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Bar Standards Board report: The challenges and opportunities of tech adoption

Bar Standards Board report: The challenges and opportunities of tech adoption

A new research report commissioned by The Bar Standards Board (BSB) reveals that while many barristers are “curious, committed and innovative” when it comes to technology adoption, there are cultural
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ILTA launches Generative AI Guide to help litigators with disclosure ground rules

ILTA launches Generative AI Guide to help litigators with disclosure ground rules

We spoke with former High Court Judge Dr Victoria McCloud, who says without the guidance, the UK faces a “storm of litigation”.  The International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) has published
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Legal IT Latest: New AI Adoption Index launched; Owen Oliver joins Legora; iManage AI survey out now; Phaselaw raises $2.8m

Legal IT Latest: New AI Adoption Index launched; Owen Oliver joins Legora; iManage AI survey out now; Phaselaw raises $2.8m

Kicking off your Legal IT Insider mid-week latest news bulletin, an independent group has launched an AI Adoption Index aimed at providing a more accurate and holistic picture of where
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“A European Legal AI has become a reality” – Xayn/Noxtua raises €80.7m with C.H.Beck, CMS, Dentons and Northern Data

“A European Legal AI has become a reality” – Xayn/Noxtua raises €80.7m with C.H.Beck, CMS, Dentons and Northern Data

European legal AI research startup Xayn (soon to be Noxtua SE) has completed its Series B investment round of approximately €80.7m, with the round led by German legal publisher C.H.Beck,
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Skills.law unveils its 15 most recommended legal AI vendors 

Skills.law unveils its 15 most recommended legal AI vendors 

Following a survey conducted earlier this month, global knowledge management group Skills.law has unveiled its 15 most recommended legal AI vendors, with Swiss-founded AI startup DeepJudge coming out on top
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Docusign unveils AI agents to accelerate the contract lifecycle process

Docusign unveils AI agents to accelerate the contract lifecycle process

Docusign today (16 April) unveiled purpose-built AI contract agents that can analyse agreements and flag risks, accelerating key processes in the contract lifecycle. The new release builds on Docusign Intelligent
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Alistair Wye joins White & Case as director of innovation and AI 

Alistair Wye joins White & Case as director of innovation and AI 

Alistair Wye (pictured above) is joining White & Case as director, innovation and AI, starting on 22 April, we can reveal. He reports to Isabel Parker, White & Case’s chief
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Exclusive: British Computer Society selects GenAI software specialist Panoram to support group legal

Exclusive: British Computer Society selects GenAI software specialist Panoram to support group legal

      The British Computer Society (BCS) has appointed GenAI software specialist Panoram to help its legal department reduce its administrative workload, including automating manual contract creation processes and
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Barbri calls for engagement on next phase of GenAI training courses 

Barbri calls for engagement on next phase of GenAI training courses 

Legal education and bar preparation company Barbri is calling out for feedback and engagement on the next phase of their generative AI training courses, which are likely to focus on
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Freshfields joins forces with Google Cloud – Is this a turning point in their tech strategy? 

Freshfields joins forces with Google Cloud – Is this a turning point in their tech strategy? 

This week, Google Cloud announced that it is joining forces with global law firm Freshfields to drive AI innovation across the legal industry. As part of the partnership, Freshfields said
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Thomson Reuters signs multi-year contract to provide US Federal Courts with access to CoCounsel

Thomson Reuters signs multi-year contract to provide US Federal Courts with access to CoCounsel

A newly awarded multi-year contract with the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO) will provide the Federal Judiciary, including the Supreme Court of the United States and all U.S.
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Dealstack raises $5.5m seed funding to modernise private capital operations – Interview 

Dealstack raises $5.5m seed funding to modernise private capital operations – Interview 

We speak with co-founder Seb Lapinski about the ambitions of the private equity platform that says it’s more legaltech than fintech, and is backed by a who’s who of global
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Exclusive interview: Dentons UKIME launches Office Hours legal tech assessment programme

Exclusive interview: Dentons UKIME launches Office Hours legal tech assessment programme

Dentons UK, Ireland and Middle East (UKIME) has launched a programme called Office Hours, which going forward will govern how innovative new technology is assessed, tested, developed and potentially taken
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A&O Shearman partners with Harvey to launch practice-based workflow tools 

A&O Shearman partners with Harvey to launch practice-based workflow tools 

A&O Shearman has partnered with Harvey to create legal workflow tools that leverage A&O Shearman’s senior lawyers’ knowledge across four practice areas, with that set to expand in the future. 
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Legaltech leaders roundtable: The challenges and emerging best practices of GenAI adoption

Legaltech leaders roundtable: The challenges and emerging best practices of GenAI adoption

It’s perhaps a truism to say that the challenges around adoption and change management have changed dramatically with the advent of GenAI technology. In a roundtable discussion in Manhattan hosted
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Breaking news: UK law firm hires first AI partner

Breaking news: UK law firm hires first AI partner

In a groundbreaking but mildly terrifying development, leading UK City law firm Brickson Rowe has announced the promotion of its first fully autonomous AI system, EquiBotGPT, to equity partner. Trained
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Sourcetable launches “self-driving spreadsheet” powered by AI and raises $4.3m

Sourcetable launches “self-driving spreadsheet” powered by AI and raises $4.3m

Not a ‘legal tech’ story but definitely worth noting, Sourcetable today (31 March) announced the launch of an AI driven spreadsheet that is populated by natural language commands or voice, overcoming,
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