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A brush with death and what Phil did next

A brush with death and what Phil did next

One Monday shortly before Easter 2021, legal tech founder Phil Wedgwood entered a normal start-of-week day as CEO of Manchester software company Engage Solutions Group. Less than 24 hours later,
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Interview: Linklaters rolls out Opus 2 Investigations globally 

Interview: Linklaters rolls out Opus 2 Investigations globally 

We speak to Linklaters dispute resolution partner Ben Packer about the two-year Opus 2 Investigations development project, which digitises the investigations process globally at the magic circle firm. Linklaters has
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Legal Tech latest: Wins, deals, and moves  

Legal Tech latest: Wins, deals, and moves  

Here are the latest legal tech wins, deals and people moves from across the UK, EMEA and North America. In the UK, Magic circle firm Linklaters has worked with Opus
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Guest Post: Knowledge Loss and The Great Resignation – The firms gifting valuable knowledge to their competitors

Guest Post: Knowledge Loss and The Great Resignation – The firms gifting valuable knowledge to their competitors

By Dave Wilson, managing director, Tiger Eye Law firms are driven by knowledge and expertise. Whether seeking support with dispute resolution or commercial contracts, clients buy knowledge distilled in the
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The 2022 Legal Innovation Award Winners 

The 2022 Legal Innovation Award Winners 

Congratulations to all the winners of the 2022 Legal Innovation Awards, in which DAC Beachcroft took away two awards, and there was individual recognition for Mishcon de Reya partner and
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Killer Whale Strategies invests in London capital markets startup 10BE5 

Killer Whale Strategies invests in London capital markets startup 10BE5 

Killer Whale Strategies – the investment vehicle of legal tech columnist-turned-founder Zach Abramowitz – has invested a five-figure sum in London-based capital markets startup 10BE5, which was founded by Cleary
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Agiloft hires new CMO Kerry Desberg from Impartner Software

Agiloft hires new CMO Kerry Desberg from Impartner Software

No-code contract lifecycle management vendor Agiloft has hired Kerry Desberg (pictured below) as its new chief marketing officer, replacing Hiro Notaney, who is now CMO at SirionLabs. Desberg joins Agiloft
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MyCase launches ‘Dropbox replacement’ MyCaseDrive

MyCase launches ‘Dropbox replacement’ MyCaseDrive

US web-based legal practice management software vendor MyCase has launched desktop document management solution MyCaseDrive, which automatically syncs documents between desktop and MyCase. All documents are automatically backed-up in the
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Kofax to be acquired by Clearlake Capital and TA Associates

Kofax to be acquired by Clearlake Capital and TA Associates

Business process automation provider Kofax has entered an agreement to be acquired by Clearlake Capital Group and TA Associates from incumbent software investment owner Thoma Bravo. Clearlake was an investor
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NJORD Law Firm selects NetDocuments for DMS and email management

NJORD Law Firm selects NetDocuments for DMS and email management

NJORD Law Firm has selected NetDocuments as the company’s document and email management platform, in a significant European win for the US-headquartered content management system provider. NJORD Law Firm is
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First stand-alone LTC4 competency learning plan now available on Novum Learning

First stand-alone LTC4 competency learning plan now available on Novum Learning

The first stand-alone LTC4 Core Competency Learning Plan content has been delivered by legal IT training specialists, iTrain Legal and is now available on the Novum Learning platform. LTC4’s alliance
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Global legal ops group launches free Legal Metrics Portal

Global legal ops group launches free Legal Metrics Portal

A group of in-house legal operations experts and consultants from across the globe has announced the launch of an online resource designed to help in-house legal teams advance the use
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Portolano Cavallo becomes first to adopt entire suite of Luminance products

Portolano Cavallo becomes first to adopt entire suite of Luminance products

Leading Italian law firm, Portolano Cavallo has become the first organisation in the world to adopt Luminance’s entire suite of products. The firm, which was the first Italian firm to
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Virtual Pricing Director partners with Thomson Reuters and Aderant

Virtual Pricing Director partners with Thomson Reuters and Aderant

SaaS legal pricing startup Virtual Pricing Director – the tech solution from pricing experts Validatum and costs consultancy Burcher Jennings – has entered the technology partner programme of both Thomson Reuters Elite and
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Legatics hires David Biggs from Farewill as CFO 

Legatics hires David Biggs from Farewill as CFO 

Legal transaction management startup Legatics has appointed David Biggs as chief financial officer. Biggs joins Legatics from Farewill, the digital will and probate provider, and he will work with the
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Litera hires Sheryl Hoskins as new CEO 

Litera hires Sheryl Hoskins as new CEO 

Litera has hired Sheryl Hoskins as its new CEO, with incumbent CEO Avaneesh Marwaha to step into a new role as chairman of the board. Hoskins (pictured below), who spent
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Kennedys-led consortium receives £783k from Innovate UK to develop reputational risk software 

Kennedys-led consortium receives £783k from Innovate UK to develop reputational risk software 

A consortium led by UK top 50 law firm Kennedys has been awarded £783,000 in funding from Innovate UK to develop software that is able to identify and assess reputational
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