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End of lawyers: New AI can take over complex legal matters “end-to-end”

End of lawyers: New AI can take over complex legal matters “end-to-end”

A new AI that will take over a legal matters in their entirety, including producing complex legal advice, has received $200m in investment from a raft of investors including Palo
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Wolters Kluwer corporate legal report shows significant drop in outside counsel numbers in 2020

Wolters Kluwer corporate legal report shows significant drop in outside counsel numbers in 2020

A new report from Wolters Kluwer’s ELM Solutions concludes that 2020 saw the biggest shake up in the outside legal services market since the 2008 crisis: 90% of corporate legal
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The March Orange Rag is out now!

The March Orange Rag is out now!

Welcome to the March Orange Rag, and yes, it’s another month where the biggest story is legaltech M&A, BUT we also bring news of the first social event of the
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Scotland’s AI Strategy: The roadmap

Scotland’s AI Strategy: The roadmap

Scotland’s AI Strategy was formally launched at the start of this week (22 March). While it is not yet clear what the strategy means specifically for law firms, at leading
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UK Sandbox pilot ends with “accelerated growth” for all its startups

UK Sandbox pilot ends with “accelerated growth” for all its startups

The pilot stage of the UK’s first Lawtech Sandbox has come to an end today (25 March), after what is described as a successful three-month trial period in which all participants saw
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Former A&O global managing partner Andrew Ballheimer joins Factor board

Former A&O global managing partner Andrew Ballheimer joins Factor board

Allen & Overy’s former global managing partner Andrew Ballheimer is joining the board of Factor in the latest big name hire for the alternative legal services provider rebranded from Axiom
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Jersey Court selects Thomson Reuters Caselines to underpin digital transformation

Jersey Court selects Thomson Reuters Caselines to underpin digital transformation

The Jersey Court Service has selected CaseLines (now owned by Thomson Reuters) as its cloud-based court exhibit and evidence sharing platform, underpinning what is described as a complete digital overhaul
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JOBS! Head of legal excellence and legal ops roles up for grabs

JOBS! Head of legal excellence and legal ops roles up for grabs

LinkedIn has over the past 24 hours seen two powerhouses advertise roles within their organisations and beyond, as Ruth Ward looks for a head of legal excellence in the Government
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ScribeStar raises £1m and busts through target on Crowdcube

ScribeStar raises £1m and busts through target on Crowdcube

Capital markets SaaS ecosystem ScribeStar has raised over £1 million, of which £865,000 was raised by 726 investors on Crowdcube. The sum raised on the crowdfunding platform is nearly 75%
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DWF hires KPMG manager to build new global entity management service

DWF hires KPMG manager to build new global entity management service

DWF has hired Jordan Owen to lead its Global Entity Management service. Owen joins DWF from KPMG, where she spent the last five years as a senior manager in the Global Entity
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Gartner: Compliance spend plateaus despite uptick in workload and increased risk factors

Gartner: Compliance spend plateaus despite uptick in workload and increased risk factors

“The median compliance department decreased its headcount between 2017-2020 from 12 to 10 full-time employees (FTEs).  One reason for the decrease appears to be a shift in spending away from headcount
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Comment: Creating a Culture to Support Stronger Information Governance

Comment: Creating a Culture to Support Stronger Information Governance

By Darrell Mervau, FileTrail, and Christopher Young, Pinnacle “Culture eats strategy for breakfast . . . and information governance policies for dessert.” Regardless of who actually said “culture eats strategy”
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KennedysIQ and DWF launch new client tools out of Manchester funded partnerships

KennedysIQ and DWF launch new client tools out of Manchester funded partnerships

Kennedys’ tech arm Kennedys IQ continues to build on its partnership with the University of Manchester, now offering clients the ability to apply machine learning to assess medical evidence and recommend a
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Updated: DocsCorp enters the Reynen Court Solutions Store: The rise of the marketplace

Updated: DocsCorp enters the Reynen Court Solutions Store: The rise of the marketplace

So, DocsCorp has entered the Reynen Court Solutions Store, becoming one of the largest vendors to do so, leading with compareDocs, which streamlines legal document comparison. Aside from a raft
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Comment: What’s up with WhatsApp for the legal sector?

Comment: What’s up with WhatsApp for the legal sector?

By Steve Whiter, Director, Appurity Probably the most well-known (and most used) text and voice messaging apps, WhatsApp is beloved by both personal and business users alike. With both end-to-end encryption
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Morae and Apperio enter strategic alliance

Morae and Apperio enter strategic alliance

Morae Global Corporation has entered into a strategic alliance with legal spend management platform Apperio, which provides corporate counsel with a live view of their legal spend. Morae, which last
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UK and US legal IT wins and deals

UK and US legal IT wins and deals

Catch up on the latest wins and deals across both sides of the Atlantic. WINS United Kingdom Streathers selects Linetime Linetime has been selected by London based firm, Streathers, with
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