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Deal Breakdown: ByTheLaw Buys advIA in Portugal
ByTheLaw bought advIA, another AI tool trained on Portuguese law, and says it now reaches over one in five Portuguese lawyers.
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AI in Practice
Tear-Down: SimpleDocs
Legal Ops
Texas Chief Justice-Elect Wants ABA Accreditation Back
Legal Ops
Funding Legal AI in the 2027 Budget: A Legal Ops Playbook
AI in Practice
The New Congress and the Fight Over State AI Laws
Market Signals
Deal Breakdown: Blue J Raises $176M for Tax Agents
Legal Ops
Wisconsin Weighs Letting Non-Lawyers Appear in Court
Field Notes
Field Notes: Fieldfisher Takes Legora Firm-Wide
Market Signals
The Week in Funding: Two Small Rounds for AI Law Firms
The Room & Relationships
Getting Partner Buy-In for New Legal Tech Tools
AI in Practice
Florida Bar Seeks Comments on New AI Ethics Opinion
AI in Practice
Clio’s Judiciary AI Push Hits a 50-State Split
Market Signals
Harvey Brings a Fact Graph to Litigation Teams
Market Signals
Litera Owner Hg Backs New AI Venture With Anthropic
AI in Practice
Tear-Down: NetDocuments
Legal Ops
Midterm Results: What Voters Decided on Judges and Courts
Legal Ops
Legal Holds for AI Chats: A Legal Ops Playbook
Market Signals
The Week in Funding: One Seed Round, Four Acquisitions
AI in Practice
California Bar’s Legal Aid AI Readiness Model Is Neutral on Adoption by Design
The Room & Relationships
Who Really Buys Legal Tech: Big Law vs. In-House
Field Notes
Field Notes: Stoel Rives Takes Legora Firm-Wide
Legal Ops
New Federal Accreditor Rules Arrive as ABA Decision Nears
Market Signals
Claude for Legal Opens an Artifacts Gallery to Law Firm and Legal Tech Partners
Legal Ops
New Jersey Adds a One-Credit Technology CLE Requirement Starting in 2027
Market Signals
Everlaw Launches Omni and Opens Its Evidence to Other AI
AI in Practice
New York State Bar Adopts AI Ethics Guidelines
AI in Practice
Civil Justice Council Rejects AI Declarations for Lawyers
AI in Practice
Colorado Hears Competing Demands on Its AI Rules
Legal Ops
Outside Counsel Guidelines for AI: A Legal Ops Playbook
Market Signals
Former DOJ Antitrust Leaders Launch FluxCap With $6.4M Seed
AI in Practice
Where AI Takes Legal Tech From Here
Market Signals
Legal Tech 2028 Predictions: Where the Money Goes
Market Signals
Legal Tech in 2027: Bigger Checks, Fewer Winners
Market Signals
Legal Tech Q4 2026: Six Calls for the Year’s End
Market Signals
Longeye Raises $20M for Justice Evidence Review
AI in Practice
New York Courts Tell Lawyers to Check AI, Not Disclose It
AI in Practice
Tear-Down: EvenUp
Market Signals
Deal Breakdown: Clio Buys Page for Horizon Scanning
Market Signals
The Week in Funding: Two Rounds, $570 Million
AI in Practice
Can AI Represent You in Court?
AI in Practice
What Is Agentic AI in Law, in Plain Terms?
The Room & Relationships
What Does a Legal Engineer Actually Do?
Legal Ops
What Should a Law Firm AI Policy Include?
AI in Practice
What Is vLex Vincent AI Now That Clio Owns It?
AI in Practice
Can Lawyers Use Google Gemini Safely?
AI in Practice
Can Lawyers Use Claude for Client Work?
AI in Practice
Do AI Note Takers Put Privilege at Risk?
AI in Practice
Are Your AI Chats Protected by Privilege?
Market Signals
The Most Active Investors in Legal Tech Right Now
Market Signals
Opinion: What Eight Quarters of Funding Tell Buyers
Market Signals
US Legal Tech Deal Count Fell 28% in a Year
Market Signals
Repeat Raisers Took 60% of Legal Tech Funding
Market Signals
Litigation Tech Is Drawing More Venture Money
Market Signals
CLM Funding Fell 72% as Contract Money Moved
Market Signals
Legal Tech Funding Without Harvey and Legora
Market Signals
The Seed Squeeze in Legal Tech Funding
Market Signals
Legal Tech Funding: Fewer Rounds, Bigger Checks
AI in Practice
Pennsylvania Weighs an AI Certification on Every Court Filing
Legal Ops
What Is Legal Operations? The Role, Explained
Legal Ops
Clio Alternatives in 2026: Four Picks and Their Prices
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