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Legaltech Rundown: Thomson Reuters announces CoCounsel Legal in Beta, Norm Law Hires Sidley Partner, and More

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:44:29 EST

An update on the legal tech market's past week, from product launches to new partnerships.

Legal Tech Advisory Stella Legal Combines Operations With Legal Service Provider CSB-SBS

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:28:00 EST

The two companies united to offer AI consulting services, managed review, legal operations advisory, and more.

Founded on AI, Newcomers Look to Transform the Legal Services Market

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:17:58 EST

New legal technology startups, hybrid law firms and “AI-native law firms are sprouting up to challenge the legal industry's existing order, convinced there is a better way to delivery legal services in the AI era.

Inside Freshfields' Partnership With Anthropic and What It Means for the Legal Industry

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:36:06 EST

The partnership will allow Freshfields to give Anthropic feedback on their future AI offerings, helping to ensure they meet law firm needs.

Legora Acquires Legal Research Startup Qura

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:16:39 EST

The acquisition, which unites two Stockholm-based companies, is intended to strengthen its internal legal research team.

Freshfields Announces Anthropic Deal, Deploys Claude Firmwide

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:21:17 EST

The collaboration will also see the two work together to build AI applications and design agentic workflows.

If Sullivan & Cromwell Can File an AI-Contaminated Brief, Is Risk-Proof Use of the Technology Even Possible?

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:58:13 EST

The Wall Street elite firm filed a brief in a New York bankruptcy case with fictitious and inaccurate citations generated by artificial intelligence, illustrating that no one is immune to the reputational and ethical risks tied to the emerging technology.

Law Firms Including Hogan Lovells, Cadwalader Form Global Legal Tech Alliance

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:56:11 EST

The group of global law firms will collaborate on training and AI innovation and hold discussions on emerging technology.

Leaked Client Data, Bigger Mistakes: Agentic AI's Hidden Risks for Legal Teams

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:04:04 EST

Agentic AI tools present the possibility of substantial efficiency gains for legal teams, but the risks they pose require careful management.

AI Won't Replace Judges, But It May Be the Only Way Justice Systems Survive at Scale

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:26:59 EST

When it comes to courts and legal aid, the question is no longer whether AI belongs but rather whether justice systems can function without it.

Gen AI Disruption Is Hitting Legal Research. Are Legacy Players Under Threat?

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:12:16 EST

It's an open question whether startups' tech-forward approach to legal research or legacy providers' institutional advantages make them better aligned to seize the opportunity in the AI era.

Norm Law's Hires From Ropes & Gray, Sidley Discuss Their Tech-Driven Transition

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:10:21 EST

The hybrid firm recently brought on two Big Law partners to lead several of its practice areas. The new hires discussed adjusting to a tech-centric model and how AI agents are changing the game.

Relativity Announces Plans to Create Singaporean Corporate Entity

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:44:21 EST

The new entity is intended to support hiring in the Asia-Pacific region following increased adoption of the company's offerings.

Ex-Thomson Reuters Employee's Whistleblower Suit Highlights Controversy Over Legal Tech's ICE Ties

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:55:05 EST

The lawsuit comes at a time when Thomson Reuters and other legal tech companies like LexisNexis are facing both internal and external pressure to reexamine their ties to ICE.

The Legal Research Renaissance: What's Behind the Explosion of New Startups?

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:26:06 EST

New legal startups are launching at a fortuitous time, and owe their growth to more than just technology advances.

'It's Going to Happen': Harvey CEO Details Why AI Is Here to Stay in the Legal Industry

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:59:30 EST

Harvey CEO Winston Weinberg joined Maria Glover, a professor at Georgetown Law, and Tobey Scharding, a professor at Rutgers Business School, for a keynote conversation Friday at NYU Law's "Charting the Future of Litigation Finance" event in lower Manhattan.

Firms Need Capital to Pay for AI Tools. Could PE Investment Be the Solution?

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 04:59:59 EST

Several factors will go into a law firm's willingness to embrace private capital as a solution to cash reserve woes, and experts say there's no one-size-fits-all approach when it comes to private equity.

Legal Tech-Owned ‘Hybrid Law Firms' Are Growing. Why Now?

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:56:11 EST

Years after one of the first hybrid law firms failed, some see a better opportunity for this law firm model in the gen AI era.

Legaltech Rundown: Clio Announces AI Upgrades, Supio Deepens Partnership With Thomson Reuters, and More

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:48:53 EST

An update on the legal tech market's past week, from product launches to new partnerships.

Free Law Project Announces Initiative to Add Digitized Scans of Case Law Volumes to CourtListener

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:54:55 EST

The project will see the nonprofit digitize millions of pages of opinions dating from 2018 to the present and going forward.

Alt Legal Acquires Trademark Technology Competitor WebTMS

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:59:59 EST

Alt Legal plans to expand its client and trademark expertise and release a new AI-powered tool for trademark filing in May.

AI Is Outpacing the Systems Built to Govern It, Stanford Report Finds

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:09:03 EST

Stanford's 2026 AI Index report documents surging investment, rising safety incidents, and a closing U.S.-China performance gap, with direct implications for employment lawyers, compliance officers and corporate counsel.

Inside an 'AI-Native Law Firm' Started by Cooley, Fenwick and Thomson Reuters Veterans

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:45:30 EST

General Legal co-founder and chief technology officer Javed Qadrud-Din discusses building an AI-native law firm and the challenges traditional firms face in adopting AI.