AI applications in the legal sector, covering contract analysis, regulatory compliance, litigation support, and legal research tools.
StarCompliance has launched StarAssist, an AI capability embedded in its STAR Platform that provides explainable insights to support compliance decisions in real time.
Legal AI company Legora has expanded its Series D round by $50 million, adding Atlassian and NVentures as new investors and reaching a $5.6 billion valuation. The company reports over $100 million in annual recurring revenue and serves more than 1,000 organizations worldwide.
Vedder has become the first law firm to adopt the AIQ score from AIQA Global, selecting the firm to conduct an independent assessment of its enterprise AI governance program.
A joint report by 5WPR and Haute Lawyer Network shows 79% of U.S. lawyers use AI tools internally, but seven major directories control nearly all AI-generated legal citations in client searches.
Jonomor has introduced Guard-Clause, an AI contract intelligence platform managed under Nvidia NemoClaw governance, offering clause-level analysis and risk scoring for freelancers and enterprises.
Hamid Kohan, CEO of Practice AI and Legal Soft, has been appointed to the advisory board of UCLA Law Executive Education's Strategic AI for Legal Professionals Program, where he will contribute industry insights to help shape AI education for legal professionals.
Mozilla Foundation will host Copyforward on April 24 in Los Angeles, a symposium examining how artificial intelligence is reshaping creative authorship and intellectual property. The event is part of the organization's global Imaginative Intelligences series.
Vensure Employer Solutions has launched HR Compliance, an AI platform that provides real-time legal guidance and automated workflows for HR teams. The platform integrates directly into Vensure’s ecosystem and supports compliance management across multiple jurisdictions.
Relativity plans to open a Singapore entity in the fourth quarter to support local hiring and strengthen its operations across Asia. The move aligns with rising adoption of its AI-powered legal data tools in the region.
Monica Zent, Managing Director of Law Innovation Agency, was invited by the U.S. Embassy in Mauritius to speak on AI enablement and legal technology best practices, coinciding with Mauritius' launch of its National AI Strategy.
Norm Ai has launched the Legal AGI Lab, a research initiative focused on building legal infrastructure to align AI agents with democratically determined law. The lab will explore topics such as AI legal reasoning, accountability, and liability in regulated industries.
A new startup called Objection, backed by Peter Thiel and Balaji Srinivasan, has launched an AI platform that allows users to challenge the accuracy of published news for a $2,000 fee. The system assigns an 'Honor Index' score to journalists based on submitted evidence, prompting concerns about its impact on whistleblowers and press freedom.
Scintillation Research has introduced ClaimHit, an AI-powered platform that performs patent infringement screening in about 60 seconds using a multi-model consensus engine and a proprietary scoring system.
Relativity and Wickard.ai have partnered to integrate hands-on AI training into law school curricula across the U.S., combining Relativity's academic resources with Wickard.ai's legal AI curriculum to prepare students for modern legal practice.
J.S. Held announced the expansion of its multidisciplinary services to address the rising number of AI-related legal disputes, following a reported 50% increase in case filings in early 2026.
GoDaddy and LegalZoom have partnered to support the Agent Name Service (ANS), an open standard for verifying AI agents across the web. The collaboration includes LegalZoom registering its first AI agent through GoDaddy’s ANS platform.
SCOREalytics has appointed Lawrence Krubner as Chief Technology Officer to lead its AI and machine learning strategy, overseeing platform architecture and engineering operations.
Legal AI platform Harvey has secured $200 million in new funding co-led by GIC and Sequoia Capital, valuing the company at $11 billion. The funds will support the expansion of Harvey’s AI agents and legal engineering teams worldwide.
Eudia has introduced Expert Digital Twins, a new AI system that replicates expert legal judgment within enterprises. The platform captures and scales institutional knowledge through its Enterprise Brain and integrates with ServiceNow's legal workflow tools.
Steno has raised $49 million in Series C funding led by Savano Capital Partners to accelerate expansion and enhance its AI litigation tools, including the next version of Transcript Genius.
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