Aderant Rolls Out Agent Center at Momentum as Part of Stridyn Platform Expansion
At its Momentum Global 2026 conference, Aderant unveiled the Agent Center, an AI‑driven suite built on its Stridyn platform and powered by the MADDI assistant. The initial release includes three agents that automate collections, handle billing appeals, and consolidate talent‑evaluation feedback, with ten more agents slated for later rollout. Aderant positions the Center as a next‑generation operations hub that unifies data, workflows, and real‑time insights across the law firm work‑to‑cash cycle. The announcement was accompanied by a first‑ever onsite hackathon encouraging client‑sourced prototypes.
EDiscovery AI Rolls Out CaseBot™, a Conversational AI for Instant Case‑data Answers
eDiscovery AI, a HaystackID company, announced the general availability of CaseBot™, a conversational AI assistant that lets attorneys query case files in natural language and receive source‑cited answers instantly. The launch expands a limited‑release tool into a standalone solution for...
Eudia Assembles Unified Workspace, Inc. Digital Twins +
Eudia, the Palo Alto‑based legal‑AI provider, has rolled out a unified workspace that consolidates its specialized agents—Argument Analysis, Case Analysis, PII Redaction—and its Expert Digital Twins into a single interface. The Digital Twins model senior lawyers’ decision pathways, delivering expert...
Greenboard Raises $15.5 Million to Keep Compliance From Slowing Down Business in the AI Era
Greenboard announced a $15.5 million Series A round led by Base10 Partners, with participation from Y Combinator, General Catalyst, Commerce Ventures, Transpose Platform and Liquid2 Ventures. The AI‑driven compliance platform now serves more than 500 financial institutions and has introduced a conversational tool...
Two Legal Research Providers Launch MCP Integrations with Claude: Thomson Reuters and Free Law Project Connect Their Data to AI
Thomson Reuters and the Free Law Project announced today that their legal research platforms, Westlaw and CourtListener, are now integrated with Anthropic’s Claude via the Model Context Protocol (MCP). The integration lets Claude retrieve and cite primary source documents directly...
The Inside View: Beyond the Hype – GenAI in Legal Practice
Legal IT Insider’s podcast features Travers Smith CTO Olly Bethell discussing the practical impact of generative AI on law firms. He outlines the firm’s current tech stack, its hybrid "buy or build" strategy, and how GenAI is reshaping legal workflows beyond the...
Everlaw Launches Automated Legal Holds Workflow to Streamline E‑Discovery
Everlaw unveiled an upgraded Legal Holds solution that adds integrated questionnaires, a native Workday connector, expanded preservation‑in‑place integrations, and richer reporting and API tools. The enhancements turn a traditionally manual task into an automated, data‑centric workflow for enterprise legal departments.
The Real Reasons Your Lawyers Don’t Trust AI – And What to Do About It
Law firms are wary of generative AI because its outputs often lack the matter‑specific context needed for reliable legal work. A SurePoint survey shows 80 % of midsize firms fear AI unreliability, not job loss. Fragmented point solutions force attorneys to...
AI-Driven Contract Loops Risk Vendor Lock‑in
Docusign + Legora just connected the full contract lifecycle into one AI loop. Draft. Sign. Analyze. One system. That's convergence. The lock-in risk comes with it. The AI tools making legal faster are being built around vendor platforms, not your data architecture. https://t.co/7s9BwjVnKI
OpenAI Launches ‘Deployment Company’ – Will It Impact Legal Tech?
OpenAI announced the creation of an OpenAI Deployment Company, acquiring consulting firm Tomoro and assembling a team of Forward Deployed Engineers to embed its models directly into large enterprises. Backed by investors such as Bain Capital, Goldman Sachs, SoftBank, Warburg...
Navigating the Minefield of Legal Technology Investment
Law firms are now outspending professional indemnity insurance on IT, driven by rapid adoption of generative AI tools. A Miller Futures 2025 benchmark shows technology budgets eclipsing traditional risk coverage, while recent cyber‑breaches illustrate the stakes of inadequate systems. The...
The Predictive Path of Justice: Can Prediction Markets Solve the Arbitration Efficiency Crisis?
International arbitration is grappling with soaring costs and multi‑year timelines, prompting calls for innovative efficiency solutions. Experts propose using prediction markets—financial platforms that aggregate expert judgments through price signals—to price dispute outcomes and accelerate settlements. By allowing vetted lawyers, retired...
“The AI Conversation Is Turning Into a Data Conversation”: Elite Vantage Puts Data Strategy Centre Stage
Elite Vantage, the flagship conference of Elite Vantage after its spin‑out from Thomson Reuters, highlighted the firm’s shift from AI hype to concrete data strategy. Chief product officer Elisabet Hardy noted that top law firms such as Kirkland & Ellis...
Product Walk Through: Legatics – Transaction Management
Legatics showcased a suite of new features on its AL TV Product Walk‑Through, highlighting an end‑to‑end Transaction Operating System (TransactionOS). The platform now supports collaborative checklists, automated signing workflows, instant closing binders, and built‑in secure data rooms. A standout addition is...
Legal AI’s Next Act Is In-House Productivity
Investors are pouring money into legal AI, but the next breakthrough will come from corporate legal departments, not law firms. Law firms’ billable‑hour model penalizes productivity gains, whereas in‑house teams reap capacity and cost benefits when AI shortens tasks. LegalOn’s...
Webinar: Third-Party Risk Management 2.0: Technology, Enforcement, and Emerging Risks
Volkov Law Group is hosting a live webinar on June 9, 2026 at 12 Noon EST to discuss the evolution of third‑party risk management (TPRM) amid heightened sanctions, cyber threats, and supply‑chain instability. The session will outline how firms must shift from static...
Anthropic and FIS Deploy AI Agent to Slash AML Investigation Time at BMO and Amalgamated Bank
Anthropic and FIS have unveiled a Financial Crimes AI Agent that can compress anti‑money‑laundering investigations from hours to minutes. Bank of Montreal and Amalgamated Bank will be the first to deploy the tool, while FIS shares jumped about 7% after...
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Drata is a compliance‑automation platform that connects to over 130 SaaS tools, enabling continuous evidence collection for more than 25 regulatory frameworks such as SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI and GDPR. The solution provides a library of 40+ auditor‑approved security policies that...
Smokeball Teams with Thomson Reuters to Embed CoCounsel AI in Practice Management Suite
Smokeball announced a partnership with Thomson Reuters to embed the CoCounsel AI engine directly into its practice‑management software, with the first rollout slated for late spring. The move promises to give firms of 2‑30 lawyers access to high‑level legal reasoning...
Oregon Judges Fine Lawyers $110K Over AI-Generated Legal Fabrications
A federal judge in Oregon imposed a $110,000 penalty on two attorneys after AI‑driven filings contained invented cases and citations. The state bar reports five Oregon filings and roughly 900 nationwide with similar hallucinations, underscoring a growing risk as lawyers...
The CLOC Global Institute: Some Changes And Challenges
The Corporate Legal Operations Consortium (CLOC) Global Institute will convene May 11‑14 in Chicago, shifting from its long‑standing Las Vegas venue. Over 2,100 legal‑ops professionals from more than 25 countries are expected, with 90 sessions and 200 speakers tackling AI’s...
How AI Is Transforming the Way Law Firms Win Business, with Ikaun President Jason Noble
In this episode of Law Next, Jason Noble, President and Chief of Product Strategy at ICON, explains how AI is reshaping law firm business development by automating proposal and RFP workflows. He describes ICON’s three‑core capabilities—proposal workspace creation, AI‑driven question...
Victorian Survey Shows Over One-Third of Lawyers Regularly Use AI Tools
The Victorian Legal Services Board and Commissioner released a report revealing that over a third of the state’s lawyers regularly use generative AI tools. Respondents say AI is primarily a workflow‑optimisation aid, not yet a driver of client‑service improvements, prompting...
MyLegal Announces MyLegal 4, a Unified AI Platform Poised to Redefine Corporate Legal Operations
MyLegal unveiled MyLegal 4, a next‑generation, unified AI platform that merges automation, contract lifecycle management, document management and a legal front‑door into a single system. The solution replaces the traditional patchwork of point solutions with roughly 40 pre‑built applications, offering no‑code...
IManage Playbook Analysis Strengthens AI Contract Strategy
iManage has launched a new "playbook analysis" feature that extends its Ask iManage AI platform into structured contract review. The tool leverages an organization’s existing playbooks to deliver instant risk assessments across every agreement, aiming to automate the manual, knowledge‑intensive...
Your DMS Has a New Job: From Document Store to Intelligence Layer
NetDocuments is redefining its document management system (DMS) from a passive repository to an AI‑powered intelligence layer. At a recent ILTA roundtable, legal knowledge‑management leaders highlighted that lawyers now expect search tools to deliver context‑aware, predictive results rather than simple...
Docusign Enhances IAM Contract Platform With Agentic Features
DocuSign announced a major upgrade to its Intelligent Agreement Platform (IAM), adding an AI‑driven assistant, tools for building custom AI agents, and a suite of new integrations with enterprise software. The enhancements aim to automate clause extraction, streamline negotiations, and...
A Curious Footnote Misses the Point on Judicial Use of AI and Judge Rodriguez's AI Scholarship
U.S. Circuit Judge Edith Jones added a footnote to a Fifth Circuit decision on alleged ballot harvesting that implied Judge Rodriguez relied on artificial‑intelligence tools for his legal judgment. The footnote’s source, however, demonstrates that Rodriguez used AI responsibly for...
Huntington & Ellis Deploys In‑House AI ‘Smart by H&E’ to Standardize 180 Agents' Workflows
Huntington & Ellis, a Las Vegas brokerage, has launched Smart by H&E, an in‑house artificial‑intelligence platform designed to standardize contract handling, offer drafting and client communication for its 180 agents. The tool, trained on Nevada compliance rules and the firm’s...
Purpose Legal Rolls Out Unified AI Platform and Acquires Hire Counsel, Adding 70,000 Attorneys
Purpose Legal introduced a unified AI framework and completed the acquisition of staffing platform Hire Counsel in Q1 2026, adding more than 70,000 attorneys to its network. The move creates a single‑vendor solution that blends AI‑driven case intelligence with on‑demand...
Clio For Word Add-In Launches in Beta
Clio has introduced Vincent, an AI‑driven legal assistant embedded in Microsoft Word via a beta add‑in. The tool generates suggestions as native Track Changes redlines, allowing lawyers to accept or reject changes within their familiar review workflow. By supporting conversational...
Linklaters Launches Applied Intelligence for Firepower “Where Off-the-Shelf Tools Can’t Deliver”
Linklaters has launched Applied Intelligence, a new unit that blends lawyers with data‑science experts to build custom AI‑enabled legal solutions. The team focuses on complex matters where generic, off‑the‑shelf tools fall short, delivering bespoke technology that can accelerate analysis and...
Regulated Data Retention Demands Tailored, Not Blanket, Strategies
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Eric Fookes, Founder & CEO, Fookes Software
Eric Fookes, a geologist‑turned entrepreneur, founded Swiss‑based Fookes Software in 1996 and later launched Aid4Mail, now a leading email forensics and eDiscovery solution. Since its 2005 debut, the product has adapted to three major shifts: migration of email to cloud...
Legora Buys Graceview, Adding AI‑Powered Regulatory Monitoring
Legora has acquired Australian regulatory‑tech startup Graceview, integrating its real‑time monitoring engine into Legora’s collaborative legal platform. The deal, announced alongside a $50 million Series D extension that lifted Legora’s valuation to $5.6 billion, aims to give law firms and corporate legal departments...
Atlassian Team ’26 – Docusign Shows How to Adopt AI with Trust, Not Just Speed
DocuSign, the global e‑signature leader with roughly 50% market share, has integrated the Rovo AI platform using a trust‑first methodology. The rollout followed three disciplined phases—low‑risk pilot, validated business‑team expansion, and global scaling—each backed by rigorous security questionnaires, threat assessments,...
Why Tech Needs Smarter Contracts for Data Centers
Data centers are the backbone of today’s AI, e‑commerce and streaming services, prompting tech giants and governments to race for long‑term build‑outs. However, a surge in community opposition—up 125% in Q2 2025—has sparked litigation that threatens project timelines. Experts argue that...
When AI Is In The Room
Law firms are increasingly deploying AI‑powered note‑taking tools to record meetings, attracted by speed and convenience. However, AI transcripts capture every utterance—including jokes and off‑hand remarks—making them fully discoverable and potentially breaching attorney‑client privilege if the AI is treated as...
Survey: Legal Teams Lack Visibility Into AI Agents’ Actions, Icertis Research Finds
Icertis released a survey of more than 1,000 U.S. in‑house lawyers that reveals a major blind spot: nearly half cannot detect unauthorized or erroneous actions taken by AI agents until after the fact, sometimes days or weeks later. The study...
How You Can Use AI to Help Your Proxy Drafting Process: Six Things
The Governance Beat outlines how AI can streamline proxy statement drafting while warning against over‑reliance. It highlights AI’s tendency to produce generic, tone‑deaf language that may miss material facts or invite litigation. The article then lists six practical uses, from...
How to Fix AML Over-Classification in Your Firm
Muinmos and FAI Comply hosted a Compliance Café Connect session that highlighted the growing problem of AML over‑classification, where many clients are labeled high‑risk by default. The discussion, led by Muinmos CEO Remonda Kirketerp‑Møller, argued that static, periodic risk reviews...
‘It Doesn’t Feel Like a Bubble’: Law Society CEO on the Opportunities and Risks of Artificial Intelligence
Law Society chief executive Ian Jeffery says artificial intelligence is sparking a genuine transformation in the legal profession rather than a speculative bubble. Since ChatGPT’s 2022 launch, law firms and in‑house teams have rapidly adopted generative AI for research, drafting...
Accuvice Launches AI-Powered Compliance Web Platform to Simplify Data Protection and Regulatory Assessments for African & Global Businesses
Accuvice Solutions Limited has launched an AI‑powered digital compliance web platform aimed at African and global enterprises. The solution centralizes GDPR, NDPA, DPIA, ISO and other regulatory workflows into a single dashboard, adding AI‑driven guidance, real‑time collaboration, and expert auditor...
BigLaw’s Billion-Pound AI Race
Elite law firms are accelerating AI adoption, partnering with legal‑tech leaders like Harvey and Legora. Valuations of these AI firms have surged, with Harvey now worth about $11 billion. Firms are experimenting with in‑house tools, Microsoft Copilot, and high‑profile marketing campaigns...
Exterro Launches Autonomous Subpoena Tool, Unveils Broader AI Governance Vision at CLOC
Exterro announced the launch of an autonomous subpoena management solution at the CLOC Global Institute in Chicago, automating the entire subpoena lifecycle from issuance to response. The company also introduced its ARMOUR framework—Autonomous Risk Management, Orchestration, and Unified Response—to guide...
EDiscovery AI Launches CaseBot, a Conversational AI Assistant for Case Data
eDiscovery AI, now part of HaystackID after its February acquisition, has announced the general availability of CaseBot, a conversational AI assistant for legal case data. The Minneapolis‑based firm has been piloting the tool since January 2026 and is expanding it...
Trust & Will Appoints Bill Parker as CTO to Drive AI-Powered Estate Planning Platform
Trust & Will announced Bill Parker as its new chief technology officer. Parker, a veteran of fintech and proptech, will oversee engineering and AI development for a platform serving more than one million users, 26,000 financial advisors, and 145 enterprise...
Neal Katyal’s AI Claim Triggers Legal Community Backlash After Supreme Court Win
Attorney Neal Katyal announced that a bespoke AI system helped him prepare for a Supreme Court argument that ended in a 6‑3 decision against President Trump’s tariffs. The claim ignited a wave of criticism from law professors and litigation veterans,...
Ncontracts Launches AI Platform to Deliver Rapid, Auditable Compliance Answers
Ncontracts unveiled Nquiry Intelligence, an AI‑driven compliance platform built on 17 years of proprietary data. The solution delivers instant, citation‑backed answers to complex regulatory questions for banks, credit unions, mortgage lenders and wealth managers. It also features a Compliance Concierge...
Akamai’s $1.8 B Anthropic Compute Deal Triggers Vendor‑Risk Alarm for Legal‑AI
Akamai Technologies announced a $1.8 billion, seven‑year cloud‑infrastructure commitment with Anthropic, the largest contract in its history. The deal sent Akamai shares up 27% and sparked concerns among legal‑AI buyers about upstream cloud concentration, data‑privacy obligations and future cost exposure.