Spin Off
IBM ‘Spins Off’ eDiscovery Suite to New Company, Breakwater
In an unusual move, technology giant IBM has in effect ‘spun off’ its eDiscovery suite, along with other software related to unstructured data analysis, to …
Industry Moves
TR’s Carlos Gamez Joins Frontline, a LexFusion Member – In-depth Interview
Carlos Gamez, most recently Senior Director, Legal Platform for Thomson Reuters, has joined US-based Frontline Managed Services, which is a member of the LexFusion collective. He …
Standardisation
oneNDA Club Launches to Standardise Key Contract(s)
An ambitious and potentially market-shaping project launches today with the goal of developing ‘a universally standardised’ NDA that will reduce legal work, increase transparency and …
Legal Process Providers
The Rise + Rise of Legal Process Providers (AKA ALSPs)
Legal process providers, (also known as ALSPs for some reason….), are doing well – and in fact are seeing steady growth, albeit remaining a small …
Incubator/Accelerator
Avvoka, Summize + Syntheia Join Allens Accelerator
Seven startups have joined Auctus, the incubator/accelerator of Linklaters’ Australian ally, Allens. The companies joining the firm’s very first cohort include some that are likely …
Legal Tech Dating
Would You Like To Try A Legal Tech Dating Service?
Artificial Lawyer hopes you had an enjoyable Valentine’s Day yesterday. And let’s continue with the theme of finding one’s soulmate, albeit in this case you’re …
ELM
Chilean NewLaw Company Alster.Law Launches Kea ELM
One of the most rewarding things about running Artificial Lawyer is the fact that legal tech founders and developers from all over the world contact …
Contract Acceleration
Experience: the Critical Commodity in Deal Negotiation + Star-Studded Careers
By Tim Pullan, CEO, ThoughtRiver Is a 5 year PQE lawyer worth double their 2.5 year PQE self? The answer is almost certainly yes, and …
Law Firm Investment
Cleary Gottlieb Invests in Legal Tech Startup 10BE5
In a rare move for one of New York’s elite Wall Street firms, Cleary Gottlieb has made a minority investment in legal tech startup 10BE5, …
Contract Acceleration
ThoughtRiver Targets Contract Acceleration – But What Is It?
ThoughtRiver, the legal AI company that has pioneered the area of NLP-driven contract risk pre-screening, is expanding its offering to encompass far more of the contract negotiation phase – all as part of a deeper strategic expansion into what the company defines as ‘Contract Acceleration’. Sounds good, but what is it and what does it mean? …