Representing one of the largest collaborations in law, a group of law firms and corporations announced today the formation of Lupl, a platform that looks to synchronize everything that goes into a legal matter. And it comes with a major sticking point: It's open to everybody.

Lupl is a legal matter management platform that looks to bring together all parts of a legal matter, including people, documents, information, communications and technology applications, in a single, secure space.

Notably, Lupl is expected to be open access, meaning that any legal department and law firm will be able to use the technology as they wish. It will feature open APIs, allowing other legal technology providers to plug into the Lupl system.