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The Five Most Momentous Legal Tech Fails

Above the Law - Technology

ROSS was ahead of its time in striving to use artificial intelligence to empower legal research. It started in 2014 at the University of Toronto as a student-built entrant in a cognitive-computing competition staged by IBM to develop applications for its Watson computer. He is also cofounder of the LawNext Legal Technology Directory.

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Ashley Miller, Formerly of EY and Thomson Reuters, Joins Litera as VP Sales for North America

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The legal technology company Litera has named Ashley Miller as vice president sales, North America. Miller was formerly at EY, where she was senior manager, legal function consulting. Earlier, she was with Thomson Reuters, where she served as director, legal managed services, and regional manager, strategic accounts.

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How A Startup Evolves: As Casetext Marks 10th Year Anniversary, Here’s Its History Through 50 Blog Posts

Above the Law - Technology

The legal technology company Casetext celebrates its 10th anniversary today. 2013 New Legal Research Site Combines Case Law with Crowdsourcing. 2014 Two Sites Offer Platforms for Crowdsourced Legal Research. In a blog post the company published today, it describes itself as “a ten-year overnight success.”

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On LawNext: Tech Edge J.D. Director Laura Norris On Giving Law Grads A Competitive Edge in Tech Careers

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It aims to change the return on investment in legal education by providing law students with the essential legal, technology and business skills that will prepare them to hit the ground running as tech lawyers in Silicon Valley. . She was also the first vice president of legal affairs at Cypress Semiconductor Corporation.

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Mike Suchsland (The LegalTech Fund) on Investing in Legal Technology in 2022 and Beyond

Technically Legal

In the first episode of 2022, Mike Suchsland of the LegalTech Fund and Bridge Investments talks about investing in legal technology. Mike has been in legal tech before it was even a thing. In 2014 Mike left Thomson but did not leave the legal tech world.

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A Visionary in Bringing Legal to the Cloud, NetDocuments Cofounder Alvin Tedjamulia Retires

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Alvin Tedjamulia , a veteran of more than 40 years in legal technology, one of the three cofounders in 1998 of NetDocuments , and a true visionary in bringing the legal industry to the cloud, today announced that he is retiring as NetDocuments’ chief technology officer after 28 years in that role.

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Zuva and Litera Jointly Develop Classification Taxonomy for Legal Documents and Make It Open Source through the SALI Alliance

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Zuva is the company that was spun out from the pioneering AI contract analysis company Kira when Litera, a global legal technology company, acquired Kira in 2021. In a statement, the companies explained: “In the new era of AI-driven legal technology, document classification and data standardization are more crucial than ever.