Rhys Dipshan

CT-born, New York-based legal tech reporter covering everything from in-house technology disruption to privacy trends, blockchain, AI, cybersecurity, and ghosts-in-the-machine. Continually waiting for law to catch up with tech. (It's like waiting for Godot, but without the clowns)

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January 25, 2024 | Legaltech News

Service of Process, E-Filing Tech Provider Proof Technologies Announces $30.4 Million Investment

Proof, which offers an app that aims to make service of process and e-filing more efficient, plans to leverage the series B investment for a number of enhancements, including streamlining case initiation.

By Rhys Dipshan

4 minute read

January 24, 2024 | Legaltech News

Spellbook Raises $20 Million in Series A Funding, Plans New AI Capabilities, Platform Expansion

Spellbook, which offers a generative AI-powered contract drafting and negotiation platform, is planning new developments focused on personalization, end-to-end workflows, accuracy and speed.

By Rhys Dipshan

4 minute read

January 24, 2024 | Legaltech News

E-Discovery Consolidation Continues: Complete Legal Acquires Frontline's E-Discovery Business

The acquisition comes just weeks after Complete Legal also announced it was merging with two e-discovery and legal support companies—Chicago-based L2 Services and St. Louis-headquartered Precise Legal.

By Rhys Dipshan

3 minute read

January 23, 2024 | Legaltech News

'Diversity Facilitates Excellence': AIG's ACG Dawson Horn on Why He Co-Founded New Organization BUiLT

Co-founded by Horn and several legal and legal tech professionals, Blacks United in Legal Technology (BUiLT) aims to address many disparities that persist across the legal market.

By Rhys Dipshan

7 minute read

January 18, 2024 | Legaltech News

With Gen AI, 'We Aren't Starting From Scratch': A Chat With Legalweek Speaker Cristin Traylor

Relativity's director of law firm strategy Cristin Traylor sees generative AI having a wide impact on e-discovery, and potentially being faster adopted and accepted by the e-discovery market than technology-assisted review (TAR).

By Rhys Dipshan

6 minute read

January 16, 2024 | Legaltech News

What's the Best Gen AI Model for Legal Professionals?

While experts see a difference in the performance of some generative AI models over others with certain legal tasks, the "right" model for a legal team will come down to a variety of factors.

By Rhys Dipshan

9 minute read

January 16, 2024 | Legaltech News

The Gen AI Models Legal Professionals Should Know

Navigating the Gen AI landscape can be challenging. But understanding the differences and similarities of the most common, and foundational, Gen AI models on the market can go a long way.

By Cassandre Coyer | Rhys Dipshan

1 minute read

January 16, 2024 | Legaltech News

Some AI Ethics Is 'New Wine in Old Bottles': A Chat With Legalweek Speaker Niloy Ray

Legaltech News caught up with Niloy Ray, shareholder and e-discovery counsel at Littler Mendelson, to discuss how the legal market can align its use of generative AI with its ethical obligations.

By Rhys Dipshan

8 minute read

January 09, 2024 | Legaltech News

Complete Legal Merges With L2 Services, Precise Legal in Major E-Discovery Services Market Consolidation

The three merged e-discovery providers will operate under the Complete Legal brand, and continue to focus on catering to what it sees are the unmet e-discovery and services needs of small and midsized law firms.

By Rhys Dipshan

4 minute read

January 02, 2024 | Legaltech News

Robin AI, a Gen AI Assistant for Contracts, Raises $26 Million

Amid its growing expansion in the U.S., Robin AI, which closed on a series B funding round, is also setting its sights on the Asia legal market.

By Rhys Dipshan

4 minute read

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