Incubator/Accelerator
A&O’s FUSE Calls On Legal Tech + FinTech Companies to Join Cohort 5
Allen & Overy’s FUSE innovation and tech incubation space is calling for legal tech and fintech companies to apply for its latest cohort – its …
Month: January 2021
WFH
The Office Paradox: WFH vs Billions in Property Investment
As a new survey on the demand for working from home (WFH) confirms what we knew already: that many lawyers would like to stay home for at least part of the week, even after the pandemic, we are faced with the paradoxical fact that major property investors are pouring billions of pounds into buying up office space in London and other key centres. …
Legal Tech Growth
ContractPodAi Keeps Expanding, Now With Oz Launch
As a small number of legal tech companies close offices, or even shut down entirely, others are still expanding. Take ContractPodAi for example, which is …
Legal Tech Closure
German Legal AI Pioneer RFRNZ Closes Down
German legal AI pioneer, RFRNZ, which had a focus on contract analysis, has closed down and is now going through an insolvency process. The company’s …
Software Design
Ten Tips for a Better Legal Tech User Experience
User experience is critical to the success and uptake of legal tech tools. Good ideas and new features can fall flat because the end product …
Complex Work at Scale
Varun Mehta Interview: Factor Fills ‘A Void in the Legal Market’
Technology alone is not going to change the means of legal production. We also need a change in how lawyers approach the work process itself. …
Collaboration Platform
Lupl Bags $14m Funding, as CMS + Cooley-backed Platform Prepares to Launch
Lupl has completed a $14m funding round as it readies for its 2021 launch. Lupl is being incubated through its development by a trio of international …
Legal AI
Is LIBOR the Catalyst for Document Review Automation?
By Eigen Technologies The transition away from LIBOR poses a huge challenge for financial services firms who may have hundreds if not thousands of contracts …
Product Walk Through
Legatics, Deal Management System – Product Walk Through
There’s a growing interest in deal management tools. One of the better-known ones is Legatics, which launched in 2015 and is still motoring along and …
Job Losses
AI Co. Ayfie ‘Shutting Down US Base, Jobs Lost’ – Sources
Sources close to search and text analysis company, Ayfie, have told Artificial Lawyer that its US base is shutting down with the loss of several …