What if a lawyer could know how a judge is likely to rule in a case or how heavy is a judge’s workload? Rick Merrill was a litigator at a large law firm who became frustrated over his inability to get meaningful information about the judges before…

Earlier this year, left , the often-controversial company he founded in 2006 and led as CEO, after selling it to web behemoth . Explaining his departure in a , he wrote, “It’s time for me to go.” In this episode of LawNext, Britton reflects on…

Why AI Is Harder than You Think

Should legal ethics rules be changed to allow non-lawyer ownership of legal services providers? So controversial is the question that it was major news in July when the voted to appoint a task force to study and make recommendations on the issue….

In September 2017, venerable Magic Circle law firm launched , setting aside a portion of its London office for a collaborative innovation space to develop and test new legal technologies, and it named lawyer to head the project. On this episode of…

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It was around the world in 40 days – the legal tech world that is. Earlier this year, traveled to 19 destinations in 15 countries on six continents over 40 days, meeting with legal hackers and legal entrepreneurs all over the world. The trip, in…

What does legal innovation look like? For all the talk about innovation in law, who are the real innovators and what are they doing? This week’s guest, , an attorney and law professor, helps us answer that question.   Linna is the creator of…

The $500 million secondary investment announced recently by online legal services company LegalZoom is the largest investment ever in a legal technology company. It comes as the company continues to expand both its services and its geographic reach….

Five years ago, legal research platform Casetext launched with a goal of making legal research more affordable and more intuitive. In the years since, the company has attracted $20 million in venture financing and won the 2017 award for new product of…