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Anthropic extends legal reach with launch of 12 Claude practice area plugins

Gen AI giant also releases more than 20 ‘connectors’ to popular legaltech software

13 May 2026

Pinsent Masons recruits AI adoption specialist from BCLP

Hayley Harris takes up new role of chief knowledge and AI adoption officer

12 May 2026

AI-native law firm start-up Moritz secures $9m in seed funding round

San Francisco-based hybrid law firm is expected to use the capital to expand in the US and Europe

8 May 2026

Indian legal AI platform start-up Jurisphere raises $2.2m in funding round

Jurisphere plans to use the funds to expand its contract drafting and review platform globally

5 May 2026

AI legaltech start-up Manifest OS secures $60m funding at $750m valuation

Capital raise will help finance the firm’s ambition to end the billable-hour model via its operating platform for lawyers

4 May 2026

Legora extends Series D funding round by $50m, valuing business at $5.6bn

New investors led by NVIDIA and Atlassian raise funding round to $600m

1 May 2026

LexisNexis-owner RELX agrees to acquire French legal AI platform Doctrine

Acquisition would complement LexisNexis’s existing legal AI offering in Europe

30 Apr 2026

US IP software specialist Anaqua acquires European rival Patrix

Second acquisition in 12 months hands Anaqua a “well-served, loyal customer base”

29 Apr 2026

London boutique Three Points Law hires AI legaltech co-founder and former KPMG Law partner

Usman Wahid, who co-founded AI legal platform VennSpace, will focus on fintech deals

28 Apr 2026

Baroness Harman to speak at conference on impact of employment reforms on legal sector

Change Management Present and Future conference to explore Employment Rights Act 2025’s safeguards against workplace harassment

27 Apr 2026

Legora acquires Swedish AI legal research start-up Qura

Legora to absorb Qura’s specialised search engine as it looks to expand in key markets including US

23 Apr 2026

Sullivan & Cromwell apologises for AI hallucinations in letter to US court

Opposing counsel Boies Schiller Flexner raised AI error issues in bankruptcy case

22 Apr 2026

Earth Day 2026: IBA legal guide series highlights commercial impact of nature-related risks

IBA’s Nature-Intelligent Legal Services series aims to help lawyers ‘move beyond carbon-only thinking’

22 Apr 2026

Garrigues merges with BSVV to strengthen Chile presence

Top Spanish firm’s Chilean arm bolstered by arrival of 11 partners and their teams

21 Apr 2026

US legaltech firm Litera plans Denver launch as North American expansion continues

The company has opened seven US offices and one Canadian office over the past year

17 Apr 2026

Simmons & Simmons launches AI law internship programme

Students will work on projects that are shaping the future of AI law and governance

16 Apr 2026

The Chancery Lane Project launches tech platform to support climate-aligned legal contracting

TCLP Labs’ digital toolkit can help lawyers draft more climate-friendly contracts

15 Apr 2026

Hollywood star Jude Law hired by Legora to front its new global brand campaign

‘Law just got more attractive’ initiative to be rolled out across the UK, US and the Nordics

13 Apr 2026

ALSP Proceed to benefit from Align Capital Partners’ $405m fund close

Single asset continuation fund will help finance Proceed’s next phase of growth

3 Apr 2026

Cooley-backed contract review start-up Crosby raises $60m in fresh funding

New York-based Crosby deploys AI and lawyers working in tandem to review contracts

2 Apr 2026