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Podcast: Jenn McCarron, head of CLOC, on the ever-changing nature and future of legal ops

Podcast: Jenn McCarron, head of CLOC, on the ever-changing nature and future of legal ops

As we draw towards the end of Jenn McCarron’s first year as president of CLOC (the Corporate Legal Operations Consortium) what are her key learnings from the year? In this
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Dentons report: AI investment trapped by regulatory uncertainty

Dentons report: AI investment trapped by regulatory uncertainty

Dentons’ ‘Laws of AI Traction’ report offers a forward-looking legal perspective on how organisations can close the gap between AI ambition and action Business leaders forecast massive gains from AI
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The Orange Rag Newsletter is Here!

The Orange Rag Newsletter is Here!

Hi and welcome to the October Orange Rag, in which we reveal that Linklaters, Herbert Smith Freehills and Clifford Chance have come out on top of newly-published law firm maturity rankings of
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Harbor acquires Ascertus: Why and what now?

Harbor acquires Ascertus: Why and what now?

We speak to Harbor’s CEO Matt Sunderman and new head of content Damian Jeal, who joins with the acquisition of UK legal tech services provider Ascertus Transatlantic legal services consultancy
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Harbor acquires Ascertus to expand content management business and grow UK presence 

Harbor acquires Ascertus to expand content management business and grow UK presence 

Transatlantic legal services consultancy Harbor has announced the acquisition of Ascertus in a strategic move to strengthen its presence in the UK and expand its service offerings in the document
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Kevin Harris appointed as CIO of Ashurst

Kevin Harris appointed as CIO of Ashurst

Kevin Harris has been appointed as chief information officer at Ashurst. He was previously CIO for EMEA at Norton Rose Fulbright. Ashurst said today (29th October) that Harris’s extensive background
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NetDocuments sponsors The Say Gap

NetDocuments sponsors The Say Gap

NetDocuments has sponsored The Say Gap, the only dedicated DEI conference in the legal sector. The Say Gap is held over two days and will leave attendees with strategies to
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Thomson Reuters launches Gen AI for Justice Legal Aid program

Thomson Reuters launches Gen AI for Justice Legal Aid program

Thomson Reuters today (24 October) launched an AI for Justice Legal Aid program, including both a Legal Innovators Incubator and subsidised pricing for legal nonprofits. Participating organizations receive complimentary access
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Webinar Replay: Navigating the AI journey & building the future-ready law firm

Webinar Replay: Navigating the AI journey & building the future-ready law firm

In this webinar with Microsoft industry cloud provider sa.global; sa.global ERP customer Fieldfisher; and Microsoft itself, we looked at how firms can build solid foundations to leverage AI holistically across
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Microsoft unveils autonomous AI agents at AI Tour London: Some reflections 

Microsoft unveils autonomous AI agents at AI Tour London: Some reflections 

At the Microsoft AI Tour event in London this week (22 October), Microsoft announced that Copilot customers will be able to create autonomous agents with Copilot Studio, out in public
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Genie AI raises £13.3m Series A led by Google Ventures

Genie AI raises £13.3m Series A led by Google Ventures

AI legal assistant Genie AI has raised £13.3 million in Series A funding, led by GV (Google Ventures), and joined by Khosla Ventures, taking its total raised to over £15m. The
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Clifford Chance’s early Generative AI and Copilot journey – The inside view

Clifford Chance’s early Generative AI and Copilot journey – The inside view

When Clifford Chance announced in February this year that it was going to become one of the first organisations to roll out Copilot for Microsoft 365 globally, the legal tech
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Litera brings back Avaneesh Marwaha as CEO

Litera brings back Avaneesh Marwaha as CEO

Litera has reappointed Avaneesh Marwaha as chief executive officer, taking over from Sheryl Hoskins, who has been CEO since 2022. Over the past two years Marwaha has remained involved with
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BigHand sponsors The Say Gap 2024!

BigHand sponsors The Say Gap 2024!

BigHand is sponsoring The Say Gap 2024, a unique two-day legal conference that brings together experts in, and discussion around, strategies to create a truly inclusive workplace environment. The conference
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Deadline for the next Orange Rag is 24 October

Deadline for the next Orange Rag is 24 October

If you have wins and deals, hires or other news that you want to make sure are included in the October Orange Rag newsletter please send them to us by
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Charting Change in Legal Podcast Episode 31 – Listen Here!

Charting Change in Legal Podcast Episode 31 – Listen Here!

In this 31st episode of Charting Change in Legal, Caroline Hill, editor and publisher of Legal IT Insider, and industry analyst Ari Kaplan discussed ClioCon; the importance of putting culture before technology;
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oneNDA to accelerate contract standardisation drive after acquisition by Law Insider

oneNDA to accelerate contract standardisation drive after acquisition by Law Insider

We spoke with oneNDA co-founder Electra Japonas about the need for contract consensus, and the risk presented by the likes of ChatGPT in terms of moving away from standardisation. oneNDA,
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