Wordsmith AI has added $14 million to its Series B as the legaltech company pushes deeper into North America and regulated industries. The extension was led by Toronto-based Intact Private Capital, with existing investors Highland Europe and Index Ventures also participating. FT Ventures, the venture arm of the Financial Times, has joined Wordsmith as a […]
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Thomson Reuters and Laurel Target the Missing Link in Legal AI: ROI
Thomson Reuters and work intelligence platform Laurel have formed a partnership aimed at helping law firms measure whether artificial intelligence is improving the business of legal practice—not simply whether lawyers are using it. The companies say the partnership will connect activity across Thomson Reuters products, including CoCounsel Legal, Westlaw and Practical Law, with Laurel’s automated […]
Clio Taps Harbor to Scale Enterprise Legal AI Adoption
Vancouver-founded legaltech company Clio has entered a global partnership with professional services firm Harbor to help large law firms and corporate legal departments deploy artificial intelligence across their organizations. The partnership is aimed at Am Law firms and Fortune 500 legal departments adopting Clio Operate and Vincent by Clio. It combines Clio’s enterprise software with […]
The Real Legal Technology Risk Is Doing Nothing
Twenty years ago, having a website gave a law firm a competitive advantage. Today, it is simply expected. Legal technology is following the same trajectory. The question is no longer whether firms should adopt technology; it is how quickly they can embrace it in a way that creates lasting value. Who I Am and Why […]
NLPatent’s Stephanie Curcio on the AI Transformation of Patent Practice
Patent law may not sound like the sexiest corner of legal practice, but few fields demand more precision. Patent professionals must understand complex inventions, navigate an unusually technical form of legal language, and make nuanced judgment calls that artificial intelligence cannot simply reproduce. Stephanie Curcio believes AI should strengthen that expertise, not attempt to replace […]