Rhys Dipshan

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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May 23, 2023 | Legaltech News

Thomson Reuters Embraces Generative AI With Microsoft 365 Copilot Integration, Upcoming Product Updates

A host of Thomson Reuters' products will now be available through Microsoft 365 Copilot for Word, while those products themselves are getting new generative AI capabilities later this year.

By Rhys Dipshan

4 minute read

May 23, 2023 | Legaltech News

Steno Announces $15 Million Investment, With Help From Clio

With the capital infusion, court reporting and litigation financing provider Steno is looking to grow its market share, staff and offerings.

By Rhys Dipshan

2 minute read

May 16, 2023 | Legaltech News

Outside Counsel Management Platform Persuit Announces ChatGPT-Powered 'Proposal Analyzer'

The company noted that its new Proposal Analyzer feature, which summarizes and analyzes law firm RFP responses for legal departments, is "the first in a series of enhancements" it intends to release.

By Rhys Dipshan

2 minute read

May 11, 2023 | Legaltech News

CLM Provider Icertis Launches ExploreAI, a Generative AI Contract Intelligence Tool

Via a chat interface, ExploreAI allows users to extract insights from their contract data, summarize and translate contracts into different languages, and monitor contracts for certain obligations, among other tasks.

By Rhys Dipshan

2 minute read

May 11, 2023 | Legaltech News

LEDES Announces Updated E-Billing XML Standards, New UTBMS Patent Prosecution Codes

The new XML format standards look to be more versatile and better account for the use of different currencies in e-billing, while the new Patent Prosecution Codes aim to be "more practical and internationally relevant."

By Rhys Dipshan

3 minute read

May 05, 2023 | Legaltech News

Diverging 'Possession, Custody or Control' Tests Impact E-Discovery Outcomes. But Is a Uniform Standard Feasible?

As the Sedona Conference considers revisiting its guidance on FRCP's definition of "possession, custody, or control," some, like U.S. District Judge Xavier Rodriguez of the Western District of Texas are proposing their own "outside the box" solutions.

By Rhys Dipshan

7 minute read

May 04, 2023 | Legaltech News

LexisNexis Announces Generative AI Platform Lexis+ AI, Automating Search, Drafting and Summary Tasks

The generative AI platform, which acts as a chatbot, is still in development via LexisNexis's Commercial Preview Program, which elicits product testing feedback from in-house counsel and law firms.

By Rhys Dipshan

4 minute read

April 27, 2023 | Legaltech News

A Lot of Prompt Engineering: How Law Firm Traverse Legal Built a GPT-Powered Client Tool

Traverse Legal managing partner Enrico Schaefer discusses how and why the firm built its new client intelligence tool, and how it navigates accuracy and privacy concerns with OpenAI's models.

By Rhys Dipshan

7 minute read

April 24, 2023 | Legaltech News

Litera Acquires CRM Provider Upper Sigma, Expanding Its Marketing, Business Development Capabilities

Litera's acquisition of Upper Sigma comes a few years after it also expanded its marketing and business development offerings with the purchase of U.K-based Concep.

By Rhys Dipshan

2 minute read

April 19, 2023 | Legaltech News

Lexion Raises $20 Million in Series B Round, Bringing in New Venture Capital Investors

The Wilson Sonsini-backed CLM provider noted it will leverage its newest investment to further enhance its product and AI capabilities.

By Rhys Dipshan

4 minute read


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