In a move poised to enhance the integration of technology within law firms, Litera, a prominent provider of AI legal platforms, has teamed up with Hotshot. This collaboration aims to make Hotshot’s comprehensive library of over 400 practical, on-demand courses available through the Litera CE Manager platform by late 2026. The integration allows legal professionals…
In an effort to streamline client intake and enhance relationship management, Clio has announced the integration of artificial intelligence into its existing Clio Grow platform. This new feature, dubbed Grow AI, offers a set of tools designed to operate continuously, converting potential inquiries into confirmed clients, thereby addressing a significant gap in law firm responsiveness…
NetDocuments, a prominent document management company, has expanded its AI capabilities with the introduction of two new tools designed to enhance the workflow of legal professionals. Unveiled just ahead of ILTACON 2026, which kicks off in Nashville, Tenn. this Sunday, these advancements represent a strategic move to integrate more sophisticated technologies into legal operations. The…
The law practice management platform Smokeball, drawing its name from the historic case Carlill v. Carbolic Smoke Ball Co., has introduced a refreshed global brand aimed at furthering its mission to empower legal professionals. This move underscores Smokeball’s commitment to enhancing the productivity of solo, small, and mid-sized law firms that frequently cater to individual…
Clio has taken a significant step by integrating Clio Docket within its AI-driven legal workspace, Clio Work, offering lawyers enhanced capabilities in managing court filings. This integration builds on Clio’s acquisition of vLex in 2025, which included acquiring Docket Alarm, a substantial litigation database with over 1 billion court filings. The amalgamation into Clio Work…
Trellis, a legal research firm specializing in state trial court data and insights, has recently expanded its AI functionality. The company has introduced a plugin for OpenAI’s ChatGPT in addition to launching its proprietary assistant, Trellis Chat. These new tools are aimed at complementing the Trellis MCP Connector for Claude, which was rolled out in…
The integration of Harvey and Aderant’s iTimekeep marks a significant advancement in automating legal timekeeping processes. The newly announced collaboration between the two firms enables draft time entries to be generated automatically in iTimekeep as legal professionals perform work within the Harvey platform. This seamless integration is designed to capture the time spent, provide matter…
In a significant development for the legal technology sector, DeepJudge, a Zurich-based enterprise renowned for its legal AI solutions, has introduced the Agent Handoff Protocol (AHP). This open protocol aims to enhance interoperability between AI products by allowing users to maintain the full context of their work as they transition between applications. Highlighting its potential…
This week, LexisNexis announced the opening of its new Customer Innovation Lab in New York City. This initiative marks a shift in how the company approaches legal AI development. Instead of the traditional method, where products are internally crafted and subsequently validated externally, LexisNexis proposes a collaborative model. Legal professionals are invited to bring their…
Relativity’s claiR: A New Conversational AI Tool Relativity has recently unveiled Relativity claiR, a conversational AI tool tailored for legal professionals seeking to navigate their RelativityOne environment with ease. The platform is engineered to provide answers to plain-language inquiries, complete with citations drawn directly from the legal dataset at hand. According to Phil Saunders, CEO…
For many aggressive software startups, closing a deal with a new client is only the beginning of the relationship. The onboarding phase, particularly the migration of customer data from legacy systems to new platforms, often presents significant challenges which could potentially undermine the newly formed relationship. Universal Migrator aims to address these challenges, offering a…
The shifting landscape of artificial intelligence (AI), particularly within the legal industry, has been highlighted by Ken Crutchfield, a veteran in legal technology and current founder of Spring Forward Consulting. In his recent column, Crutchfield explored the implications of open-weight AI models and what their increasing prevalence might mean for LegalTech. While traditional AI models…
Howard Katzenberg, formerly a fintech CFO, has developed a U.S. trademark software platform known as GleanMark, emerging from his own trademark dispute. The platform offers an array of services such as AI-driven clearance analysis, drafting responses to office actions, automated deadline tracking, and portfolio monitoring. It’s constructed on a proprietary database of the federal trademark…
In a strategic move aimed at redefining client management for law firms, Paravo has launched its innovative AI-driven “revenue engine.” Emerging from stealth mode, founders Cesar Tapia and Eslam Odeh are targeting a critical gap they perceive in law firm operations—lost clients due to inefficiencies in intake management rather than the quality of legal service….
SurePoint Technologies, known for its practice-management and finance tools tailored for mid-sized law firms, has announced a significant leadership change. Jeff Steinberg was named as the new chief executive officer on July 23, elevating previous CEO Eric Thurston to the role of executive chairman. This management shift comes amid a strategic mandate for change following…
In a notable departure from its traditional stronghold in e-discovery, DISCO is expanding its technological offerings with the introduction of what it terms as the industry’s first “unified litigation solution.” This new AI-native application aims to integrate the facts of a legal matter with pertinent U.S. case law, creating a comprehensive platform for litigation practices….
Thomson Reuters has made strides in the realm of artificial intelligence with the announcement that its homegrown large language model, named Thomson, now matches some of the leading general-purpose AI models globally. The company recently published its first benchmarking data, claiming competitive, if not superior, performance against models such as Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.8 and…
Startups approaching the closure of their operations are faced with the daunting task of ensuring that customer offboarding is handled in a way that mitigates legal risks. Universal Migrator is proving to be a key resource in addressing these challenges by offering a structured approach to data extraction and customer information management. In the midst…
LexisNexis Legal & Professional has announced the launch of its Customer Innovation Lab in New York City, a collaborative environment where legal professionals, company engineers, and AI partners like OpenAI and Amazon Web Services come together to create legal AI solutions in real-time. This initiative aims to reshape how legal AI tools are developed and…
In recent developments within legal education, Andrew Perlman—Dean of Suffolk University Law School—has initiated an innovative project that highlights the diversity and extent of AI policy adoption across U.S. law schools. Through a newly launched online platform, aptly named AI in Legal Education: Law School Policy Archive, Perlman aims to catalog and centralize AI-related policies…
In the evolving landscape of AI-driven legal research tools, where prominent products are converging on supplying synthesized answers, a newly launched tool distinguishes itself by offering precisely the opposite: a return to the fundamentals. Align Research, developed by the litigation technology company Align, entered the market with a distinctive proposition aimed at serving the needs…
Legaltech Week – 07/24/26 Update Every Friday, a distinguished panel of legal tech journalists assembles to dissect the week’s most pertinent stories regarding legal technology and innovation. This week’s discussion, titled “Legaltech Week for 07/24/26”, delves into several impactful topics in the field. The virtual gathering is not only live but also free to join….
The newly released Q2 2026 Legal Tech Buyer Intelligence Report illustrates a reversal of the first-quarter surge in legal tech demo scheduling, which was previously reported to have increased by as much as 40% to 50% across major practice areas. The earlier spike is now attributed to seasonal evaluation cycles, according to the report compiled…
Ryan Walker, former Chief Technology Officer of Casetext, has embarked on a new venture with the founding of General Legal, an AI-native law firm. As Walker assisted in the development of CoCounsel, a pivotal generative AI legal assistant that contributed to Casetext’s $650 million acquisition by Thomson Reuters, he envisioned a more transformative application of…
Since its inception in October 2025, Clio Work AI has experienced rapid adoption, marking it as the fastest-adopted product within Clio’s 18-year timeline. However, until recently, the product was conspicuously absent from the Canadian market—a noteworthy gap considering Clio is headquartered in Canada. The scenario changed when Clio launched Clio Work in Canada on July…