M&A
Axiom Buys Plexus Engage in ALSP Expansion Deal
ALSPs are having a moment….! Axiom, the on-demand legal talent group, has acquired Plexus Engage, a subsidiary of Australian headquartered legal technology company Plexus. Plexus …
M&A
Ontra Makes Mini-Acquisition of Captain to Boost Digital Funds Management – Updated
Ontra, the contract automation and intelligence platform for asset managers, today announced its ‘acquisition of material assets of Captain’, which has had eight staff and …
NLP
10BE5 Gets £185,000 from Innovate UK for Manchester Uni NLP Project
10BE5, the Cleary Gottlieb-backed capital markets startup, has formed a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) with the University of Manchester, with around £185,000 in funding from …
Generative AI
Meet PatentPal, the Generative AI Startup For Patent Applications
Generative AI is an approach that is going to grow and grow in the legal tech sector, and PatentPal is part of this new breed …
Conference
Nordic Legal Tech Day: 17 November – See You In Helsinki!
On 17th November the Nordic Legal Tech Day conference will be taking place in Helsinki, Finland – and Artificial Lawyer will be there. What is …
Legal Language
How Likely is ‘Likely’? – The Problem with Words When Evaluating Disputes
By Christopher Karageorgis. ‘The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.’― George Bernard Shaw If a lawyer were to tell …
Investment
Does The Legal Sector’s Size Limit Startup Growth + Future Funding?
Although the legal sector is estimated to be around $900 billion globally, when it comes to growing a startup only targeting lawyers could be a …
Incubators
The MDR Lab Showcase – Living Proof That Incubators Work
Last night, MDR Lab, the incubator and innovation group inside Mishcon de Reya, held its Showcase event with an array of companies presenting and clearly …
Legal Innovators
Legal Innovators UK Is Next Week: Look Forward to Seeing You!
Next Thursday and Friday, 10 and 11 November, we will be holding the Legal Innovators conference in London, Etc Venues, St Paul’s, created by Artificial …
ALSP
Process Work Isn’t Simple – Factor and the Integrated Law Approach
Is process work always simple and standardised? No, says Varun Mehta, CEO of Factor, the ALSP which is majority owned by Carrick Capital Partners. Just …