Eve, a new legal genAI startup – which just a year ago bagged $14m in Seed funding from top VCs Lightspeed and Menlo Ventures – has announced a swathe of new features to add to its already very broad range of skills.
Eve is unusual in that it’s focused on the plaintiff side of the law, which tends to mean often working with smaller outfits that in turn go head to head with BigLaw. I.e. this can be seen as an example of legal tech helping the little guy against the Goliaths of this world. In short, it’s a legal tech leveller – and powered very much with genAI.
And, also unusually, they’ve got some serious Seed money from leading investors – which you don’t often see outside of the legal tech startup companies focused on the large firms or major inhouse teams. Of course, it makes sense to support Small Law – as there are way more of these firms than BigLaw firms.
So, what are they offering now? Here are three new things, as explained by Eve:
- Blueprints: ‘Unlike standard templates, Blueprints dynamically adapt to each legal document’s unique nuances, including reasoning styles, writing tones, and formatting preferences. Tailored for key documents in the plaintiff’s case lifecycle, Blueprints ensure that every document is precise, personalized, and aligned with the high standards expected in the legal profession.
- In-Line Editing: This feature allows real-time edits during the drafting process, enabling users to seamlessly integrate adjustments to meet specific legal standards or stylistic preferences. This not only improves the final document’s quality but also significantly reduces revision time, enhancing workflow efficiency.
- AI Agents for Legal Document Customization – Eve is among the first to implement AI Agents capable of sequential reasoning to understand and replicate the defining aspects of a document’s structure and style. These agents can draft new documents with relevant case facts, redraft work to align with tone and stylistic needs, and incorporate identified preferences in reasoning style. This advanced AI capability allows legal teams to create high-quality, customized documents more efficiently than ever before.’
Now, unlike many of the new legal genAI companies coming to market, this site has not seen Eve at work yet. When someone says they’re wielding AI agents one needs to be a little bit careful, but let’s give them the benefit of the doubt.
They have about 30 staff at present according to LinkedIn and as noted also offer a wide range of other capabilities – some of which remind this site a little bit of the work LegalMation has done in terms of automatically generating responses to various litigation demands.
Here’s some of the smorgasbord of skills they’re also offering:
- ‘Demand Letters – Draft comprehensive demand letters using existing templates and detailed case facts without having to fill out forms or track down timelines.
- Complaints – Work up a second-draft worthy complaint that includes all causes of action and key case details while maintaining your writing style.
- EEOC Charges – Write up EEOC charges quickly, while integrating key case facts and pertinent details.
- Draft Interrogatory Responses -Referencing existing case facts, draft responses in a matter of minutes.
- Raise Objections – Identify opportunities for objections and include them in your responses.
- Gather Crucial Information – Quickly identify and request key information from your client, to get responses back to opposing counsel in a fraction of the time.
- Summarize Case Facts – Create a comprehensive summary of case facts, including timelines, witness names, and more – all in a matter of minutes.
- Determine Case Strengths and Weaknesses – Brainstorm possible causes of action and determine key case strengths and weaknesses based on available facts.
- Quantify Projected Damages – Calculate possible damages based on prior matters and given case facts.
- Identify Your Most Valuable Cases – Find your highest-value cases and make sure you can action quickly to move the case along.’
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Now, lists of product features are all well and good, but is the world of plaintiff law going to use this?
The thing is that plaintiff firms take on a lot of costs and don’t get paid until the end of a matter (usually). So, any money and time they can save is really useful for the business. They may also be using an AFA, so moving fast, moving efficiently, just makes sense.
Plus, there has been some discussion about whether genAI will help smaller firms. Well, this looks like proof that it can….hopefully.
Will we see more startups seeking to support Small Law and help to rebalance legal tech’s huge focus on BigLaw? It certainly looks like we could see the beginning of more legal tech levellers…