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Featured · Field Notes
Field Notes: Fieldfisher Takes Legora Firm-Wide
Fieldfisher is rolling Legora to about 1,400 lawyers and staff after a 137-user Europe pilot led from its Berlin AI hub. Same release, two sites.
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Market Signals
The Week in Funding: Two Small Rounds for AI Law Firms
THE CIRCLE DESK · 23H AGO
The Room & Relationships
Getting Partner Buy-In for New Legal Tech Tools
THE CIRCLE DESK · 2 DAYS AGO
AI in Practice
Florida Bar Seeks Comments on New AI Ethics Opinion
THE CIRCLE DESK · 2 DAYS AGO
AI in Practice
Clio’s Judiciary AI Push Hits a 50-State Split
THE CIRCLE DESK · 3 DAYS AGO
Market Signals
Harvey Brings a Fact Graph to Litigation Teams
THE CIRCLE DESK · 3 DAYS AGO
Market Signals
Litera Owner Hg Backs New AI Venture With Anthropic
THE CIRCLE DESK · 5 DAYS AGO
AI in Practice
Tear-Down: NetDocuments
THE CIRCLE DESK · 5 DAYS AGO
Legal Ops
Midterm Results: What Voters Decided on Judges and Courts
THE CIRCLE DESK · 5 DAYS AGO
Legal Ops
Legal Holds for AI Chats: A Legal Ops Playbook
THE CIRCLE DESK · 5 DAYS AGO
Market Signals
The Week in Funding: One Seed Round, Four Acquisitions
THE CIRCLE DESK · NOV 3
AI in Practice
California Bar’s Legal Aid AI Readiness Model Is Neutral on Adoption by Design
THE CIRCLE DESK · NOV 2
The Room & Relationships
Who Really Buys Legal Tech: Big Law vs. In-House
THE CIRCLE DESK · NOV 2
Field Notes
Field Notes: Stoel Rives Takes Legora Firm-Wide
THE CIRCLE DESK · NOV 2
Legal Ops
New Federal Accreditor Rules Arrive as ABA Decision Nears
THE CIRCLE DESK · NOV 2
Market Signals
Claude for Legal Opens an Artifacts Gallery to Law Firm and Legal Tech Partners
THE CIRCLE DESK · NOV 2
Legal Ops
New Jersey Adds a One-Credit Technology CLE Requirement Starting in 2027
THE CIRCLE DESK · NOV 2
Market Signals
Everlaw Launches Omni and Opens Its Evidence to Other AI
THE CIRCLE DESK · NOV 2
AI in Practice
New York State Bar Adopts AI Ethics Guidelines
THE CIRCLE DESK · NOV 2
AI in Practice
Civil Justice Council Rejects AI Declarations for Lawyers
THE CIRCLE DESK · OCT 29
AI in Practice
Colorado Hears Competing Demands on Its AI Rules
THE CIRCLE DESK · OCT 28
Legal Ops
Outside Counsel Guidelines for AI: A Legal Ops Playbook
THE CIRCLE DESK · OCT 28
Market Signals
Former DOJ Antitrust Leaders Launch FluxCap With $6.4M Seed
THE CIRCLE DESK · OCT 28
AI in Practice
Where AI Takes Legal Tech From Here
THE CIRCLE DESK · OCT 27
Market Signals
Legal Tech 2028 Predictions: Where the Money Goes
THE CIRCLE DESK · OCT 27
Market Signals
Legal Tech in 2027: Bigger Checks, Fewer Winners
THE CIRCLE DESK · OCT 27
Market Signals
Legal Tech Q4 2026: Six Calls for the Year’s End
THE CIRCLE DESK · OCT 27
Market Signals
Longeye Raises $20M for Justice Evidence Review
THE CIRCLE DESK · OCT 27
AI in Practice
New York Courts Tell Lawyers to Check AI, Not Disclose It
THE CIRCLE DESK · OCT 27
AI in Practice
Tear-Down: EvenUp
THE CIRCLE DESK · OCT 27
Market Signals
Deal Breakdown: Clio Buys Page for Horizon Scanning
THE CIRCLE DESK · OCT 27
Market Signals
The Week in Funding: Two Rounds, $570 Million
THE CIRCLE DESK · OCT 27
AI in Practice
Can AI Represent You in Court?
THE CIRCLE DESK · OCT 26
AI in Practice
What Is Agentic AI in Law, in Plain Terms?
THE CIRCLE DESK · OCT 26
The Room & Relationships
What Does a Legal Engineer Actually Do?
THE CIRCLE DESK · OCT 26
Legal Ops
What Should a Law Firm AI Policy Include?
THE CIRCLE DESK · OCT 26
AI in Practice
What Is vLex Vincent AI Now That Clio Owns It?
THE CIRCLE DESK · OCT 26
AI in Practice
Can Lawyers Use Google Gemini Safely?
THE CIRCLE DESK · OCT 26
AI in Practice
Can Lawyers Use Claude for Client Work?
THE CIRCLE DESK · OCT 26
AI in Practice
Do AI Note Takers Put Privilege at Risk?
THE CIRCLE DESK · OCT 26
AI in Practice
Are Your AI Chats Protected by Privilege?
THE CIRCLE DESK · OCT 26
Market Signals
The Most Active Investors in Legal Tech Right Now
THE CIRCLE DESK · OCT 25
Market Signals
Opinion: What Eight Quarters of Funding Tell Buyers
THE CIRCLE DESK · OCT 25
Market Signals
US Legal Tech Deal Count Fell 28% in a Year
THE CIRCLE DESK · OCT 25
Market Signals
Repeat Raisers Took 60% of Legal Tech Funding
THE CIRCLE DESK · OCT 25
Market Signals
Litigation Tech Is Drawing More Venture Money
THE CIRCLE DESK · OCT 25
Market Signals
CLM Funding Fell 72% as Contract Money Moved
THE CIRCLE DESK · OCT 25
Market Signals
Legal Tech Funding Without Harvey and Legora
THE CIRCLE DESK · OCT 25
Market Signals
The Seed Squeeze in Legal Tech Funding
THE CIRCLE DESK · OCT 25
Market Signals
Legal Tech Funding: Fewer Rounds, Bigger Checks
THE CIRCLE DESK · OCT 25
AI in Practice
Pennsylvania Weighs an AI Certification on Every Court Filing
THE CIRCLE DESK · OCT 25
Legal Ops
What Is Legal Operations? The Role, Explained
THE CIRCLE DESK · OCT 25
Legal Ops
Clio Alternatives in 2026: Four Picks and Their Prices
THE CIRCLE DESK · OCT 25
Legal Ops
Best Practice Management Software for Small Law Firms
THE CIRCLE DESK · OCT 25
Legal Ops
Free Legal Research Tools: Where to Find the Law for Free
THE CIRCLE DESK · OCT 25
AI in Practice
Lexis AI vs. Westlaw AI: Features and Test Results
THE CIRCLE DESK · OCT 24
Legal Ops
How to Run a Legal Tech Pilot That Gives a Real Answer
THE CIRCLE DESK · OCT 24
Legal Ops
What Is CLM? Contract Lifecycle Management Explained
THE CIRCLE DESK · OCT 24
Legal Ops
Legal Billing Software for Small Firms: Prices Compared
THE CIRCLE DESK · OCT 24
Legal Ops
Law Firm Cybersecurity Best Practices for 2026
THE CIRCLE DESK · OCT 24
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