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LegalTech startups and legal services startups forge alliances

While overly-conservative law firms might be pondering the adoption of new legal technology, new-concept law firms and providers are jumping on-board. Two recent examples are LegalTech Josef being adopted by legal services outfit Luna and Settify…

IPH borrows $33m to buy key stake in competitor

IPH Limited, the ASX-listed IP firm, is so determined to stop the merger of its rivals Xenith and Qantm that is has used $33m of its debt facility to buy approximately 19.9% of the equity…

A New Choice in Search Provider

By Taylah Allen*. You're probably thinking, all search providers are the same. Except, if that were the case then in its first year in business, triSearch would not have attracted more than 200 clients. What…

A leading litigation funder expands Australian presence into Melbourne and appoints four new senior Investment Managers

Augusta Ventures, a leading litigation funder in both the UK and Australia continues its expansion into the Australian market with the appointment of four highly experienced senior litigation lawyers and the establishment of a second…

Now we know how one of the Big4 will take over the legal services market

KPMG has shown its hand on how it aims to become the dominant global player in legal services. Will it be through Artificial Intelligence, through Uberisation, through weaponising its battalions of accountants? Based on a…

LAWGUN fast-tracking US expansion

LAWGUN has rolled out across all Australian jurisdictions with their unique (and FREE) 'Uber-like' smart search that finds consumers the best 'live auctioned' rates for case winning lawyers who have the best customer and expert…

In-house legal being called-out as AI laggards

The adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) by legal departments is being compared to its adoption by other corporate departments Prestigious consulting firm, Bain & Company is 'shaming' legal departments for being tech laggards: .. legal…

What is the cyber security duty of care for a law firm?

Cyber Duty of Care has been written by EJ Wise and is available as an immediate download via this link (no registration required). EJ Wise is Principal at Wise Law (www.wiselaw.com.au) in Melbourne, providing specific and…