Victoria Hudgins

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February 02, 2022 | Legaltech News

ClearstoneIP Releases Patent Clearance Tool With Aim to Get Attorneys Off Excel

Patent attorneys and ClearstoneIP co-founders Gabe and Jesse Sukman came out with a new solution to mitigate patent infringement risk because they saw the manual way of spreadsheets, emails and Word Docs as too inefficient.

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February 01, 2022 | Legaltech News

Acrowire Releases Intranet/Extranet Tool With Aims to Explore More Integrations, Business Analytics

The law firm tech consultancy says the intranet/extranet tool was years in the making, with Am Law 100 firm feedback guiding its development.

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January 31, 2022 | Legaltech News

There's Fewer Small Court Reporting Agencies—But Don't Blame Technology for That

Technology won't mark the end of the small mom-and-pop court reporter agencies, agency owners and industry observers say. Instead, they point to a dwindling pool of stenographers as the main culprit threatening the industry.

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January 28, 2022 | Legaltech News

Legal Tech's Niche Market Isn't (Completely) Scaring Off Investors

The "small pond" of legal tech may have enough investors to spur growth. But to boost itself in the eyes of private equity investments, some companies are straying away from the "legal tech" label.

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January 28, 2022 | Legaltech News

Law Firms Are Eyeing Algorithm-Based Assessments to Lure and Retain Attorneys

According to a recently published report, law firms are increasingly acknowledging the traditional approach of hiring and retaining lawyer talent isn't enough.

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3 minute read

January 26, 2022 | Legaltech News

AI Has Foothold in E-Discovery, but Quality Concerns Limit Broader Adoption

Despite the availability of some advanced e-discovery features, a new report from ZyLAB and the Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists finds lawyers' AI perceptions hinders widespread adoption of such capabilities.

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4 minute read

January 24, 2022 | Legaltech News

How to Create Access-to-Justice Tech for Courts That People Will Actually Use

A lukewarm understanding of users' needs and experience with the tech tool creates more access-to-justice barriers than bridges, notes a panel that revamped Utah's statewide small claims online dispute resolution platform.

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4 minute read

January 21, 2022 | Legaltech News

Elevate Got Its Arizona ABS Approval. Now It's Thinking About What's Next

Elevate CEO Liam Brown says the company lost out on potential work due to law firm ownership rules. But in examining what's next, the company may be looking less at ABS approval in every state and more toward either going public or raising significant private equity funds.

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4 minute read

January 20, 2022 | Legaltech News

Fed Rate Hikes Won't Slow Legal Tech Investments, but Could Impact Valuations

Legal tech investment should largely be unaffected by likely increased interest rates. But investors warn legal tech valuations may fall, while publicly listed legal tech companies could face a volatile market.

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4 minute read

January 19, 2022 | Legaltech News

Mitratech Acquires Legal Spend Provider Quovant, Its Sixth Deal Since 2021

To meet corporate legal departments' increasing digital transformation appetite, Mitratech says it will acquire and internally develop as many useful offerings as needed.

By Victoria Hudgins

3 minute read

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