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Comment: Justice will prevail by embracing technology and a new mindset

January 14, 2021

Richard Susskind may have a crystal ball, legally speaking. In 2019 he published a book called Online Courts and the Future of Justice; the prophecies of which have been debated and

Prosperoware to unveil data protection as a service for M365 collaboration sites

January 14, 2021

Prosperoware has just unveiled new data protection features for Microsoft 365 including OneDrive, SharePoint Online and Teams as part of its CAM platform. CAM is a SaaS enterprise digital transformation

Online disputes platform Opus 2 appoints new CEO as COVID pushes trials paperless

January 13, 2021

Online disputes platform Opus 2 has appointed Martin Coen as CEO, taking over from founder Graham Smith Bernal, who is taking on the chairman role. Coen, who comes from the

Upping the contract lifecycle ante: Andy Wishart joins Agiloft as chief product officer

January 13, 2021

Ex-Thomson Reuters Contract Express head Andy Wishart has joined Agiloft as chief product officer. Wishart is one of the best-known names in the legal contract automation sector, having co-founded Contract

Hires! Syke hires legal ops head Sarah Barrett-Vane and ContractPodAi brings in former GC Jerry Levine as chief evangelist

January 13, 2021

UK-headquartered legal engineering company Syke continues its run of big name hires with the appointment of former Royal Mail legal procurement head Sarah Barrett-Vane as its head of legal procurement,

Startup Corner: Summize Ltd

January 12, 2021

Founded in 2018, Summize assists legal teams and SMEs throughout the contract lifecycle. The platform enables users to understand, manage, and review their contracts, and in a short space of time

ScribeStar launches £500k Crowdcube funding round

January 11, 2021

Oh it’s good to have a website that works again! News in last week from UK-based capital markets project management tool ScribeStar, which has launched a funding round on Crowdcube.

AdvoLogix hires Dan Bellopede as CRO

January 11, 2021

eDiscovery veteran Dan Bellopede – best-known for his roles at Recommind and OmniVere – has joined AdvoLogix as chief revenue officer. AdvoLogix is a Salesforce-based legal case and matter management

Morae acquires Phoenix rival Trinogy to expand APAC coverage

January 6, 2021

Morae Global Corporation has expanded the company’s Asia-Pacific operations and business with the acquisition of Sydney-based information management provider and iManage reseller Trinogy Systems. Trinogy has long been a rival of Phoenix

Matters.Cloud announces partnership with Sage Business Cloud Accounting

January 6, 2021

This release just in from Matters.Cloud, which becomes the first legal practice management software listed on the Sage Marketplace: Matters.Cloud, a provider of cloud based practice management software to the

“We think it’s rocket ship time”: Iridium acquires Smart Time Apps

January 6, 2021

Iridium Technology has acquired automated time entry provider Smart Time Apps, which becomes the fourth limb of Iridium’s business after business intelligence, budgeting (Intellistat), and paperless billing (Steere). Iridium received

Bakers appoints Kate Stonestreet as global COO

January 5, 2021

Baker McKenzie has appointed Kate Stonestreet as its new global chief operating officer, taking over from Jason Marty, who joins Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner as COO on 1 March. Stonestreet, who heads

Litera expands into the business of law with Foundation Software acquisition

January 5, 2021

In an acquisition that has the potential to bring about the much-needed centralisation of experience management, Litera has acquired law firm intelligence supplier Foundation Software Group: a move that sees

Well hello 2021: Here are some movers and shakers!

January 4, 2021

Welcome to 2021, where we’re going to kick off with a few big movers and shakers that may have escaped your attention thanks to the festive period or have only

SYKE hires DWF Ventures R&D head Jonny Badrock

January 4, 2021

In a high profile hire for UK legal engineering firm SYKE, Jonathan Badrock has joined from DWF to head data services. At DWF Badrock was head of research and development for the London

2020: The Vendor View

January 4, 2021

We asked a handful of vendors for their view of the highlights and challenges of 2020 from a law firm perspective, as well as where the gaps in technology were