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Latest CounselLink stats: Big Law getting bigger?

Latest CounselLink stats: Big Law getting bigger?

LexisNexis just published its latest CounselLink Enterprise Legal Management Trends Report based on an analysis of $18 billion in outside counsel invoices processed in the 6 months to 30 June 2015.
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Legal IT Throwback Thursday: 1985 and it’s BT Interruptus

Legal IT Throwback Thursday: 1985 and it’s BT Interruptus

It is 1985 and British Telecom (now BT) announces with a fanfare and trips to the top of the Post Office Tower that it is to enter the legal software
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ILTA – ten years and counting!

ILTA – ten years and counting!

The International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) will be celebrating ten years of its INSIGHT conference for the UK and Europe when it returns to 155 Bishopsgate, London on November 12th.
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DocuSign appoints first EMEA general counsel ahead of new EU eSignature laws

DocuSign appoints first EMEA general counsel ahead of new EU eSignature laws

DocuSign has hired Inmarsat’s senior legal counsel Richard Oliphant into a newly-created position of general counsel for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, ahead of a new, broader EU electronic
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Aderant’s CEO Chris Giglio talks take over and future growth plans

Aderant’s CEO Chris Giglio talks take over and future growth plans

The announcement on 8 October that Aderant was to be acquired by the recently rebranded Roper Technologies came after ‘ongoing discussions’ that became serious in the early summer of 2015 and
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Legal Analytics: Lex Machina launches new suite of “insights” apps

Legal Analytics: Lex Machina launches new suite of “insights” apps

Lex Machina just introduced Custom Insights Apps, a new suite of specialized applications tp instantly deliver critical litigation information to help attorneys win cases and close business. Leveraging Lex Machina’s Legal Analytics platform
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“If you’re not looking for a return on investment, why not?” Exigent’s CEO David Holme talks contract analytics

“If you’re not looking for a return on investment, why not?” Exigent’s CEO David Holme talks contract analytics

“If you’re not looking for a return on investment, why not?” Exigent’s chief executive David Holme is not talking about cash or property but the mountain of contracts and unstructured
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UK Legal IT Deals: QS David & Snape make “long overdue” switch to SOS Connect

UK Legal IT Deals: QS David & Snape make “long overdue” switch to SOS Connect

South Wales law firm QualitySolicitors David & Snape is the latest to sign up to SOS Connect integrated practice management and matter management from Solicitors Own Software. The firm is undergoing
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New Case Study – SharePoint DMS at Shoosmiths

New Case Study – SharePoint DMS at Shoosmiths

Here’s a link to an interesting case study featuring UK law firm Shoosmiths and their migration from OpenText to a Microsoft SharePoint-base document management system with the assistance of ClearPeople.
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‘Legal services aligned with legal tech is at the heart of the innovation agenda’ – Herbert Smith Freehills launches pop-up in Perth

‘Legal services aligned with legal tech is at the heart of the innovation agenda’ – Herbert Smith Freehills launches pop-up in Perth

The challenge for law firms now is to hire and develop talented people with both legal and technology skills, according to Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) global head of alternative legal
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Legal IT People: Kosmo is back !

Legal IT People: Kosmo is back !

Caroline Hill reports… SJ Berwin’s respected former IT director Simon Kosminsky has joined Mishcon de Reya as its chief information officer. Kosminsky was appointed as IT director at SJ Berwin in
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asb law announces strategic alliance with LPO and technology provider NewGalexy

asb law announces strategic alliance with LPO and technology provider NewGalexy

Sussex and Kent law firm asb law and legal process outsourcing (LPO) and technology provider NewGalexy have announced a strategic alliance aimed at offering general counsel a compelling new value proposition. NewGalexy, headed by
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DPS Software announces integration with Aderant after Birketts roll-out

DPS Software announces integration with Aderant after Birketts roll-out

DPS Software has announced its integration with Aderant to offer law firms a one-stop-shop for case and practice management after a project involving top 100 law firm Birketts. The East
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MatterMojo introduces a new time recording capability for UK & US markets

MatterMojo introduces a new time recording capability for UK & US markets

After a development process involving one of the industry’s leading costs lawyers, Ad Coelum Technology has unveiled a new time recording capability incorporated within its matter management system, MatterMojo. MatterMojo
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Thomson Reuters announces IBM Watson partnership

Thomson Reuters announces IBM Watson partnership

In its second major deal to be announced in as many weeks Thomson Reuters has revealed that it has entered into a partnership with IBM to use its artificial intelligence solution
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An Interview With….Dan Jansen, chief executive of Dentons’ tech investment arm NextLaw Labs

An Interview With….Dan Jansen, chief executive of Dentons’ tech investment arm NextLaw Labs

In May this year Dentons announced the launch of NextLaw Labs, a wholly-owned subsidiary that focuses on developing and investing in new technology with the ambition to transform the practice
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Webinar: SeeUnity + Phoenix partner to provide comprehensive Document Synchronisation Solutions – 28 October

Webinar: SeeUnity + Phoenix partner to provide comprehensive Document Synchronisation Solutions – 28 October

Join us for a webinar showing our new joint solutions that will help you bridge the gap between your collaboration Platforms and your ECM content. We will be delivering the
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