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“I’m not a cat” – Texas lawyer appears in virtual court with kitten filter

“I’m not a cat” – Texas lawyer appears in virtual court with kitten filter

Compared with some of the Zoom embarrassments since the start of COVID19 this is not the worst but it’s definitely up there with the funniest (and the cutest): Texas lawyer
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Opus 2 acquires Bar Squared to sew up barrister-solicitor collaboration

Opus 2 acquires Bar Squared to sew up barrister-solicitor collaboration

Virtual dispute resolution platform Opus 2 has acquired chambers management software supplier Bar Squared, which is used by more than 240 chambers and 11,000 barristers and clerks worldwide. The acquisition
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Comment: Going Agile – the strategy for law firms post vaccine

Comment: Going Agile – the strategy for law firms post vaccine

By Jonny Watkinson, Head of Legal Services UK&I, NetMotion Working from home (WFH) has been the norm for many of us in 2020. According to a survey conducted for CCS
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Bryce Catalyst welcomes Leon Hounshell to advisory team

Bryce Catalyst welcomes Leon Hounshell to advisory team

Bryce Catalyst, an investment company focused on high growth sectors including cyber security, legal technology and regulation technology, has hired Leon Hounshell, chief product officer at EarthLink, to its advisory
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eDiscovery news roundup: Onna, Relativity, Hanzo, FTI Consulting, HaystackID and Reveal

eDiscovery news roundup: Onna, Relativity, Hanzo, FTI Consulting, HaystackID and Reveal

Last week saw a flurry of eDiscovery news to coincide with Legalweek’s virtual conference, albeit the week was much quieter than normal. Here are some of the biggest stories. UK
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Legalweek quick-fire video chats: Filetrail, QuisLex, ProSearch & AbacusNext

Legalweek quick-fire video chats: Filetrail, QuisLex, ProSearch & AbacusNext

Well, we’re not together for Legalweek in New York City, and we’re not moaning about the lack of facilities in the Hilton Midtown or enjoying fun cocktail parties hosted by
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Breaking news: DocsCorp acquires Docuble to help firms with Word styling and repair

Breaking news: DocsCorp acquires Docuble to help firms with Word styling and repair

Docuble is a UK-based company that was founded in 2009 by former managing director Sarah Hanfrey. Hanfrey as well as director Tim Suiter and their small team are joining DocsCorp
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Comment: Why the legal sector needs to take a step forward in technology adoption

Comment: Why the legal sector needs to take a step forward in technology adoption

By Doug Hargrove, managing director of legal at Advanced The legal system has now introduced a number of emergency measures to keep the courts operational during the pandemic. It’s a
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Breaking news: Dan Wales joins fund Bryce Catalyst and takes on role of chief growth officer at dealcloser

Breaking news: Dan Wales joins fund Bryce Catalyst and takes on role of chief growth officer at dealcloser

DW Reporting founder Dan Wales has joined ‘operators for operators’ fund Bryce Catalyst and taken on a role as chief growth officer in transaction management platform dealcloser, in which Bryce
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Microsoft launches Microsoft 365 for Legal

Microsoft launches Microsoft 365 for Legal

As first reported in the Orange Rag out on Friday, after many years of watching the legal sector dance around a move to the cloud, Microsoft has launched a Microsoft
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KM: Lexsoft launches Bound Volumes to surface entire transactions in one

KM: Lexsoft launches Bound Volumes to surface entire transactions in one

Lexsoft Systems is rolling out new functionality in its T3 knowledge management (KM) solution that will enable lawyers to surface not just specific documents, but also ‘Bound Volumes’ within which those records
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Download: The Orange Rag Issue 338 January 2021

Download: The Orange Rag Issue 338 January 2021

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Video: Peppermint Technology announces record year

Video: Peppermint Technology announces record year

Microsoft CX365 vendor Peppermint Technology has reported a record sales performance in 2020. Despite the challenge of Covid-19 it reports 10 significant new engagements with UK Top 200 law firms and corporate legal
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SKILLS 2021: At last, a virtual conference format that works (and is FUN?!)

SKILLS 2021: At last, a virtual conference format that works (and is FUN?!)

Virtual conferences are like buses: you jump on them every now and then, often when you don’t have a choice. But the chances of you actually ‘going’ to a virtual
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Apperio makes double board appointment to drive expansion

Apperio makes double board appointment to drive expansion

Legal tech scale-up Apperio has appointed a high-growth technology entrepreneur and a leading private equity specialist to its board to help drive its growth and geographical expansion. David Eldridge joins
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Exclusive: US investment firm Bryce Catalyst closes $1.75m seed round in dealcloser

Exclusive: US investment firm Bryce Catalyst closes $1.75m seed round in dealcloser

New ‘operators for operators’ fund Bryce Catalyst has announced its first deal since launching in October 2020, investing a $1.75m seed round in legal transaction management hub dealcloser, we can
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Reveal and Brainspace Merge backed by $200m from K1

Reveal and Brainspace Merge backed by $200m from K1

eDiscovery leader Reveal has joined forces with Brainspace, backed by $200m from investment management company K1. “Backed by K1, Reveal’s merger with Brainspace has set into motion the next phase
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