Oslo-based legal AI company, Newcode, has concluded a Series A funding round, boosting its total capital raised this year to $20 million. The latest financing effort will bolster Newcode’s ambitions to expand its presence into the U.S. legal tech market. The recent round was led by OnDean Forward, an investment firm initiated by Relativity’s founder…
“We’ve reached peak legal tech.” This sentiment, echoed by a seasoned CEO at ILTACON, the prominent gathering organized by the International Legal Technology Association, captures the essence of this year’s conference. Held in the expansive Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville, the conference marked the largest attendance ever, drawing over 5,700 participants from 29 countries, a…
Pablo Arredondo, a cofounder of Casetext and a notable figure in the intersection of artificial intelligence and legal practice, is set to join Clio as Senior Vice President, Judiciary. This transition marks a strategic expansion for Clio into the judiciary sector, demonstrating their intent to broaden the impact of their legal technology beyond traditional law…
In a recent development aimed at enhancing efficiency within legal practices, the legal AI firm Harvey has partnered with court data provider PacerPro. This collaboration is intended to streamline litigation workflows by integrating docket data with AI-assisted legal research and case management processes. The integration facilitates access for litigation teams to a comprehensive litigation record,…
Thomson Reuters has officially launched its proprietary large language model (LLM) named Thomson. Developed using the company’s own extensive database from Westlaw and Practical Law, Thomson is positioned as a specialized model intended to reshape the economics of professional artificial intelligence. Joel Hron, Chief Technology Officer at Thomson Reuters, highlighted the innovative approach of crafting…
In a significant development announced on August 26, 2026, LexisNexis Legal & Professional introduced the next generation of Lexis+ with Protégé, marking the debut of the LexisNexis Legal Intelligence Engine. This dynamic AI-powered advancement transforms their previous agentic platform, enabling legal professionals to seamlessly transition from initial concepts to review-ready documents. The hallmark of this…
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…