Just Keep Spending: Law Firm Tech Investment Set to Rise
A new survey finds law firms expect double-digit increases in tech spend per lawyer, even as few firms have seen increased revenue per attorney.
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Series A Round for Newcode, An AI Harness for Legal, Brings Its Funding To $20M and Fuels U.S. Expansion
Newcode, an Oslo-based legal AI company that sells law firms a configurable AI harness rather than a finished assistant, has raised a Series A led by OnDean Forward, the investment firm founded by Relativity founder Andrew Sieja. The round brings the company’s total capital raised this year to $20 million and will fund
Judicaid: Bringing AI Mediation to Everyday Legal Problems
For millions of people, an everyday legal dispute never justifies the cost of a lawyer or a private mediator, no matter how much the outcome matters to them. Judge Victoria Wood saw that problem over and over during her years on the Napa County Superior Court bench. This week, Wood joins Judicaid Chief Strategy Officer
ILTACON 2026: Learning. Networking. Some Fun. And Some Sobering Moments
The last day of any big conference. I’m always a little sad to see things ending. Crowds thinning. Exhibitors breaking down booths. People with roller bags stacked in session rooms. A closing reception that somehow lacks the excitement of the opening one. On days like this, I always think back to the opening day. The..
Law Firms Are Training Their Own Competitors
This competitive pressure does not depend on AI replacing lawyers or entire law firms. Moving even part of the work can alter the economics of a matter.
Personal Injury Solutions Startup Hona Launches Lia AI Assistant
Lia automates routine client communication for personal injury firms, using firm context to answer questions and flag issues that need human input.
ILTACON 2026: Context is king – but transformation is still the hard part
For the past three years the legal technology industry has moved at relative breakneck speed, from initial curiosity around generative AI to pilot programmes, firm-wide rollouts and now, agentic experimentation. [...] The post ILTACON 2026: Context is king – but transformation is still the hard part appeared first on L
Meta Quietly Resolves Cambridge Analytica Claims as Part of Child-Safety Settlement
While attention focused on Meta’s $17 billion youth-safety settlement with state attorneys general, the agreement also includes a separate $459 million payment resolving a broad swath of state claims tied to the Cambridge Analytica data-privacy scandal.
'We Need to Consolidate Surface': How Weil Is Keeping Up With AI and Google Gemini
Weil’s relationship with Google Cloud reflects a broader push to give lawyers fewer AI interfaces while allowing them to operate other tools they use for legal work.
Improve Lawyer Communications with Improv
Reading Time: 5 minutes The law school’s senior staff meet monthly and we occasionally convert the meeting into a group training. Things as common as managing personality types or corporate finance nuances. Perhaps the most unusual at my current workplace was one on improvisational communication. It went about the way
The Cost of AI Usage: Time To Throw In The Unrestrained Towel
I keep hearing rumblings about AI pricing. So far most vendors seem content on charging on a subscription basis. Under that model you can input as much as you want at no increased cost. But a lot of the providers are losing money. And at some point they will have to turn a profit. To...
Meta’s $17.1 Billion Multistate Youth-Safety Settlement Raises the Stakes for Social Platforms
Meta Platforms has reportedly agreed to a sweeping $17.1 billion settlement with 29 states to resolve allegations tied to harms suffered by children and teens on Facebook and Instagram. Beyond the headline number, the deal is notable for pairing monetary relief with operational reforms aimed at how the platforms design
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