Docusign Unveils AI Assistant and Agents to Power the Next Era of Agreement Work
At its Momentum conference, DocuSign unveiled Iris, an AI assistant, and customizable agents that embed generative‑AI capabilities into its Intelligent Agreement Management (IAM) platform. The new features let users ask natural‑language questions, surface key contract terms, and trigger approvals or risk alerts automatically, while integrating with models from Anthropic, Gemini and OpenAI. DocuSign also expanded IAM to HR, sales and customer‑experience workflows, linking to Salesforce, SAP, Microsoft Copilot, Slack and legal‑AI partners. Deloitte research cited in the launch claims AI‑driven agreement workflows generate roughly 30% higher ROI for adopters.
Identity Verification Becomes Core Compliance Infrastructure Across Regulated Sectors
Identity verification is evolving from a discrete onboarding check into embedded compliance infrastructure across regulated sectors. In the UK, Credas’ DIATF‑certified IDV is now woven directly into Silks’ law‑firm intake platform, enabling same‑day client onboarding. Thirdfort has relaunched an AI‑driven...
John Barkers Solicitors Delivers Growth with OneAdvanced
John Barkers Solicitors, a 140‑year‑old firm in the Humber, partnered with OneAdvanced to replace legacy IT systems with a cloud‑based legal‑technology platform. The new solution enabled seamless hybrid working, allowing the firm to maintain operations and even grow during the COVID‑19...
The Cloud Attachment Problem: Why Modern Email Investigations Are Missing Critical Evidence
Modern email investigations increasingly encounter cloud‑hosted attachments that appear as hyperlinks to OneDrive, SharePoint, or Google Drive rather than traditional MIME files. Standard export workflows capture only the URL, leaving the actual document unretrieved and risking loss of the correct...
Legaltech Firm Eudia Secures Partnership with OpenAI to Support Pentagon and Other Government Agencies
Eudia, a California‑based legaltech startup, has struck a strategic partnership with OpenAI to embed the AI giant's frontier models into its platform for U.S. government legal and acquisition teams. The integration aims to accelerate contract review and procurement processes for...
Real AI Use Cases For In-House Legal
The article outlines how artificial intelligence, especially large language models, is reshaping in‑house legal departments. It highlights measurable gains in contract management, risk assessment, and compliance monitoring. Practical examples demonstrate AI‑driven contract drafting, automated clause extraction, and predictive risk scoring....
Littler Scales AI-Powered Deposition Training with Adoption of AltaClaro’s DepoSim
Littler, the world’s largest employment‑law firm, has adopted AltaClaro’s DepoSim, an AI‑powered deposition simulation platform, across its entire practice. The tool lets attorneys rehearse oral depositions in realistic, AI‑driven scenarios and receive instant, actionable feedback on questioning and witness control....
Construction Litigation Checklist: Your Step-by-Step Plan From Discovery to Decision
Construction disputes now average $42.8 million in North America, making them among the most data‑intensive litigation. Nextpoint’s checklist stresses starting with an early case assessment to map custodians, project‑management and accounting systems before discovery costs spiral. It then recommends a detailed...
Hong Kong Judiciary Expands Use of Integrated Case Management System for High Court Filings
Hong Kong’s Judiciary issued a Practice Note requiring law firms to use the integrated Court Case Management System (iCMS) for new High Court filings starting 1 June 2026. The move targets civil appeals, commercial, construction, IP, and personal‑injury matters, with exceptions only...
CJI Calls for Deepening Technology and AI-Based Judicial Architecture for Faster Justice Delivery
Chief Justice Surya Kant urged the Indian judiciary to deepen technology and AI integration to accelerate case disposal, announcing the launch of new digital platforms by the Madhya Pradesh High Court. He highlighted that technology is the only effective remedy...
Exterro’s Subpoena Manager: Start With A Pain Point, Find A Solution, Rinse And Repeat
Exterro unveiled Subpoena Manager at CLOC’s Global Institute, a tool that uses agentic AI to automate the end‑to‑end subpoena workflow. The solution digitizes intake, triage, routing and response coordination, eliminating repetitive data‑entry tasks. Built on Exterro’s ARMOUR framework, it promises...
Baker McKenzie Announces Global Rollout of Legal AI Platform Legora
Baker McKenzie is launching its AI platform Legora globally across six practice groups. The phased rollout will initially support large‑scale document review, data extraction, drafting, redlining and checklist preparation. With more than 3,500 lawyers in 74 offices, the firm aims to...
Buyside Onboarding Gets an Overhaul as Fenergo Goes Digital
Fenergo has launched a Digital Subscriptions capability within its Investor Portal, unifying KYC, onboarding, and fund subscription into a single digital workflow. The add‑on replaces paper‑based subscription agreements with structured, automated processes that include built‑in compliance controls, audit trails, and...
Sherlocq Launches AI Regulatory Intelligence Platform
Sherlocq, an AI‑native regulatory intelligence platform for the global financial services sector, has launched publicly, branding itself as a new enterprise AI category. The solution spans more than 30 jurisdictions—including the US, UK, Singapore, Hong Kong and the UAE—and delivers three...
The AI Legal Services Industry Is Heating up — Anthropic Is Getting in on the Action
Anthropic unveiled new Claude for Legal chatbot features, adding legal plug‑ins and model context protocol (MCP) connectors that integrate with tools like DocuSign, Box, and Westlaw. The suite automates tasks such as document search, review, drafting, and deposition prep across...