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Two Notable Legal Tech Moves, As Crowell Names Alma Asay Chief Innovation Officer and Relativity Names Laurie Usewicz Chief Partner Officer

Above the Law - Technology

There were two notable moves in the legal tech world announced today, both to newly created positions, as the law f irm Crowell & Moring announced that it has named Alma Asay as its first chief innovation and value officer, and Relativity said that it has named Laurie Usewicz as its first chief partner officer.

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On LawNext Podcast: Lawmatics Founder Matt Spiegel On Automating CRM for Law Firms

Above the Law - Technology

Stories are increasingly common of lawyers who leave law practice to start legal technology companies, but few achieve the level of success as an entrepreneur of Matt Spiegel. In 2012, he sold MyCase to AppFolio , and then left the company in 2015 to start a software company that helped organizations manage trade shows and events.

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And Now Another Legal Tech IPO: LegalZoom Files To Go Public

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I just wrote about Intapp’s filing of papers with the Securities & Exchange Commission for a proposed IPO, noting how rare IPOs are in legal tech, only to find out that LegalZoom also filed on Friday for an IPO. LegalZoom had previously filed for an IPO in 2012 but then postponed the offering and withdrew it two years later.

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Anna Marra about legal project management: “It's not just about methodology, it's a lot about power skills”

Global LegalTech Hub

And that was my click, the idea to apply project management to legal issues, to create what is called legal management or legal project management. This was the first moment she started to have contact with legal tech, a moment that was different and very difficult.

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On LawNext: InfoTrack’s Mission to Revolutionize Litigation Services Such as E-filing and Process Serving, with CEO Ed Watts

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actually grew out of a company founded in Australia in 2012, when it was spun out of the LEAP law practice management platform. InfoTrack in the U.S. InfoTrack expanded first to the U.K. and then in 2016 to the U.S.

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Legal Tech Moves: C-Suite Appointments at Axiom, Exterro, Merlin, and Relativity

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With four different legal tech companies announcing executive appointments over the last week, including two to top sales spots, the timing leads me to wonder whether this is because companies are staffing up for the Legalweek conference that is just around the corner. Australia, Poland, Germany, Hong Kong, and Ireland.

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How to Solve Unmet Legal Needs and Restore Public Trust – A Justice Blueprint

Colin S. Levy

We need a plan to make legal help available to all, one that leverages ethical innovation and technology, along with regulatory reform and education. in 2012 to extend the duty of competence to include an obligation to keep abreast with changes in technology, it should craft a similar revision to encompass innovation. Litigation.