2021 Predictions
2021 Predictions: The Pandemic’s End, to Pent Up Demand
It’s that time of year again when we start to set out predictions for how 2021 will look. Here are some of my thoughts on …
Month: December 2020
Global Legal Tech Adoption
LexMundi – Legal Tech Adoption at a Global Scale
LexMundi is one of the leading law firm networks, with over 150 members across more than 125 countries. But how does it support innovation and …
Legal Tech M&A
Exterro Buys AccessData in $100m-plus Deal, As Consolidation Continues
Legal governance, risk & compliance (GRC) company Exterro has bought AccessData for a reported ‘nine-figure sum’, i.e. $100 million-plus. The digital forensics investigation company will …
The Legal Workplace
Pandemic Is Hitting Paralegals Hard, Survey Finds
A survey of paralegals, law clerks and legal admins has found that this foundational level of the legal workforce is being hit hard by the …
Incubator/Accelerator
MDR LAB Adds Jur + DraftWise to its New ‘Improve’ Programme
Mishcon de Reya’s MDR LAB has added two legal tech companies to its new Improve programme: Jur – an online dispute resolution platform; and DraftWise …
Contract Automation
Contract Automation in 2021: Legal Documents Reimagined
Introducing a new downloadable whitepaper by Juro. Automation isn’t new to legal, by any means. While we lawyers were slow to embrace automation, often still …
Data Analytics
Profs Use Employee Reviews to Predict Law Suits
Two Plymouth State University professors in the US believe they have come up with an approach that will help companies to head off litigation before disputes …
Legal Tech IPO
Nuix Set For $1.3 Billion Valuation Legal Tech IPO
Nuix, a company started 20 years ago in Australia and which is now a global player in eDiscovery and complex data investigations, looks set to finally list on the ASX this week in what is a rare IPO for the legal tech market. After some months of speculation the goal is to raise AUS$275.6m (US$203m) – which according to Australian experts gives the company a valuation of AUS$1.8 billion or US$1.33 billion. …
The Innovator's Dilemma
Incremental Innovation is Great…Until it Harms Your Business
In the ‘Innovator’s Dilemma’, the Harvard Business School professor, Clayton Christensen, states that the best route to success is to listen to your clients, but at the same time the problem is that listening to your clients is also one of the main reasons why businesses fail, especially in the field of technology. How can that be and what does that have to do with law firm innovation? Read on. …