ediscovery
How HSF’s Epiq Cloud Project Transformed Its eDiscovery Work
It took two and a half years working hand-in-hand with Epiq, but in March Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF), launched its global cloud platform for eDiscovery …
Legal Tech IPO
DISCO Files For IPO, Claims $42BN Market Opportunity
Pioneering eDiscovery company, DISCO, is to hold an IPO, joining LegalZoom and Intapp in the rush to go public. In its prospectus document the company …
Doc Standards
LMA.Automate Launches, Backed By Avvoka + Allen & Overy
The Loan Market Association has launched LMA.Automate, a new doc automation facility powered by Avvoka and hosted by Magic Circle law firm Allen & Overy. …
Investment
Deal Platform Legatics Bags £3m Investment
Legatics, the transaction management platform, has bagged a £3m ($4.2m) investment from the Mobeus private equity fund. The new cash will help to fund a …
ALSP M&A
American Lawyer Media Owner Buys Integreon
The private equity fund that owns American Lawyer Media (ALM) – which operates Law.com and runs the Legal Week event in New York – has …
Product Walk Through
Lexsoft T3 – Product Walk Through – KM Taxonomy Tool
This week’s AL TV Product Walk Through is Lexsoft and its T3 legal taxonomy tool for knowledge management (KM). The company is based in Spain, …
Law Firm Innovation
Katie DeBord Interview: Renewal + Democratic Legal Tech at BCLP
‘I almost died,’ is not how most Artificial Lawyer interviews begin, but as Katie DeBord, BCLP’s Global Chief Innovation Officer, explained, she developed a severe …
Legal Tech IPO
LegalZoom Values at $5BN, As Nuix Share Price Crashes
LegalZoom’s latest filing with the SEC shows it is valuing its upcoming IPO shares at between $24 and $27, and according to Reuters this will …
Big Four + Doc Automation
PwC + Clarilis Forge Doc Automation Alliance
PwC and doc automation pioneer Clarilis have announced an alliance. The deal follows the tech company’s participation in the Big Four firm’s Scale accelerator last …
Industry Moves
Reynen Court Hires Sam Moore from Burness Paull
Legal tech implementation platform, Reynen Court, has hired Sam Moore from leading Scottish law firm, Burness Paull, where he was the firm’s Innovation Manager. It …