AI Adoption
The AI Culture Clash: AI Integration Lags Behind the Hype
By Dylan Brown, Senior Manager, LexisNexis UK. A new LexisNexis survey of more than 700 UK lawyers shows a legal market racing ahead with AI …
News Wrap
Lucio, Lightbringer, Harvey, Jus Mundi, SpotDraft, LI UK + NY
Lucio, an ‘AI-native legal workspace’ has raised $5m in Seed funding – which is in effect India’s answer to Harvey and Legora. It’s offering a …
AI + CLM
Sirion Rolls Out Agentic ‘Conversational Contracting Experience’
CLM pioneer Sirion has launched what it’s calling an agentic ‘conversational contracting experience’. AskSirion will give access to ‘expert agents across every step in the …
Funding
Spellbook Raises $50m + CEO, Scott Stevenson Interview
Spellbook, which likes to be known as ‘the Cursor for contracts’, has raised $50m in a Series B funding round led by Keith Rabois, Managing …
Legal Tech Merger
Legal Geek Sold To Law Business Research
Law Business Research (LBR), a portfolio company of the ICG asset management business, has acquired Legal Geek. Legal Geek’s management team, Jimmy Vestbirk and Beth …
Legal Tech M&A
Opus 2 Buys Uncover In AI + Litigation Expansion Drive
Breaking News: Opus 2, the litigation platform, has bought Dutch startup Uncover, an AI-driven case management company. The move is part of their growth strategy …
Legal Innovators
Legal Innovators UK Flash Giveaway + NY Express Tickets
Ahead of the Legal Innovators UK conference on Nov 4, 5 and 6, we are – for a very limited time only – giving away 5 complimentary passes. …
ALSP
Nixon and Tapp Launch ALSP NuCas + In-depth Interview
Lucy Nixon and Richard Tapp, both well-known legal sector experts with a track record in managed services, have launched a new ALSP, NuCas, which will …
Funding
Nexl Bags $23m, Will Invest In Hires + Acquisitions
Nexl, the legal go-to-market and CRM platform, has gained $23m in Series B funding led by Tidemark Capital. The Australia-based business, which started in 2018 …
Hybrid AI Law Firm
Hybrid AI Law Firm, Crosby, Raises $20m – Cooley Invests
Hybrid AI Law Firm, Crosby, has raised $20m in a Series A funding round. Investors include California-based Cooley – which is interesting given effectively this …