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Ashurst strengthens alternative legal services capability in APAC with global delivery centre launch in Brisbane

Official announcement International law firm Ashurst is set to expand its global business services and alternative legal services offering with the launch of a global delivery centre ('GDC') in Brisbane. Building on the success and…

Smart contracts technology race between leading consumer law businesses

It is LegalZoom and Clause v Rocket Lawyer and ConsenSys. They are in a race to commercialise Smart Contracts for the masses.  Full announcement from Clause [17 Sept 2018] LegalZoom to Offer Smart Legal Contracts With…

MinterEllison separates from the pack in a big year for BigLaw

IBISWorld recently published its annual list of Australia's top 500 private companies. There were 13 law firms in the 2017/18 list. Their combined annual revenue was $4.167 billion. That's an average of around $320 million…

The businesses to watch in the legal business

Finalists 2018 ALPMA/LexisNexis Thought Leadership Awards

Silicon Valley to show the world how to do legal services

We first heard publicly from Justin Kan and his Atrium venture in July 2017 when we learned that he raised US$10.5 million to revolutionise legal services. There was little information shared publicly about how this…

Nuix acquires Ringtail eDiscovery software business from FTI Consulting for US$55 million

Nuix announced: Combining the raw processing power of the Nuix Engine across more than 1,000 file types and data formats with Ringtail’s efficient linear review, data analytics, and self-service capabilities creates an amazingly fast, easy…

No transaction is too complex for any size law firm with Workshare Transact: Case Study

Background Price Sierakowski Corporate is a leading, boutique commercial law firm with expertise in high level corporate work, including capital raisings, mergers and acquisitions, resources and energy, reconstructions and litigation. Price Sierakowski Corporate clients encompass…

Kira Systems Receives US$50M Series A Investment from Insight Venture Partners

Kira Systems, an AI-driven contract analytics software vendor, announced today a $50M USD minority investment from Insight Venture Partners. Kira Systems’ software, Kira, leverages proprietary machine learning technology to automatically identify and extract relevant information…