniel Turgel, a White …
AI + Work-Life
Lawyers Are Burning Out, Can AI Help?
A major survey by the American Bar Association has found that ‘nearly half of all lawyers (47.4%) screened positive for high burnout, including 15.6% meeting …