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Legaltech governance latest: New Akerman head, EU AI Act warning, & BARBRI AI adoption findings
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August 7, 2026
AI governance and competency are firmly in the spotlight this week. Akerman has created a new AI governance leadership role, appointing Michael Adler; the property sector is warning about the
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Anthropic hires Robert Mahari as head of Claude for Legal
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August 7, 2026
Anthropic has hired Robert Mahari as head of Claude for Legal, helping law firms, in-house teams and legal tech companies move “from product to GTM,” in a move that signals
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Startup Corner: Lawdie, the AI back office for law firms
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August 7, 2026
Founded in 2025 by CEO Sanay Shajith and CTO Meeth Naik, Lawdie is aiming to become the AI-powered back office for law firms. The startup automates operational tasks ranging from
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Legal IT Insider Report: Beyond the perimeter – Security and risk in the age of legal AI
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August 6, 2026
See below for opportunities to advertise In a forthcoming report from Legal IT Insider, we examine how the security foundations of the law firm are being re‑written as AI becomes
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Linklaters and Webber Wentzel end their alliance amid global law firm churn in SA
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August 6, 2026
By Yasmin Lambert On 28 July 2026, Linklaters and Webber Wentzel announced that their alliance will conclude in November, ending a 13-year arrangement between the UK and South African headquartered
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Laurel partners with Thomson Reuters to help demonstrate AI impact
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August 5, 2026
Laurel and Thomson Reuters today (5 August) announced a partnership designed to help customers gain greater visibility into AI ROI across departments and measure the precise value of their technology
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When AI crosses the line: Anthropic’s findings expose a deeper governance problem
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August 5, 2026
By Neil Cameron, Lead Analyst, Legal IT Insider On 24 July, writing about Hugging Face’s breach by an OpenAI bot, I said that the relevant unit of governance was not
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Webinar: From technology strategy to organisational change
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August 5, 2026
Law firms have invested heavily in legal technology and AI solutions, but investment alone doesn’t deliver transformation. The bigger challenge is embedding new ways of working, bringing people with you
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The July/August Orange Rag Is Here!
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August 5, 2026
Hi and welcome to the July/August Orange Rag, which is essential reading for everyone trying to keep up with the latest legal tech news and trends. First up on your
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Wordsmith AI raises $14m extension to their Series B
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August 5, 2026
Edinburgh founded legal AI company Wordsmith AI today announced a $14m extension to their $70m Series B, led by new investment from Intact Private Capital alongside existing investors Highland Europe
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Webinar replay: The reality of AI readiness in law firms
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August 4, 2026
AI can expose poor data, fragmented workflows, legacy systems, weak training, cyber risk and unclear ROI. In this webinar with OneAdvanced’s SVP for legal and professional services, Doug Hargrove, together
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LexisNexis opens New York customer innovation lab as AI development cycles compress
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August 4, 2026
LexisNexis Legal & Professional today (4 August) announced the opening of its Customer Innovation Lab in New York City – describing it as a new model for how legal AI gets built and shipped.
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Breaking news: BigHand acquires Ayora
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August 4, 2026
BigHand today (4 August) announced the acquisition of legal AI pricing specialist Ayora, in a move that it says marks the next phase in its AI strategy. Ayora uses historic data to
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Align announces GA of AI case retrieval tool
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August 3, 2026
Align, a litigation technology company built by a trial lawyer Sam Davidoff, today (3 August) announces the general availability of Align Research, an AI case retrieval tool that it says
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Ashurst Perkins Coie’s ABS Licence
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July 31, 2026
By Yasmin Lambert Ashurst Perkins Coie has become the largest law firm to hold an Alternative Business Structure (ABS) licence from the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) for England and Wales,
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Foot Anstey selects iManage Cloud supported by Tiger Eye
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July 31, 2026
This in today (31 July) – from the press release: Leading national law firm Foot Anstey has announced its selection of the iManage Cloud knowledge work platform, which will be
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Startup Corner: Caddi targets law firm operations with an ‘agent that build agents’
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July 31, 2026
An AmLaw 50 firm is now automating hundreds of conflict checks a day through Caddi. We find out more about the ‘agent that builds agents’ to help you run the
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