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US AI-powered personal injury law firm Lawfty announces strategic investment from The LegalTech Fund

Financing to scale-up AI legal services to help more injury cases across the US

12 Nov 2026

Harbor acquires law firm financial software specialists AAC Consulting

AAC advises law firms on the use of Aderant financial management systems

12 Nov 2026

US-Canadian AI-powered law firm start-up Blackletter raises $6m in seed funding round

Firm that pairs lawyers and AI software will use financing to expand platform

11 Nov 2026

Harvey partners with online arbitration research platform Jus Mundi

Jus Mundi’s specialist AI research assistant Jus AI will integrate into Harvey’s platform

10 Nov 2026

Hong Kong’s Department of Justice launches funding scheme for legaltech adoption

Scheme aims to reduce financial barriers to deploying legaltech among small firms, sole practitioners and junior barristers

9 Nov 2026

US AI-powered hybrid law firm start-up Athena raises $2.5m in pre-seed funding round

Start-up was co-founded in August by former Legora employees Cem Ucan and Kieran John Keenan

6 Nov 2026

Harvey partners with trio of Italian legal publishers to expand legal content coverage

Collaboration with publishers Simone, Il Foro Italiano and Juranet adds Italian legal data to Harvey’s platform

4 Nov 2026

Harvey acquires AI-powered sales assistant platform Aida

Harvey’s fifth acquisition this year will help improve law firms’ knowledge management through AI

30 Oct 2026

Former US antitrust head Jonathan Kanter launches AI legaltech start-up

Kanter teams up with former deputy Doha Mekki to co-found litigation platform backed by $6.4m in seed funding

29 Oct 2026

Latham and Harvey agree partnership to develop AI tools for investment fund formation

Collaboration will combine firm’s investment funds practice with Harvey’s product team to build AI capabilities for fund arrangements

28 Oct 2026

Clio acquires Canadian AI-powered regulatory horizon scanning platform Page

Clio says deal will help its users monitor developing government legislation and prepare for regulatory change

28 Oct 2026

NautaDutilh launches in-house legaltech development platform Bluefield

Lawyers and software engineers will team up on the initiative, which is led by new partner hire Elgar Weijtmans

27 Oct 2026

Former Rouse managing director co-launches AI-powered trademark protection platform Patentir

Patentir’s AI tech is designed to help businesses with trademark guidance, prosecution and management

26 Oct 2026

Weil launches two-summer AI programme for law students

Select cohort of students to work with in-house team to develop AI capabilities from 2027

22 Oct 2026

Womble Bond Dickinson launches new hub for developing proprietary AI tools

Womble AI Labs’ in-house team will focus on creating legal AI to automate repetitive tasks

22 Oct 2026

US mass action start-up Chariot Claims raises $10m in Series A funding round

Financing to ‘take on the Goliath megacorps’ as mass arbitration and action activity gathers pace

21 Oct 2026

US e-discovery specialist Lineal acquires Swiss consultancy Forentec

Deal strengthens Lineal’s EMEA presence and expands its digital investigation capabilities

19 Oct 2026

Microsoft targets legal AI market with launch of specialist Copilot tools

More than 20 legal AI skills and partnerships with Harvey and Legora bring specialist capabilities into Microsoft 365

16 Oct 2026

Legora and US contract management firm Sirion agree to enter strategic partnership

Collaboration designed to close the gap between legal research and contract management for in-house teams

15 Oct 2026

US employment law software platform SixFifty launches agentic HR compliance tool

Ex-Wilson Sonsini subsidiary creates AI-powered HR specialist to help businesses comply with US employment laws

15 Oct 2026