Law Firm Innovation
Linklaters Appoints Greg Baker to Lead New Practice Innovation Role
Linklaters has appointed Greg Baker to the newly created role of Global Head of Practice Innovation. The role will see him lead the firm’s ‘innovation …
Investment
Juro Raises Major New Round With $23m Funding Boost
Juro, the contract automation platform, has raised $23m in Series B funding – a huge leap in scale compared to the $5.25m round of 2020. …
Law Firm Innovation
A&O’s Fuse Cohort 6 Takes ‘Sector Agnostic’ Approach
Allen & Overy’s Fuse legal tech programme is opening applications for its sixth cohort, and this year it will also take a sector-agnostic group of …
Investment
Google’s Gradient Fund Invests in Legal OS No-Code Platform
Google’s innovation fund, Gradient Ventures, has co-led a $7m investment into Legal OS, the Germany-based no-code legal automation platform. The company plans to use the …
Law Firm Innovation
Law Firm Innovation: In 2022, Be A Better Salesperson
By Harris Tilevitz, Chief Technology Officer at Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom. Much has been written about the changes in legal technology in 2021: …
ABS
Elevate Becomes 1st Law Company to Receive ‘ABS License’ in US
And here’s some late breaking news, which also is about Elevate. The Arizona Supreme Court has granted law company Elevate an ‘Alternative Business Structure (ABS) …
Product Walk Through
Product Walk Through – Elevate’s ELM Platform
Many people will know Elevate for its service capabilities, however the law company is also now a developer of legal tech products in its own …
Contract Review + CLM
CLM LinkSquares Recycles NLP To Join Pre-Signature Review Club
NLP-driven CLM LinkSquares has launched a pre-signature contract review tool for inhouse counsel. It joins a growing number of legal tech vendors that now provide …
Legal Tech + Property
As Land Registry Digitizes Search Acumen Launches Conveyancing Platform
In the UK, the Land Registry is steadily digitising how it works, including no longer accepting scanned or PDF copies of documents for property ownership …
Legal Tech M&A
Litera Buys Invoicing Company Lynch Marks in 14th M&A Deal
Litera, the ever-growing legal tech conglomerate backed by Hg Capital, has bought Lynch Marks, a US-based invoice management company that created the PS/Ship software. This …