Investment
What Does the MWE/Legal Tech Fund Deal Mean?
In an unusual move, international law firm McDermott Will & Emery (MWE) has invested $10m in The Legal Tech Fund (LTF), a VC group focused on startups. But …
Month: October 2021
Standardisation
oneNDA Pins User Directory to the Standardisation Mast
Standardisation pioneer, oneNDA, has published a directory of all the companies and law firms that are now using their crowdsourced non-disclosure agreement – and it’s …
Incubator/Accelerator
S+M Incubator Calls For New Cohort, Partners To Invest
Slaughter and May is calling for legal tech companies to apply for the third iteration of its Collaborate incubator. It will have several differences this …
Legal Productisation
Clarilis + FromCounsel Expand Pre-Automated Contract Suite
Doc automation pioneer Clarilis and legal information group FromCounsel are now moving to the next phase of their pre-automated contract offering with a far larger …
AI + Contract Review
5 Tips for Choosing AI-Powered Contract Review Software
By Dan Broderick, CEO, BlackBoiler Choosing the right contract review software can be a daunting task. While artificial intelligence has made tremendous strides, it has …
Market Trends
PwC Survey: Relative Legal Tech Costs Rise at 60% of UK 100
The annual PwC survey of UK 100 law firms has revealed a picture of increased tech spending for 60% of firms across the 2021 Financial …
Legal Tech
How Do You Define ‘Legal Tech’?
What is legal tech? How can we define the term? It sounds easy, but try and figure out where it begins and where it ends, …
Legal Innovators Conference
Legal Innovators Starts Thursday – What To Expect
Legal Innovators, the two-day conference focused on how technology, people and process combine to improve legal delivery, will take place this Thursday and Friday at St Paul’s Etc Venues, 200 Aldersgate, London. Here is what to expect. …
Incubator/Accelerator
Robin AI Joins SoftBank Accelerator + In Talks For Funding
Robin AI, an ALSP that uses NLP to improve contract review, has been invited to join the SoftBank-led Emerge accelerator. Its founder, Richard Robinson, also …
Matter Pricing Trends
2021 Pricing Insights from 800 Law Firm Leaders
By BigHand 82% of firms confirm they have experienced rising client demands for financial transparency since the pandemic began. Clients also want more AFAs, with …