5 Things in LegalTech: A Tale of Two Female Entrepreneurs

Your time is short. This quick read gives you 5 things you need to know from LegalTech in the past seven days. 1 LegalTech Deals! A tale of two female entrepreneurs It was a week dominated by two female LegalTech entrepreneurs, points out Caroline Hill, Editor of Legal IT Insider. First up, Alma Asay, founder and … Continued

5 things in LegalTech: CLOC Data Addiction and What is a Lawyer?

Your time is short. This quick read gives you 5 things you need to know from LegalTech in the past seven days. 1 CLOC delivers data on legal spend The Corporate Legal Operations Consortium (CLOC) aims to be data-first in reshaping the legal industry.  CLOC’s 2017 State of The Industry Survey released last week (based on … Continued

5 Things in LegalTech: How Lawyers Celebrated #STEMDay

Your time is short. This quick read gives you 5 things you need to know from LegalTech in the past seven days. 1 Happy #STEM Day to lawyers On November 8 the world celebrated National S.T.E.M Day. With occupations related to S.T.E.M (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) expected to grow 70 percent faster than other professions, … Continued

5 things in LegalTech: AI and the Law and Love your Lawyer Day

Your time is short. This quick read  gives you 5 things you need to know from LegalTech in the past seven days. 1 Conferences: AI & Law There was reflection on the state of AI in Law at two conferences. At the College of Law Practice Management’s (COLPM) Futures Conference, “Running With the Machines, Mark Tamminga, … Continued

Tales of LegalTech Adoption: Vicky Lockie, Former Associate GC at Pearson

In a series of monthly interviews, LawGeex speaks to top In-House Counsel adopting legal technology to enhance productivity. Here, we speak to Vicky Lockie, Senior Consultant VBL Consulting, and formerly Associate GC at Pearson.  What is Pearson and how is its in-house legal team organized?  Pearson is the world’s leading learning company, employing more than 35,000 … Continued

The Joys and Challenges of Selling to Legal

Having spent the past 12 years selling software solutions and building sales teams for successful tech companies, I’ve sold to some tough customers, and for the first time, I’ve started to sell to lawyers. The legal profession has many leading innovators, pioneers even, and with any industry there are going to be those ahead of … Continued

Bringing Control, Accuracy and Simplicity to Legal Automation

Michal Bell, LawGeex Head of Product, on the next generation of AI contract review helping reduce legal risk through consistency Legal knowledge tends to reside in lawyers’ heads, creating a dependency on lawyers sharing their know-how. AI is helping to distribute this knowledge simply, across an organization. Ensuring legal consistency across an organization is one of … Continued

What Suits Can Teach Us About AI Law

In the opening episode of hit TV show Suits, Mike Ross finds himself in an interview for a legal associate position despite having no formal qualifications. Mike has never stepped into law school, yet wants a job in the most prestigious law firm in New York. The only thing, it turns out, is that he is a … Continued