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A&O launches contract drafting & review tool in partnership with Microsoft and Harvey

A&O launches contract drafting & review tool in partnership with Microsoft and Harvey

Allen & Overy has launched a SaaS contract drafting, review and analysis tool, created in partnership with Microsoft and Harvey, which it will use for its own client work as
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Professor Richard Susskind to step down as technology adviser to the LCJ

Professor Richard Susskind to step down as technology adviser to the LCJ

After 25 years of service, Professor Richard Susskind OBE KC (Hon) has informed the Lady Chief Justice, Dame Sue Carr, of his decision to step down as technology adviser. Susskind
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2023 UK litigation analysis: Fewer High Court claims, less firms instructed, and a spike in insolvency cases as the economy bites 

2023 UK litigation analysis: Fewer High Court claims, less firms instructed, and a spike in insolvency cases as the economy bites 

The volume of newly issued UK High Court claims fell in 2023, while the number of insolvency applications was dramatically higher than in 2022, painting a clear picture of the
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LexCheck launches contract services offering with DealDesk

LexCheck launches contract services offering with DealDesk

Contract review and intelligence platform LexCheck has launched a services offering with LexCheck DealDesk services. The new offering combines the expertise of contract lawyers with LexCheck’s technology solution to provide
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Generative AI legal industry leaders meeting: New report and calls to action

Generative AI legal industry leaders meeting: New report and calls to action

On 25 October, around 30 senior IT, knowledge and law firm leaders met at the London office of DAC Beachcroft to discuss their views and approaches to generative AI technology.
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UK’s competition authority examines whether the partnership between Microsoft and OpenAI is a “merger situation”

UK’s competition authority examines whether the partnership between Microsoft and OpenAI is a “merger situation”

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is asking for comment from relevant parties on whether the partnership between Microsoft and OpenAI has resulted in a merger situation and, if
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Integreon selects Leah Legal Copilot from ContractPodAi

Integreon selects Leah Legal Copilot from ContractPodAi

Global alternative legal services provider Integreon has selected Leah Legal Copilot from contract lifecycle management vendor ContractPodAi in a move that Integreon’s CEO Subroto Mukerji says will enable it to
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The Say Gap Conference: There is power in the pack

The Say Gap Conference: There is power in the pack

Legal IT Insider’s inaugural The Say Gap conference took place on Friday 1 December, with one attendee saying on LinkedIn afterwards: “It was the most powerful event I have ever
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Henchman secures Deloitte as a client  

Henchman secures Deloitte as a client  

Fast-growing AI contract drafting & negotiation vendor Henchman will today (29 November) announce that it has won Deloitte as a client, we can reveal.   Henchman, which Deloitte is in
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Epiq acquires CLM transformation specialist Mainspring

Epiq acquires CLM transformation specialist Mainspring

US-headquartered eDiscovery vendor Epiq announced today (28 November) that it has acquired Mainspring, a digital transformation specialist firm for contract lifecycle management (CLM) and contracts migration needs. The acquisition of
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LegalFly secures over €2m in seed funding

LegalFly secures over €2m in seed funding

Belgium-founded AI contract review startup LegalFly has raised over €2m seed funding in a round led by Swiss venture capital firm Redalpine, with participation from Mehdi Ghissassi, director of product
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The legal sector weighs in on the OpenAI Microsoft furore, as the tech giant emerges stronger than ever

The legal sector weighs in on the OpenAI Microsoft furore, as the tech giant emerges stronger than ever

Have you seen the Netflix movie where the board of a startup that has turned the world on its head with generative AI technology sacks a founder, and then a
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EY, BigHand and She Breaks the Law back diversity with The Say Gap  

EY, BigHand and She Breaks the Law back diversity with The Say Gap  

EY, BigHand and She Breaks the Law are working towards moving the diversity dial by backing The Say Gap, which is a brand-new event designed to help women in the
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Tradespace raises $4.2m to build out LLM-based IP management platform

Tradespace raises $4.2m to build out LLM-based IP management platform

San Francisco-headquartered IP management vendor Tradespace Inc. today (15 November) announced that it has raised $4.2m in seed funding and released an AI-powered IP management platform. The new capital will
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Traact launches multi-operations SaaS platform for corporate legal teams and law firms 

Traact launches multi-operations SaaS platform for corporate legal teams and law firms 

Palo Alto-founded startup Traact today (8 November) officially launches a digitally native cloud platform that is billed as a modular, non-siloed solution for a vast range of operations including entity
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Kroll joins Agiloft’s global service partner network

Kroll joins Agiloft’s global service partner network

Contract lifecycle management vendor Agiloft announced today (7 November) that Kroll has joined its global network of service partners. Kroll’s corporate legal solutions team has experience in legal operations, data
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Female-founded startups secure just 3.5% of funding in H1 2023

Female-founded startups secure just 3.5% of funding in H1 2023

Female-founded startups secured just 3.5% of funding in the first half of 2023, compared with 85.1% of male-led startups, according to a report out today (2 November) from UK think
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