Slaughters Unveils Latest Cohort For Delayed LegalTech Programme
The firm pushed back the start date for the programme due to coronavirus disruption, with this year's scheme set to go ahead virtually.
June 26, 2020 at 04:00 AM
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Slaughter and May's Collaborate programme is now in its second year.
Slaughter and May has unveiled the second cohort of its flagship legal technology incubation programme Collaborate, after the scheme was delayed due to COVID-19 disruption.
Seven firms have been selected to join the programme, which this year will take place virtually. The incubator was established last year by the firm.
Start-ups enrolled in the latest cohort include contract analyser Della AI; deal management platform thedocyard; and dispute resolution platform Immediation.
As part of the programme, the legal tech firms will be provided with access to Slaughters' tech sandbox; networking opportunities via the firm's advisory panel, and access to legal advice from Slaughter and May.
Firms will be assigned two mentors, one lawyer and one person from the firm's knowledge and innovation practice.
A new development for the second cohort will see the start-ups gain access to and advice from venture capital funds on how to secure funding and grow their businesses.
In a statement, Slaughters real estate head Jane Edwarde said: "The COVID-19 crisis has challenged businesses of all sizes, but it's an especially difficult time for start-up companies.
"Through supporting these seven innovative legal technology providers, we are reaffirming our commitment to the legal tech and start-up community. We have a particularly strong cohort for Collaborate 2020, representing a diverse range of products across the legal tech market."
Slaughter and May Collaborate cohort in full:
Della AI: a contract review service, Della is used in due diligence and internal audits as well as day-to-day analysis of contracts, leases and other legal documents.
thedocyard: a deal management and transactional workflow platform, thedocyard digitises and automates deals by standardising repeatable processes.
Immediation: a confidential online dispute resolution platform, Immediation provides hearing and mediation technology to courts, and also offers an alternative fixed-fee solution for resolving disputes outside court.
Juralio: a workflow platform, Juralio enables lawyers and clients to map legal work collaboratively so as to plan, execute, control and report more effectively.
Lexical Labs: a document reviewing system, Lexical Labs seeks to identify problems or negotiation points and provide solutions with a combination of technology and embedded expertise.
Novastone: a secure instant messaging (IM) platform, Novastone is integrated with public IM services such as WhatsApp and WeChat.
Office & Dragons: a document automation start-up. Office & Dragons assists with documenting transactions, as well as generating dynamic representations of data from text.
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