Legal technology (LegalTech) stories
Law firms using the tools will be able to pull governed iManage documents and past matter knowledge into Legora without weakening access controls.
The pre-seed cash will help the San Francisco startup expand its AI-driven legal service as clients seek faster, fixed-fee real estate deals.
Law firms could cut the time and risk in pitching work as the new system pulls approved content into shared AI drafting and review workflows.
Students at NUS Law will be trained to use AI only after mastering core legal skills, as the faculty joins Legora's scholars programme.
Law firms and in-house teams across EMEA will get local implementation and integrations as Lexsoft begins selling Clio's AI tools immediately.
The funding will help the AI platform expand across Europe and into the US as accounting firms seek ways to grow without hiring more staff.
It aims to give lawyers and AI tools free, source-checked analysis as concerns grow over fabricated legal citations from chatbots.
The funding lifts Legora's valuation from US$5.6 billion in March 2026, as it adds staff in Sydney and across Asia-Pacific.
Corporate legal teams can now move between contract data and legal research without manual transfer, as the pair link their platforms for shared customers.
Deal teams can now move documents from Ansarada data rooms into Legora without losing folder structure or access controls.
Regional AI infrastructure is set to surge, with cloud providers on course to deploy 1 gigawatt of capacity by the end of 2027.
Customers can now use AI assistants to query live contract and pricing data as Conga adds more than 90 tools across its software stack.
The new desktop app lets legal and sales teams edit PDFs, redacting data and reordering pages before sending contracts for signature.
Large firms in regulated sectors can now use third-party AI coding agents inside OutSystems while retaining governance, auditability and deployment control.
Canadian law firms can keep client files walled off, while choosing data storage and processing become key topic for AI in law.
Reservations cost GBP £7.50, with early buyers able to secure Flowtica's Verso recorder for GBP £150 before the price rises to GBP £169.50.
The programme's record intake signals growing demand for hands-on AI support as more Australians with industry expertise move to build products.
Health tech and AI firms took most of LinkedIn's 2026 Australian startup ranking, signalling where hiring and investor attention are shifting.
Customers are likely to see faster product rollouts and smoother delivery as Litera puts operations, product and marketing under two senior executives.
The new service aims to curb payment diversion fraud in property and legal deals by verifying recipient accounts before client money is sent.