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DeepJudge unveils AI continuity protocol backed by Harvey and Thomson Reuters

Swiss knowledge management startup’s Agent Handoff Protocol aims to preserve context as users move work between different AI systems

13 Aug 2026

Mayer Brown enters strategic arrangement with AI-powered legaltech company Scissero

Initiative combines firm’s structured products practice and Scissero’s AI verification services

13 Aug 2026

US firm Akerman appoints director of AI governance from software company Highspot

Michael Adler joins Akerman’s AI strategy platform and its corporate practice group as a partner in Washington

12 Aug 2026

Bird & Bird hires EY quartet to launch legal transformation team

Technology partner Shahin Baghaei joins with three EY colleagues as the firm looks to expand its legaltech and AI capabilities

11 Aug 2026

Anaqua acquires US patent risk management provider Unified Patents

Deal expands Anaqua’s dispute prevention capabilities as US patent litigation hits 10-year high

10 Aug 2026

AI dispute intelligence start-up Aavalynx raises £1.5m in pre-seed funding round

Jersey-based firm founded by former Quinn Emanuel of counsel helps businesses manage dispute risk

7 Aug 2026

BigHand acquires UK-based AI-powered legal pricing specialist Ayora

Deal builds on strategic partnership amid growing demand for AI pricing solutions

6 Aug 2026

Wordsmith AI extends Series B funding round, raises another $14m

New investment led by Intact Private Capital takes total financing to more than $100m

6 Aug 2026

US AI-powered IP governance start-up CopySight raises $3m in seed round

Financing led by Mucker Capital to expand its technology into commercial video production

4 Aug 2026

UK software provider CostsMaster partners with Irish AI consultancy Portlaw Strategic Intelligence

Collaboration is led by Dr Victoria McCloud, former King's Bench Master and deputy costs judge

3 Aug 2026

Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan invest in Harvey

Legal AI specialist says ‘marquee investors’ will support ‘next stage of growth’

30 Jul 2026

Legora acquires UK AI litigation intelligence start-up Wexler

Latest addition is fast-growing Gen AI specialist’s fifth acquisition this year

29 Jul 2026

Legal intelligence start-up Theo Ai appoints former Bristol Myers Squibb GC to board of directors

Sandra Leung appointed to help advance governance and responsible AI direction

28 Jul 2026

LexisNexis posts 10% H1 revenue jump as AI drives growth

AI-enabled products account for around 90% of the value of new sales

24 Jul 2026

Clifford Chance builds 400,000-document AI knowledge library with Epiq and Microsoft

Magic Circle UK firm says project allows it to curate ‘decades’ of knowledge while respecting client confidentiality

23 Jul 2026

Willkie Farr partners with OpenAI to accelerate development of proprietary tech

New York firm seeks to ‘transform frontier AI technologies into proprietary platforms’

22 Jul 2026

Demand for AI experience drives lateral associate hiring increase, study finds

Report by legaltech firm SurePoint finds law firms are looking to recruit lawyers with experience in AI as they build dedicated teams around the technology

21 Jul 2026

Arnold & Porter appoints first chief artificial intelligence officer

Roger Maeda takes up new role as US firm aims to strengthen AI capability

21 Jul 2026

Harvey acquires US investment firm-focused AI platform Benchmark

Deal will help further expand Harvey’s asset management capabilities

20 Jul 2026

Litera responds to Gen AI start-ups with brand refresh and platform relaunch

Chicago-based legaltech giant says integrated AI platform offers an alternative to Gen AI tools that ‘sell a feature’

17 Jul 2026