Category: LawSites

This post was originally published on this siteThe smart-contracts company Clause said today that it has raised $5.5 million in a Series A financing round. The round was led by Galaxy Digital, an investment firm that specializes in blockchain, digital exchanges, and business-to-business software. The round included strategic investment from the electronic signature company DocuSign, […]

This post was originally published on this siteThe e-discovery company Relativity said today that Mike Gamson, formerly a senior vice president with LinkedIn, has been named its new chief executive officer, effective July 1, and that founder Andrew Sieja will move to a new role as executive chairman of the company’s board of directors. Gamson comes […]

This post was originally published on this siteA unique collaboration between two law schools and a private company has produced a tool designed to help low-income tenants avoid eviction and seek redress for unsafe living conditions. The new tool, being unveiled today, is called Hello Landlord, and is designed to help tenants more effectively communicate […]

This post was originally published on this siteIn my column this week at Above the Law, I report on a vote scheduled for this Friday that could lead to sweeping changes in the delivery of legal services in California, including allowing private businesses to deliver legal services without regard to whether the businesses have lawyer […]

This post was originally published on this siteAffiniPay, the Austin, Texas, payment processing company that operates LawPay, which is among the most popular online payment tools for legal professionals, is announcing today that it has named a new chief executive officer. As of June 1, founder and CEO Amy Porter moved into a new role […]

This post was originally published on this siteIn a post here December, I wrote that the AI-based contract management company Evisort “might just be the hottest legal tech and AI company you’ve never heard of.” But since then, the company has been making a name for itself. In February, it raised $4.5 million seed funding. In […]

This post was originally published on this siteHarvard Law School’s Caselaw Access Project, which last year completed a massive project to digitize all U.S. case law, this week released a tool called Historical Trends that allows a user to visually graph the frequency of words and phrases in those cases over time. The tool is […]

This post was originally published on this siteWhen I left for vacation 2.5 weeks ago, I jokingly sent out a tweet, “Dear #legaltech world: Please stop making news for two weeks. I’m trying to take some time off.” Unfortunately, the legal tech world did not get my message. The news kept coming, even if I […]

This post was originally published on this siteThe International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) today invited companies to apply for spots in the StartUp Hub at its annual ILTACON conference, which takes place Aug. 18-22 in Orlando, Fla. The StartUp Hub is a special area of the exhibition hall designed to showcase legal IT and tech startups, […]

This post was originally published on this siteSeems as if everyone talks about innovation in law. But what does it really mean? At the upcoming annual conference of the American Association of Law Libraries, Jean O’Grady, author of the Dewey B Strategic blog, is moderating a panel on embracing sustainable innovation. To help the panelists […]