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Legal technology (LegalTech) stories
Legora raises USD $550m to fuel US & APAC AI growth
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Legal AI platform Legora raises USD $550m at a USD $5.55bn valuation to speed expansion across the US and wider Asia-Pacific markets.
Generate Summit unveils 2026 B2B marketer keynotes
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Generate Summit names first 2026 keynotes for its Sydney B2B marketer conference, promising hands-on sessions and a strict no-selling rule.
From practicing lawyer to legal engineer: Why the safe bet isn't always the best bet
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document management
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A former BigLaw lawyer explains how swapping the safe partnership track for legal tech unlocked purpose, innovation and a front-row seat to AI.
iManage enhances Insight+ to close the AI governance gap
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iManage upgrades Insight+ to plug the AI governance gap, adding richer metadata, data warehouse links and multi-region, compliant search.
Legora names New Zealand lead to drive legal AI use
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rpa
Legora appoints Jessica Turner to spearhead New Zealand push as demand grows for secure AI tools in everyday legal workflows.
AI won't reduce construction disputes unless documentation improves
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AI is flooding construction workflows, but without better, real-time documentation, disputes over contracts and evidence will only intensify.
OpenID Foundation urges standards for digital estates
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OpenID Foundation warns that fragmented rules for managing digital estates after death demand global standards before AI deepfakes escalate risks.
Automate the tasks, elevate leaders: The case for human-centered AI
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Law firms are turning to AI to cut drudge work, raising urgent questions about how to protect mentorship, ethics and future leaders.
Ethical AI and equitable law: Redesigning the profession for women leaders
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Ethical AI and redesigned work models could help dismantle bias in law, paving the way for more women to thrive as leaders in the profession.
LHD Lawyers acquires Taylor & Scott in NSW expansion
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LHD Lawyers buys long-established Taylor & Scott in Sydney, boosting its NSW footprint and signalling further plaintiff-side consolidation.
Proofpoint unveils AI-first Nuclei archiving suite
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Proofpoint launches AI-first Nuclei suite to simplify archiving and compliance for small firms swamped by complex, multi-channel comms.
Elite adds AI tools to 3E to streamline work-to-cash
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data analytics
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digital transformation
Elite upgrades its 3E cloud platform with AI, real-time data and compliance tools to speed law firms' work-to-cash and cut revenue leakage.
One million professionals now rely on CoCounsel AI
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One million professionals across 107 countries now use Thomson Reuters' CoCounsel AI, as the tool spreads through tightly regulated sectors.
Compression, redistribution and friction: Three ways AI is shifting lawyers from 'performers' to 'producers'
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AI is speeding legal work, shifting risk upward and forcing lawyers to move from hands-on performers to orchestrators of judgement and control.
Client focus & AI adoption shape Australian law firms
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Australian midsize law firms double down on client care and incremental growth as AI use goes mainstream amid workload and talent strains.
BriefCatch buys WordRake tech to expand legal editing
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rpa
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risk & compliance
BriefCatch acquires WordRake's core tech and 12 US patents, aiming to fuse document-level and in-line legal editing in one platform.
Agentic AI upends SaaS models & sparks valuation shock
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digital transformation
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Agentic AI is shredding seat-based SaaS models, sparking a wave of 'zombie' vendors, valuation shocks and leaner, AI-native rivals.
Anthropic plugins accelerate the shift to AI agents
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Anthropic adds Claude plugins to Cowork, fuelling investor fears that agent-style AI could undermine traditional seat-based software.
NeuBird AI hits SRE alert milestone with agentic platform
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NeuBird AI's agentic SRE platform autonomously resolved 230,000 alerts in a year, saving 12,000 hours and USD $1.8 million in costs.
Purcell Partners rebrands as Lextech in lending push
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Australian mortgage law firm Purcell Partners has rebranded as Lextech, signalling a sharper focus on technology alongside its legal services for lenders.