AI + Data Trusts
Official Launch of Groundbreaking Data Trusts For AI Training
The Open Data Institute (ODI), co-founded by the inventor of the web Sir Tim Berners-Lee, is to launch two of the first ever government-backed Data Trusts in …
Contracting Platforms
Baker McKenzie Formally Partners with Avvoka Contract Automation Platform
Global law firm, Baker McKenzie, is to formally partner with end-to-end contract automation platform, Avvoka, as part of a wider programme to engage with new legal …
Legal AI Recruitment
Eigen Expands Its Sales Force, As AI Market Competition Heats Up
Eigen Technologies, the NLP/ML company with a focus on law, finance and insurance, has appointed Omar Divina as its new VP Head of Sales & …
The Conversation
Musings of a Legal Tech Founder: On Investment + Law Firm Adoption
Musings of a Legal Tech Founder By Alex Nordholm, co-founder of due diligence collaboration platform, dealWIP (The following musings are from a collection of Tweets …
Video Contracts
Make a Video-based Legal Contract With Lexigogo
A new legal tech startup, Lexigogo, has launched a mobile phone app that allows people to make legally binding contracts using just their voice and …
AL Reviews
2nd Call For Feedback: Kira Systems – AL Product Reviews
Second Call For Feedback: Kira Systems – AL Product Reviews Thanks to everyone who has already sent back completed product review forms for legal AI company …
Smart contracts
SEC Creates Problems for Smart Contracts After EtherDelta Hit
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has hit out against an Ethereum-based blockchain company that was making use of transactional smart contracts, in a …
Legal Tech Investment
Mishcon Invests in Thirdfort, MDR Lab 2018 Member
Pioneering law firm, Mishcon de Reya, has invested in legal and proptech startup, Thirdfort, for an undisclosed sum. The company has developed a platform that …
Legal Tech Investment
Orrick Moves into Legal Tech Investment With New Venture Fund
US law firm Orrick has today announced a new startup venture fund from which it will make investments in promising legal tech companies globally. The …
The Conversation
‘Stop Calling Elevate ‘Alternative’ – We Are a Law Company’
‘Law Company’ – Definition Elevate has begun to refer to itself as a ‘law company’, rather than an ALSP (i.e. an Alternative Legal Services Provider). …