In the last in a series of interviews recorded during the ClioCon conference in Boston in October 2025, we bring you a doubleheader – two interviews with two of the legal tech company’s key executives. In the first, LawNext host Bob Ambrogi speaks with Reagan Attle, chief marketing officer at Clio since 2017. In a […]
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Elisa “Emo” Overall Named 2026 Recipient of IAALS’ Alli Gerkman Legal Visionary Award
The award showcases innovators, risk takers, visionaries, and emerging leaders who bring a unique perspective to the improvement of our justice system.
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Dyspute.ai Launches Adri v2, A 24/7 Asynchronous AI Mediation Platform
I have had a strong interest in online dispute resolution ever since at least 1996, when I wrote what I was later told was the first published article about ODR, Cyberspace Becomes Forum for Resolving Disputes. I was so curious about the concept that, in 1999, I put that interest to work, becoming a mediator […]
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AI Startup AlphaLit Raises $3.2M Seed Round To Screen and Score Smaller Cases and Route them to Lawyers
Over $55 million worth of meritorious civil claims go unfiled annually, particularly in working-class communities, because over 64% of prospective plaintiffs’ calls to law firms are ignored, says legal AI startup AlphaLit. The reason firms ignore those calls is that they cannot financially justify vetting all those small cases. “You might need to have 100 […]
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Exclusive: Paul Orchard joins Norton Rose Fulbright as director of innovation and legal transformation for EMEAPAC
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) has hired Paul Orchard as director of innovation and legal transformation for Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific (EMEAPAC), we can reveal. Orchard was previously head of innovation at Stephenson Harwood, where he helped to deliver the UK top 50 law firm’s GenAI solution testing and implementation programme.
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2025 Impact Recap: Expanding Reach and Forging New Solutions
In 2025, IAALS connected experts and leaders to help build innovative solutions that address the most pressing challenges facing our justice system.
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Voting Is Now Open! Pick the 15 Finalists to Compete At Startup Alley at ABA TECHSHOW 2026 in March
With this post, voting is now officially open! Help pick the 15 legal tech startups that will get to compete at the 10th-annual Startup Alley at ABA TECHSHOW, March 25-28, 2026. Your votes determine the 15 companies selected to face off in a live pitch competition that will be the opening-night event of this year’s TECHSHOW in […]
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Relativity Launches aiR for Case Strategy to Extract and Organize Key Facts Using Generative AI
Relativity today announced the general availability of aiR for Case Strategy, a generative AI-powered product designed to help lawyers and litigation professionals develop case narratives faster by automatically extracting facts, building chronologies and generating strategic work product from evidence. The legal data intelligence company said the tool enables legal teams to auto-extract key facts from […]
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Dean Sonderegger Returns to Law to Lead Wolters Kluwer’s ELM Solutions Business
Dean Sonderegger is returning to the legal market in a new leadership role at Wolters Kluwer, the company announced today. Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory has appointed Sonderegger as senior vice president and general manager of its ELM Solutions business, marking his return to the legal sector after a three-year stint leading other divisions within […]
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Illinois Supreme Court Appoints Three Commissioners to Commission on Professionalism
The Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism is pleased to announce the appointment of three new commissioners. The Illinois Supreme Court has appointed Hon. Sierra D. Senor-Moore, Daniel R. Hernandez, and Alan G. Pirtle to three-year terms, expiring December 31, 2028.In addition, the Illinois Supreme Court has reappointed Commissioners Heather B. Kroencke and Azam Nizamuddin to terms expiring December
Transparent Legal Processes: The Foundation of Trust in Modern Legal Operations
Legal operations function most effectively when processes are clear, repeatable, and well governed. Consistency in execution supports confidence across legal teams, leadership, and external stakeholders.
Transparent legal processes establish the discipline required to manage legal work with clarity, accountability, and traceability. As legal activity increases in scale, jurisdictional reach, and data complexity, structured visibility becomes essential for effective oversight.
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Tiara Time and Data Center Politics: Vanderbilt’s AI Governance Playbook with Cat Moon and Mark Williams
Cat Moon and Mark Williams return to The Geek in Review wearing two hats, plus one tiara. The conversation starts at Vanderbilt’s inaugural AI Governance Symposium, where “governance” means wildly different things depending on who shows up. Judges, policy folks, technologists, in-house leaders, and law firm teams all brought separate definitions, then bumped into each other during generous hallway…
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Today: The Legaltech Week 2026 Predictions Show, Live At 3 P.M. Eastern
What’s ahead for legal tech and innovation in 2026? In today’s live broadcast of Legaltech Week, our panel of journalists and experts will share their predictions for the year ahead. We will also look back at our predictions from last year — and see how we did. The show is live today at 3 p.m. […]
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Harvey Announces Plan To Develop Memory, Enabling Users To Retain Context For More Consistent Work
Legal AI company Harvey today announced plans to develop Memory, a product that will allow users to choose to retain and carry forward the context of their work, including matter details, relevant precedent, working preferences and approved best practices, with the goal of enabling users to achieve greater consistency, efficiency and connectedness. The company also […]
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The 10 Legal Tech Trends that Defined 2025
The year 2025 marked a genuine inflection point in legal technology – the moment when AI moved from experimental novelty to operational necessity, when a billion-dollar deal reshaped the competitive landscape, and when regulatory reform appeared to gain renewed momentum. As I look back over the stories I have covered this year, they chronicle an […]
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