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USA/Canada News
Eve, an AI platform for plaintiff law firms, today announced it has secured $47 million in Series A funding, led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) with participation from Lightspeed Venture Partners and Menlo Ventures. This investment will support Eve's rapid market growth, enhance product development, and further its mission to help plaintiff legal teams become AI-native.
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Harbor, a global leader in expert services to law firms and corporate law departments, today announced the appointment of Patrick Hurley as Managing Director of Applications Management. Hurley brings more than 30 years of experience in the legal industry, including senior leadership roles at Elite and Thomson Reuters. He is based in London.
UK News
National law firm Freeths has appointed Jake Pennington-Slater as its first in-house eDiscovery Manager. He joins from Deloitte, where he supported the business at a global level. Jake has more than nine years’ experience in the sector, progressing through digital forensics into eDiscovery.
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Litera, a global leader in legal technology solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Cynthia Gumbert as Chief Marketing Officer. Gumbert is an industry-recognized marketing and business executive with a proven track record of exceeding growth objectives in both rapidly expanding and Fortune 500 companies. She will report directly to Litera CEO Avaneesh Marwaha.
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Morae Global Corporation (Morae), the global leader in digital and business solutions for a constantly changing legal industry, is pleased to announce the appointment of Richard Deggs as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Richard brings over two decades of financial, operational, and management experience to Morae, having held executive leadership roles in high-tech, software, and telecommunications focused companies.
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Agiloft, the leader in data-first contract lifecycle management (CLM), announced today the acquisition of Screens, the world’s first standard-based and community-supported Generative AI contract review and redlining solution.
USA/Canada News
Epiq announced today the formation of Epiq AI Labs and the availability of Epiq AI Discovery Assistant™ software and review services in the Epiq Service Cloud. Epiq AI Discovery Assistant™ automates more than 80 percent of traditional eDiscovery processes and completes reviews up to 90 percent faster than TAR or linear review, with up to 4000x throughput, including large and complex datasets.
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Law firms are entering the dreaded “doom loop” as rising rates and growing discounts fuel unsustainable billing practices
BigHand has released its 2025 Annual Law Firm Finance Report, offering insights into the evolving financial landscape of the legal industry from cash recovery strategies, changing client behaviors, and emphasis on business development and commercial awareness among lawyers.
Continental Europe News
Epona, prominent Dutch provider of legal document management solutions, has merged with JustiSolutions, with market-leading Danish legal case management system Unik Advosys. This combination brings together two companies of comparable size to form a complementary LegalTech provider with a global footprint across diverse markets and industries.
Global News
LexisNexis Enterprise Solutions, the specialist software solutions division of LexisNexis® UK, today announced the latest release of its market-leading case management system, Lexis® Visualfiles™. Visualfiles 6 introduces continued functionality improvements, alongside flexible deployment options, whilst assuring strong levels of security.
Continental Europe News
Lexpo, the premier Continental European event for legal innovation and technology, is delighted to announce one of its key themes for Lexpo’25: “Making Change Happen: Strategic Alignment and Best Practices in Change Management.” This theme will be a focal point of the upcoming conference, set to take place on 16th and 17th June in Amsterdam, as it addresses the challenges of navigating technological and organisational transformation in the legal sector.
Global News
LegalRM, the creators of iCompli, are excited to kick off 2025 with a fresh series of educational webinars, building on the resounding success of their 2024 program. This year’s lineup promises to tackle pressing issues at the intersection of information governance (IG) and eDiscovery, offering actionable insights from industry leaders.
Global News
Helm360 has announced strategic leadership appointments following an exceptional year of growth and unprecedented success in the legal tech industry. These changes reflect Helm360’s commitment to sustaining its momentum and delivering unparalleled value to clients worldwide.
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