Can Tech Ever Replace Lawyer Magic?

  Professor Oliver Goodenough, professor of law at Vermont Law School, raises a question about the role of artificial intelligence in the legal profession: Is what lawyers do really special enough to rule out automation?

5 Major Takeaways From Our $12M Funding

Noory Bechor, CEO, and co-founder of LawGeex Earlier this week, we announced the closing of a new $12 million funding round led by venture capital fund, Aleph, and including previous investors, such as Lool Ventures. This will allow us to deliver better and smarter products, expand our market reach and continue leading the legal AI category. … Continued

Top Task Management Tools for Lawyers: Trello; Evernote and Asana

Brian Schmidt is Chief of Staff, and former General Counsel at Trello, a visual collaboration tool that creates a shared perspective on projects. Schmidt says Trello “occupies the organizational space between blank canvas-type tools (e.g. a word doc) and a niche-specific, structure-enforcing project management tool (e.g. Salesforce)“. In his role, Shmidt uses the collaboration tool to make his contract … Continued

How In-House Counsel Use Technology to Save Companies Money

Every year, the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) recognizes “Value Champions” – in-house counsel who have “utilized value-focused management practices to cut spending, improve predictability and achieve better outcomes.” One of the criteria is reducing legal spending by at least 25%. These money-saving innovations often involve technology. So what can you, as a leader in … Continued