Legal technology sponsored briefing: The anatomy of a digital-age legal service business Guest Blog Chris Bull of The Intuity Alliance/Kingsmead Square considers the structure, funding and skills needed for a legal service business…
Legal technology sponsored briefing: Four ways to slash IT support costs Guest Blog Stone Group’s Paul Flack explains how to reduce maintenance costs without sacrificing support quality How much are you spending to…
Legal technology sponsored briefing: Pillars of cyber security Guest Blog Andrew Stanton of Palisade Secure outlines the steps law firms should be taking to reduce threats According to a…
Legal technology sponsored briefing: Cross-border e-discovery in an age of change Guest Blog Brian Stuart of FTI Consulting details the challenges facing legal teams and how they can be overcome Technology in…
Legal technology sponsored briefing: Like it or not, voice technology is changing the way we work Guest Blog It is no secret speech recognition is a valuable channel to drive efficiency and advance your firm’s performance Artificial…
Legal technology sponsored briefing: Advanced technology for compliance Guest Blog Andrew Pimlott of FTI Consulting discusses the current sanctions landscape A volatile political landscape makes compliance a challenge, especially…
Legal technology sponsored briefing: RPA in legal – be cynical of the hype and do not get left behind Guest Blog Scott Littlehales of Littlefish on the importance for law firms of investing in automation Picture the theatre of high-profile…
‘Legal catching up’: TLT launches £500k fund to improve tech and consulting lines Hamish McNicol TLT has created a £500,000 investment fund to help test technology and other ideas more quickly before providing them to clients.…
Expectations high as Thomson Reuters and Slaughters ramp up legal tech incubator competition Thomas Alan Competition for access to legal tech start-ups is heating up as global multimedia giant Thomson Reuters and City blueblood Slaughter…
Another £900k for legal tech start-ups as Thirdfort and Legatics secure new funding Thomas Alan The recent influx of cash into legal tech start-ups shows little sign of abating, after deal platform Legatics and property…
City and Wall Street elite get behind legal tech app as the sector eyes consolidation Marco Cillario Clifford Chance (CC), Linklaters, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Latham & Watkins are among 12 City and US heavyweights to get behind a…
‘Part of a wider trend’: Flexible lawyering start-up Lexoo secures $4.4m for business development overhaul Tom Baker Often described as the legal equivalent of Uber, flexible lawyering start-up Lexoo has secured $4.4m in financing to overhaul its…
‘The right opportunity’: HFW reacts to client demand with strategic consultancy business Tom Baker Maritime and insurance specialist HFW has set up a standalone consultancy arm, branded HFW Consulting. The new business, launched today (3…
New Law leader UnitedLex targets rapid expansion after acquisition by PE heavyweight CVC Hamish McNicol US legal services provider UnitedLex has landed a $500m war chest to capitalise on a ‘multi-billion dollar opportunity’ after private…
Start me up: Highly-rated legal AI platform Kira secures a record $50m in private equity backing Thomas Alan In a significant benchmark for the legal tech sector, leading AI platform Kira Systems has sealed $50m of private equity…
‘Europe’s waking up to legal tech’: another hefty funding round as start-up Apperio raises $10m Hamish McNicol Legal tech start-up Apperio is switching to growth mode after closing a $10m funding round that will enable it to…
A&O Fuse start-up among first to take space at Barclays’ law tech lab Hamish McNicol A start-up from Allen & Overy’s (A&O) Fuse innovation hub is one of the first 17 companies to join banking…
‘Not starting from scratch’: Fieldfisher opens high-volume hub in Belfast Tom Baker Mid-tier pacesetter Fieldfisher has become the latest firm to explore volume legal services, opening a low-cost hub in Belfast to be…
Into the mainstream: another big New Law exit sees EY acquire Riverview Law Thomas Alan Mere months after New Law pioneer Lawyers On Demand (LOD) secured private equity backers to position itself as a global…
Withers targets global tech industry with acquisition of UK boutique JAG Marco Cillario Withers has bought out six-partner UK tech law boutique JAG Shaw Baker in the latest chapter of its global expansion. JAG’s…
