Zach Posner cofounded The Legaltech Fund in 2020 as the first venture capital firm laser-focused on law and legal technology. But even with that industry focus, he takes a broad view when it comes to what he considers legal tech,
Aiming to create a community that brings together developers, investors and buyers of legal technology products in order to expand opportunities for all three groups, the International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) will launch the ILTA Innovation Hub Aug. 22 during
Lightning Law Technologies, a Seattle startup developing software for remote testimony and legal proceedings, has raised a $1 million seed, which the company will use to accelerate development of its platform.
Founded by Seattle trial lawyer Alisa Brodkowitz,
Does the billable hour get a bum rap? Nicholas d’Adhemar, founder and CEO of the London-based spend management company Apperio, believes so. The real culprit for out-of-control legal costs is something else altogether, he believes. By identifying it,
Two well-known writers on legal technology have launched a weekly podcast, In the News, discussing the latest news involving the use of iPhones and iPads by legal professionals.
Every Friday, Jeff Richardson, New Orleans lawyer and author of the
I recently had the great honor to be interviewed by Ivy B. Grey, vice president, strategy & business development, at WordRake, about lessons learned in journalism that can be applied in law.
The interview is now posted at
Yesterday, I reported that law practice management company Clio acquired the automated court-calendaring company CalendarRules. This was Clio’s second acquisition, after its 2018 acquisition of Lexicata, which it developed into its CRM platform Clio Grow.
Yesterday, I
Hello Divorce, a California startup whose platform facilitates low-cost do-it-yourself and attorney-assisted divorces, has raised a seed investment of $2 million to help fuel its expansion to all 50 states.
The investment was led by CEAS Investments, a
Earlier in 2021, Apperio released a report on the findings from our survey of 160 in-house lawyers in private equity: Responsibility without control? Legal spend challenges facing private equity leaders in 2021.
Following the positive press reaction to this
Priori Legal, a marketplace for in-house legal teams to find and hire outside counsel, is expanding to also serve as a marketplace for legal technology and alternative legal services providers.
The expansion means that inhouse legal teams will be
