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900K U.S. Lawyers Now Get Free Trust Accounting From Smokeball
Smokeball reaches 28 state bar partnerships covering two-thirds of active attorneys. Signup data reveals 60-70% of users had no prior trust accounting tech.
Clio Buys Jurisage to Launch Canadian AI Legal Tools
Clio acquired the Canadian legal AI company Jurisage to access 470,000+ case records and clear the way for Clio Work's Canada launch later this year.
Eve Launches EveOS Platform to Sync AI Agents With Case Management Systems
Eve's new operating system adds Atlas (live case data layer), communication agents, and research tools to plaintiff firms. Four new products aim to fix data drift when AI handles routine casework alongside attorneys.
Integreon appoints ops veteran Krishna Nacha as CEO to build AI-first legal services
Krishna Nacha, who led operations at Iron Mountain and Wipro, takes over legal services firm Integreon to pursue what he calls a domain-led AI strategy paired with process intelligence. His first 90 days focus on listening before strategy.
Five Legal Tech CEOs Changed Posts in One Week. Here's Why.
Four new CEOs and one president promoted in legal tech within days. Private equity ownership, AI strategy shifts, and the COO-to-CEO pipeline are all at play — but women leaders are notably absent from the moves.
Lexsoft Embeds Curated Knowledge Into Claude, Copilot, Harvey
Lexsoft's T3 platform connects firm data to generative AI tools via MCP connectors, letting lawyers query curated knowledge inside familiar interfaces. The demo shows how structured metadata, not raw documents, becomes the competitive edge.
Clio Buys Jurisage to Launch Canadian Legal AI Without US Training Data
Clio acquired Canadian legal AI firm Jurisage and its 470,000-case database to launch Clio Work in Canada. The move addresses a core bottleneck: most legal AI tools train on US law, leaving Canadian firms without jurisdiction-specific alternatives.
Integreon names Iron Mountain exec Krishna Nacha as CEO
Krishna Nacha, who led Iron Mountain's Americas division, takes the helm at legal services provider Integreon to drive AI-forward strategy and process modernization for corporate legal teams.
PwC and SYKE Veterans Launch Telon, AI Legal Services Firm Operating in Four Countries
Former PwC partner Lewis Bretts and ex-SYKE COO Tom Mellor launched Telon with 15 staff and delivery live across the US, UK, South Africa, and Argentina. The firm charges by outcome, not hours, and operates the AI platform on behalf of clients.
College founder builds claim firewall to block unsupported AI legal drafts
QEL, founded by a third-year student, applies rule-based admission control to AI-generated legal and compliance documents. The startup is now running design-partner pilots to validate whether claim-level filtering solves real organizational risk.
Star51 Capital Closes First Medtech VC Fund
Star51 Capital announced the first close of its dedicated medtech venture fund. Details on fund size, focus areas, and investor backing are limited in available reporting.
Wave Neuroscience Wins FDA Clearance for MeRT PTSD Treatment
Wave Neuroscience received FDA clearance for MeRT, a magnetic neuromodulation therapy targeting PTSD. The decision marks the first regulatory approval for the company's brain-stimulation approach.