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The Five Most Momentous Legal Tech Fails

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While the last few years have brought an abundance of new and innovative legal tech products to market, the fact of the matter is that not every new product will succeed. Let’s revisit five of the most momentous legal tech fails of the last 10 years. In 2016, legal tech entrepreneur Derek Bluford was riding high.

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The 10 Legal Tech Trends that Defined 2021

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As I survey the legal profession broadly, and the world of legal tech and innovation specifically, I see uncertainty and inertia. It is as if we are serving time in a legal tech limbo. After all, it was a good year for the legal tech industry. Overall, the legal tech industry saw unprecedented growth.

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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

There are 49 that I found, and together they offer an overview of how a legal tech startup evolves into a mature company. While its focus has changed over the years, one characteristic has not: From the very start, Casetext was an innovator, always pushing the envelope for what a legal tech product and company should look like.

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A Former Legal Tech Founder Is At the Center of the Musk Affair Allegations

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” As it happens, Shanahan is the former founder of a legal tech company. Shanahan was among the women I featured in a 2017 post, 2017: The Year of Women in Legal Tech. The company raised $3.7 million in seed capital and was acquired in 2020 by competitor IPwe.

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What’s 2021 Been Like for Legal Tech Companies? Consider Evisort, which Doubled its Revenue

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In the world of corporate legal, the pandemic drove an urgent need to better understand what is in a company’s contracts and to better manage the process of creating contracts in the first place. That is exactly the sweet spot into which Evisort falls. Seems likely that one of those case studies will be Evisort, itself.

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5 Inspiring Legal Professionals Making Positive Change for Lawyers in the LGBTQ Community

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Nava spent many years working as an attorney in California and retired from the law in July 2016. In the interview below, Nava shares how he overcame discrimination and supported diversity in the legal world. Being part of the solution & ensuring that your law firm is inclusive.

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ILTA Honors Five Influential Women of Legal Tech

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A bit late with this, as it was announced earlier this week, but the International Legal Technology Association, in celebration of Women’s History Month, has named five women as its 2024 Influential Women in Legal Tech. ” Alma began her career as a successful attorney at an Am Law 10 firm.