Debuting today is a new product, KLapper, that is a DIY legal virtual assistant builder, powered by generative AI, and designed specifically for law firm knowledge management and innovation teams. Developed by KLoBot Inc., a company that develops knowledge management technology for the legal industry, KLapper was developed to enable users to easily design, train ..read more

ClaimScore, a startup that uses artificial intelligence to help detect fraudulent claims in class action lawsuits, has closed a $3.15 million seed funding round led by ROC Venture Group, a private investment firm based in Naples, Fla. Founded in 2022, ClaimScore says it is the only software product dedicated to resolving the problem of claims ..read more

Thomson Reuters, continuing to build on its acquisition last June of Casetext and its CoCounsel generative AI legal assistant for a whopping $650 million cash, today disclosed plans to deploy CoCounsel as a single and continuous AI assistant across its entire portfolio of products spanning every professional its serves in legal, tax, risk and fraud ..read more

With so much focus on the use of large language models in law practice, the Kelvin Large Language Model – or KL3M (pronounced CLEM) for short – stands out as distinct for two reasons. For one, it is the first LLM built entirely from scratch specifically for the legal market. In addition, it is the first LLM ..read more

Every year, the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences (IADAS) hands out its Webby Awards, which honor excellence on the internet and recognize influential creators and brands. There are actually two awards — The Webby Award selected by IADAS and The Webby People’s Voice Award, voted on by the online community of people like ..read more

The global legal research company vLex today announced the launch of Vincent AI Document Analyze, a new tool in its suite of generative AI features that enables legal professionals to analyze litigation and transactional documents and surface legal and factual information that they can use in preparing a response. Also today, vLex said it has ..read more

Two teams of law students, as part of their education at Brigham Young University Law School, have developed applications targeting issues of access to justice, and today, on the last day of classes, they will showcase what they have built at a special event expected to be attended by members of the local legal and ..read more

While the last few years have brought an abundance of new and innovative legal tech products to market, the fact of the matter is that not every new product will succeed. Inevitably, for whatever reason, some products fail. But one thing for certain is that while some products shut down with a whimper, others go out with a bang. Let’s revisit five of the most momentous legal tech fails of the last 10 years. 1. Atrium. It launched in 2017 to great fanfare, promising to “revolutionize legal services” through its dual-entity model of both a law firm and a technology company. Its founder, Justin ..read more

If you missed it last Friday, here is Legaltech Week for April 5, 2024. Among our topics: Banning “nonlawyer,” updates from the International Association of Privacy Professionals, lawyer chastised for Microsoft Word screw-up, and more. You can always catch all prior episodes as a podcast or on YouTube. In addition to regular panelists Niki Black, Caroline Hill and Stephanie Wilkins, we were joined by guest panelists Cassandre Coyer and Isha Marathe of Law.com and Greg Lambert of 3 Geeks and a Law Blog ..read more

The e-discovery company CS Disco today announced that its board of directors has named Eric Friedrichsen as president and chief executive officer, filling the slot vacated when the company’s cofounder Kiwi Camara stepped down as CEO last September in the wake of allegations that he had groped a female employee. Since Camara’s departure, Scott Hill, who had been a member of DISCO’s board since 2021, had served as interim CEO while the board searched for a permanent successor. Hill will take the position of board chair and work with Friedrichsen in transitioning to his new role, the company sai ..read more