Tech Strategy
Kennedys Spins Out Software Group To Create New Company – The Why + How
Global insurance-focused law firm Kennedys is to spin out its software development group to form a new corporate entity called Kennedys IQ, in a move …
A2J
Sparqa Links With 2nd Digital Bank, Revolut, For Affordable Legal Services
Digital banking pioneer Revolut is to offer ‘affordable legal services‘ to its 300,000 business customers through the Sparqa Legal online platform. The move follows a very similar deal with …
Litigation Automation
Casetext Launches ‘Compose’ Legal Brief Drafting System in Major Step Forward
Legal research pioneer, Casetext, has today launched a new NLP-driven system, called Compose, for generating the first draft of legal briefs that could have a …
Legal Research
vLex + ABA Partner to Widen Legal Research Capabilities
Legal research company, vLex, and the American Bar Association (ABA), have formed a partnership that will see the national organisation’s law books and journals made …
LegalTech App Store
Meet Theorem: The New LegalTech App Store + More
Meet Theorem, the new legal tech app store that offers tools and resources within a user’s workflow. The New York-based platform’s offering differs from that …
Market Trends
What If…Big Law Pulled The Plug On Legal Innovation?
In the last few weeks we have seen a number of people leave Big Law tech and innovation roles, an innovation leadership job at one …
Legal Tech Moves
Co-Founder of Linklaters’ Nakhoda Tech Group Leaves, Bhandarkar Takes On Role – Updated
Partha Mudgil, the co-founder and COO of Linklaters’ pioneering Nakhoda tech group has left the firm. He will be replaced by Shilpa Bhandarkar (pictured above), …
Incubator/Accelerator
Legal Utopia Joins Telefonica’s AI + Blockchain Accelerator
Legal AI startup, Legal Utopia – which helps consumers and SMEs to identify their legal issues and then find guidance via a mobile friendly NLP-driven …
Contract Pre-Screening
5 Things You Should Know About Contract Pre-Screening – By ThoughtRiver
Despite a slow start, technology in the legal sector is beginning to heat up. There are lots of new names and products entering an increasingly …
Conference
Legal Innovators California – First Speakers Announced
After the great success of the inaugural event in London last year, Legal Innovators will now also take place in San Francisco, California, June 18, and we have some great …