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Litera reaffirms Upper Sigma’s future following co-founder’s impassioned LinkedIn post

Litera reaffirms Upper Sigma’s future following co-founder’s impassioned LinkedIn post

Upper Sigma’s co-founder Emile Van Den Berg said on LinkedIn yesterday (6 February) that he won’t sell a company again following the news that Litera has acquired Microsoft-based CRM provider
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Breaking news: Litera acquires UK Microsoft ISV for law firms Peppermint Technology 

Breaking news: Litera acquires UK Microsoft ISV for law firms Peppermint Technology 

Litera has acquired leading UK Microsoft Independent Software Vendor (ISV) for law firms Peppermint Technology, in an acquisition that will bring Litera closer to Microsoft and bring legal marketing, business
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LawtechUK’s GenAI event – Scepticism has shifted to enthusiasm 

LawtechUK’s GenAI event – Scepticism has shifted to enthusiasm 

By Catherine Bamford   LawTechUK’s generative AI (GenAI) event held yesterday (5 February) was an unequivocal success, demonstrating the transformative potential of GenAI across the legal sector. Those lucky enough to
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Webinar: The AI revolution in legal tech – Preparing for 2025 and beyond

Webinar: The AI revolution in legal tech – Preparing for 2025 and beyond

AI has become the driving force of transformation in legal tech, with 2024 marking a seismic shift in attitudes. In this webinar, Legal IT Insider will be joined by NetDocuments
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Ivo raises $16m Series A to deliver AI contract review at scale

Ivo raises $16m Series A to deliver AI contract review at scale

San Francisco-headquartered startup Ivo today (5 February) announced a $16m Series A funding round to scale its AI-powered contract review solution. Originally founded in New Zealand in 2021, Ivo’s customers
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Maya Markovich joins American Arbitration Association as vice president

Maya Markovich joins American Arbitration Association as vice president

The American Arbitration Association (AAA) and its international division, the International Centre for Dispute Resolution, have hired Maya Markovich as their new vice president, the organisations announced today (5 February).
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Webinar: The biggest challenges and opportunities facing legal practice in 2025

Webinar: The biggest challenges and opportunities facing legal practice in 2025

Join Legal IT Insider and OneAdvanced on 27th February at 11am GMT for a live webinar to dive into some of the biggest challenges and opportunities in the legal profession in
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ChatGPT sees another Australian lawyer referred to the regulator – is it time for mandatory training?

ChatGPT sees another Australian lawyer referred to the regulator – is it time for mandatory training?

Should basic AI training be mandatory in order to practice law? Should all Courts have minimum AI guidelines? We should be doing better by now. An Australian lawyer has in
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Webinar Replay: From TAR to HAR – How GenAI will revolutionise the eDiscovery process

Webinar Replay: From TAR to HAR – How GenAI will revolutionise the eDiscovery process

On January 23rd, OpenText’s lead solutions consultant for legal tech, UK, Meagan Sauve, and director of cloud solution implementation, Michael LaBrie, joined Legal IT Insider’s editor-in-chief, Caroline Hill, for an
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European legal research startup Pandektes raises €2.9m seed funding

European legal research startup Pandektes raises €2.9m seed funding

Danish legal research challenger Pandektes has raised €2.9m in seed investment from People Ventures and Interface Capital. Pandektes, which counts German law firms such as Eichler Kern Klein and WR-Legal,
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Lawpath secures AUS $10m and exclusive partnership with Westpac Bank

Lawpath secures AUS $10m and exclusive partnership with Westpac Bank

Australian online legal services provider Lawpath today (4 February) announced an AUS $10m (£5m) strategic investment round led by Westpac Bank, creating an exclusive partnership. The partnership, which follows last
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UK ‘legal AI for finance’ software provider Semeris raises £3.5m

UK ‘legal AI for finance’ software provider Semeris raises £3.5m

UK-founded capital markets AI software provider Semeris has raised £3.5m led by growth capital fund Puma Growth Partners, which provides lending to SMEs across all sectors in the UK. Semeris
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First requirements of AI Act come into effect as Clifford Chance prepares for Paris AI Fringe

First requirements of AI Act come into effect as Clifford Chance prepares for Paris AI Fringe

Yesterday (2 February) marked the first requirements under the European Union AI Act coming into effect, banning the use of AI systems that involve ‘prohibited AI practices,’ and requiring providers
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Will 2025 be the year of the legal prompt-a-thon? We think so 

Will 2025 be the year of the legal prompt-a-thon? We think so 

This first appeared in the January Orange Rag newsletter US national employment law firm Jackson Lewis kicked of the year by announcing that, in partnership with Microsoft, it has conducted
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DeepSeek: The GenAI floodgates are open

DeepSeek: The GenAI floodgates are open

Chinese GenAI startup DeepSeek in the last few days of January 2025 skyrocketed to the top of app stores in the United Kingdom, United States and across the globe, displacing
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GenAI legal assistant Paxton raises $22m Series A

GenAI legal assistant Paxton raises $22m Series A

US GenAI legal assistant Paxton has closed a $22M Series A funding round led by Unusual Ventures, alongside Kyber Knight, 25Madison, and Wisconsin Valley Ventures. This brings Paxton’s total funding
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The Orange Rag Newsletter is Here!

The Orange Rag Newsletter is Here!

Hi and welcome to the first Orange Rag of 2025. In this issue we predict the rise of the promptathon (I’m starting a rebellion against the use of hyphens in
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