Luminance creates new advisory board as senior lawyers line up to back legal tech start-ups
UK legal tech company Luminance has established a new advisory board aimed at accelerating AI adoption by BigLaw, with Slaughter…
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Enhance your contract negotiation process with a data and process-driven approach
At most organisations, the contract negotiation process is highly manual, inconsistent and reliant on the institutional knowledge of the attorneys…
New Law leader Axiom abandons IPO for Permira private equity sale
New Law pioneer Axiom has ditched long-trailed plans for an initial public offering (IPO) after securing a ‘significant investment’ from…
NRF launches legal ops consulting arm with the mind behind Barclays’ radical panel reforms
Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) made an ‘offensive move’ against the much-hyped threat of the Big Four on legal operations consulting…
Eversheds spins off New Law arm to supercharge growth and attract external investment
Hamish McNicol reports on Eversheds Sutherland taking the partnership shackles off its Konexo offering The alternative legal service provider (ALSP)…
Simmons gets on the legal technology and data Wavelength with start-up acquisition
Simmons & Simmons has made a rare acquisition in the form of legal engineering start-up Wavelength for an undisclosed sum.…
Spin-offs likely as Mishcon ‘considering all options’ for a capital raise
Mishcon de Reya is considering options for raising capital in a bid to fund its ‘ambitious plans’ for growth, including…
Thomson Reuters makes ‘transformational’ HighQ acquisition as ContractPodAi raises $55m
Thomson Reuters has snapped up legal software provider HighQ, making good on plans to bolster its cloud-based software products after…
Knights eyes another four acquisitions after 51% revenue increase in first post-IPO results
Knights has produced a strong debut financial year following its AIM listing, with acquisitions and organic growth propelling the firm…
Eating our lunch: Eversheds unshackles New Law offering and sets £100m revenue target
Eversheds Sutherland is spinning off its £40m New Law business in a bid to supercharge its growth to £100m over…
Guest comment: LB’s New Law critique flawed as alt players build a ‘new order of client value’
LB editor-in-chief Alex Novarese recently posted a piece entitled ‘Innovation needs law firm champions’, which hooked on to the story of…
Serious money: Elevate bolsters acquisition chest with $25m backing while Orbital Witness raises £1.2m
Investment continues to flow into New Law and legal tech with US-based law company Elevate securing $25m in private equity…
Prestige meets hustle – Slaughters sends jolt through start-up community with launch of tech incubator
For years Slaughters epitomised City conservativism but, reports Thomas Alan, marquee clients and a clear structure mean its new law…
Can law tech’s big beasts Lexis and Thomson stay on top in a changing industry?
So ubiquitous have two companies become in legal tech circles that they are rarely discussed directly, just accepted as facts…
Law Tech Special: Fake rugs and drill bits – Incopro eyes brand protection dominance
Seven years after Wiggin set up IP technology company Incopro, it has raised $21m and expanded to protect more than…
Law Tech Special: The final throes of the Wild West? Contract management bids to move into the mainstream
Companies with thousands of contracts want to not only store them, but manage and learn from them too. It is…
Legal technology sponsored briefing: Going paperless – how to do it and what you will gain
DeeDee Kato of Foxit Software details the benefits of going digital and how firms can do so efficiently Paperless initiatives…
Legal technology sponsored briefing: Spear phishing – Carefully targeted, extremely damaging and fast increasing
Muthmainur Rahman on the increasing threat of sophisticated, personalised phishing It is a depressingly familiar experience – a message pops…
Legal technology sponsored briefing: GDPR contract amendment and remediation
Simplify, automate and expedite contract amendment and remediation (repapering) The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) became effective on 25 May…