Legal technology (LegalTech) stories - Page 3

AI is speeding legal work, shifting risk upward and forcing lawyers to move from hands-on performers to orchestrators of judgement and control.

Australian midsize law firms double down on client care and incremental growth as AI use goes mainstream amid workload and talent strains.

BriefCatch acquires WordRake's core tech and 12 US patents, aiming to fuse document-level and in-line legal editing in one platform.

Agentic AI is shredding seat-based SaaS models, sparking a wave of 'zombie' vendors, valuation shocks and leaner, AI-native rivals.

Anthropic adds Claude plugins to Cowork, fuelling investor fears that agent-style AI could undermine traditional seat-based software.

NeuBird AI's agentic SRE platform autonomously resolved 230,000 alerts in a year, saving 12,000 hours and USD $1.8 million in costs.

Australian mortgage law firm Purcell Partners has rebranded as Lextech, signalling a sharper focus on technology alongside its legal services for lenders.

Lander & Rogers opens applications for its 2026 LawTech Hub, a six‑month, equity‑free accelerator for AI and legal tech startups worldwide.

Actionstep launches AI-powered Trace to automate time capture for law firms, backed by its acquisition of passive tracking startup Traced.

Litera launches a hybrid AI upgrade for its Kira contract tool, promising 90%+ accuracy and new generative features planned for 2026.

Luminance launches AI platform to capture contract memory and combat 'enterprise amnesia', promising 90% faster negotiations.

Agiloft says over half its customers now license AI tools as Screens usage surges, with AI users up 250% and app activity rising 12-fold.

Experts say AI-driven attacks and rampant data leaks mean organisations must verify outputs, curb collection and harden identity controls.

Lighthouse launches LighthouseIQ, an AI legal platform promising faster eDiscovery, case analysis and regulator-ready document review.

Adobe folds new generative AI into Acrobat Studio, auto-making slide decks, chat-edited PDFs and podcast-style summaries from documents.

Thomson Reuters launches Trust in AI Alliance with Anthropic, AWS, Google Cloud and OpenAI to develop trustworthy agentic AI systems.

Litera debuts Litera One Mobile for iOS, bringing AI agent Lito and synced drafting, review and knowledge tools to lawyers on the move.

iManage predicts 2026 will bring an agentic AI reality check, routine hallucination risk management and machine-led data restructuring.

Heavily regulated sectors and in-house legal teams are set to spearhead enterprise AI in 2026, turning compliance into a competitive edge.

AI's next wave in business will be sector-specific, process-led services as firms shift from generic tools to trusted, compliant platforms.