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BlackBoiler Adds Generative AI to Contract Redlining, Cuts Setup Time

BlackBoiler launched Veris, pairing its deterministic redlining engine with generative AI and a Word add-in interface. New pricing starts at $1,250/year for solo reviewers. Learn how it automates playbook setup and validates every edit.

Jalubro launches J-10 to enforce AI rules across your entire stack

Jalubro's J-10 sits above existing AI systems and blocks actions that breach compliance in real time. Built for regulated sectors like healthcare and law.

LegalTechTalk USA launches in Miami December 2027 with 55 partners

LegalTechTalk, a London-founded legal tech conference that drew 5,500 attendees in 2024, is expanding to Miami in December 2027 with backing from major law firms, tech vendors, and corporate legal teams.

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68% of law firms deploy Harvey AI agents; power users save 11 hours weekly

Harvey adoption jumped in six months: 68% of firms now run AI agents in production, with power users gaining 2.5 extra hours of productivity per week. A new RSGI report shows firms are treating AI as foundational infrastructure, not a tool.

Legal AI is now embedded in law firm strategy, not a side project

At Legal Innovators California, firm leaders revealed that AI adoption has moved from experimental to operational. NewMod firms are delivering work 10x faster at a fraction of Big Law rates, forcing established practices to choose between change and irrelevance.

Relativity rolls out aiR Assist for legal teams to query documents in plain language

Relativity made aiR Assist and custom analyses standard in RelativityOne by end of June. Legal teams can now ask plain-language questions of document data and get cited answers instantly, scaling up to 1.5 million documents per workspace.

Summize Acquires InnoLaw Team to Staff Enterprise CLM Rollouts

AI contract management vendor Summize is buying key personnel and assets from legal tech consultancy InnoLaw Group. The move reflects growing demand for hands-on implementation support as enterprises move AI from pilot to production.

Syke Founder Alistair Maiden Joins Legal AI Startup Flank

Alistair Maiden, who built and sold legal engineering firm Syke to Consilio in 2023, has joined Flank as a senior hire. His decade of enterprise legal tech deployment brings credibility to the agent-based automation startup.

Thomson Reuters Integrates DeepJudge Into CoCounsel, Unifies Firm Knowledge

DeepJudge's institutional search now connects to CoCounsel's legal AI, giving lawyers access to firm precedent, Westlaw research, and Practical Law standards in one interface without migrating content.

QC Healthcare Launches Holding Company Spanning Telehealth to AI Analytics

QC Healthcare announced a new holding company structure covering telehealth, clinical research, pharmacy, AI, healthcare analytics, and population health. Details on funding and specific AI capabilities remain unclear.

Eli Lilly Acquires 4E Therapeutics to Build Non-Opioid Chronic Pain Pipeline

Eli Lilly has acquired 4E Therapeutics, a biotech focused on RNA-targeting drugs for chronic pain. The deal advances Lilly's strategy to move away from opioid-based treatments.