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Allen & Overy breaks the internet (and new ground) with co-pilot Harvey 

Allen & Overy breaks the internet (and new ground) with co-pilot Harvey 

In a world where law firms are often criticised for being slow to adopt new technologies, we should applaud Allen & Overy for its wow-factor launch yesterday (16 February) of
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Intapp to drop the OnePlace brand as DealCloud goes from strength to strength

Intapp to drop the OnePlace brand as DealCloud goes from strength to strength

Intapp has decided to stop using OnePlace in its go-to-market activity, instead serving all its customers, be they law firms, professional services organisations or financial institutions, from within its DealCloud
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Law firm profits continued to slide in Q4 2022 but tech investment stayed stable

Law firm profits continued to slide in Q4 2022 but tech investment stayed stable

Law firm profitability fell for a fifth consecutive quarter in Q4 2022, according to the Q4 2022 Thomson Reuters Law Firm Financial Index (LFFI) powered by Financial Insights out today
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Startup Corner: People Clerk

Startup Corner: People Clerk

Founded in 2020 in Los Angeles, People Clerk guides self-represented litigants throughout the small claims process giving them the tools to prepare, settle, and litigate their dispute. Its investors to
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Webinar replay: Surviving the energy crisis and building a sustainable IT infrastructure

Webinar replay: Surviving the energy crisis and building a sustainable IT infrastructure

How are leading IT teams preparing to survive the energy crisis and building a long term, sustainable IT infrastructure? Well, on 12 January we spoke with Grant Thornton’s senior infrastructure
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Guest post: Hybrid working and the evolution of print

Guest post: Hybrid working and the evolution of print

Paul Martin explores the shift to hybrid working and how managed print services (MPS) providers can support this, as law firms look to make collaboration between the office and home
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Five Fast Facts – Xakia founder Jodie Baker talks jigsaw puzzles

Five Fast Facts – Xakia founder Jodie Baker talks jigsaw puzzles

In our first Five Fast Facts recorded demo, we hear from Jodie Baker, the CEO and founder of legal matter management software provider Xakia Technologies, who was kind enough to
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Troutman Pepper: Systems down following cyberattack 

Troutman Pepper: Systems down following cyberattack 

Outlook appeared to still be down earlier today (10 February) at Troutman Pepper following a cyberattack on Wednesday 8 February.   Troutman says that it took its systems offline on
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Bessemer Venture Partners acquires majority stake in Litify

Bessemer Venture Partners acquires majority stake in Litify

Bessemer Venture Partners has acquired a majority stake in 2016-founded, Salesforce-based practice, case and legal business operations management platform Litify, which we’re told has now achieved profitability.  Bessemer’s previous legal
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US layoffs: Shearman and Davis Wright Tremaine cut business staff roles 

US layoffs: Shearman and Davis Wright Tremaine cut business staff roles 

Shearman & Sterling has cut 26 business services professional roles as well as 12 associates in the United States, blaming economic headwinds and market conditions. The cuts come in the
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Casepoint launches Legal Hold and eDiscovery solution in Canada with dedicated data centre

Casepoint launches Legal Hold and eDiscovery solution in Canada with dedicated data centre

Casepoint today (8 February) announces that the company has officially expanded its North American offering, opening a dedicated data centre in Canada. Canadian corporations, government agencies, and law firms will
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Aderant enters strategic partnership with UK legal spend analytics provider Apperio

Aderant enters strategic partnership with UK legal spend analytics provider Apperio

Aderant today (8 February) announces a strategic partnership with London-based legal spend analytics and matter management provider, Apperio. The two companies plan to deliver a solution that law firms can leverage to
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M-Files acquires no-code document automation company Ment (previously Contract Mill)

M-Files acquires no-code document automation company Ment (previously Contract Mill)

Global information management vendor M-Files has acquired Finnish no-code document automation startup Ment, which last year rebranded from Contract Mill. M-Files, which was founded in Tampere, Finland in 2002 by
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Legatics launches second gen platform to expand into legal project management

Legatics launches second gen platform to expand into legal project management

Legal transaction management provider Legatics today (7 February) announces the launch of its second-generation platform, significantly expanding its capabilities beyond transaction management into broader legal project management.     Legatics
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Law Firm Insights: Slaughter and May’s Client Innovation Network

Law Firm Insights: Slaughter and May’s Client Innovation Network

Billie Moore and Jezah Khamisa, knowledge & innovation managers at Slaughter and May, reflect on the genesis and growth of the magic circle firm’s Innovation Network, which provides a forum
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Aderant makes triple round of executive appointments: Here’s the strategy behind it 

Aderant makes triple round of executive appointments: Here’s the strategy behind it 

We speak to Aderant’s president and CEO, Chris Cartrett, about the new roles and what they mean for the direction of the company.  Aderant last week announced that it has
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Legalcomplex launches ‘deal prospects’ forecasting offering

Legalcomplex launches ‘deal prospects’ forecasting offering

Legal data analytics company Legalcomplex.com has launched a ‘legal prospects’ deal forecasting offering, which founder Raymond Blijd tells Legal IT Insider can project when a company will raise money, based
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