New post, looking at typos in M&A agreements. The basic finding is that certain lawyer-teams make more typos than others. Law firms effects, by contrast, are pretty small.
Monica Goyal
@monicagoyal.bsky.social
VP of Legal Innovation at Briefly Legal LLC. Author, and Instructor in the area of AI and Law. Interested in legal tech and AI.
I'm looking for Legal Engineers to join my team at NetDocuments. Remote, US legal experience preferred. Please spread the word to any lawyer-coders you know! job-boards.greenhouse.io/netdocuments... #LegalTech
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Lehi, Utah, United States; Remote - US
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🪧 The University of Toronto (St. George) is hiring in American Politics, with a focus on democracy in the United States. Please spread the word! I'm on the committee and am more than happy to answer questions. Full ad & details here: jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...
TL;DR: Disney is seeking a chief for legal AI as it undergoes significant changes within its 1,000-member Legal and Global Affairs team, marking a notable shift towards integrating technology in legal processes.
Disney Seeks Legal AI Chief Amid Inhouse Shakeup
Entertainment giant Disney is having a legal AI moment. Last week, Deadline reported that the company’s 1,000-strong Legal and Global Affairs group would face significant changes, with ‘automating …
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OpenAI's Astra for Law scored 54% on a legal-research benchmark, up from 38.7% with plain web search. Real gain. Also means 46% still wasn't fully right -- and courts have already logged 1,5… https://rtfclmgzn.com/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=autopost# #OpenAI #LegalAI #Astra
OpenAI launches Astra for Law with a 230-million-document legal index and a 54% benchmark pass rate
OpenAI's Astra for Law scored 54% on a legal-research benchmark, up from 38.7% with plain web search -- and 46% still wasn't fully correct.
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Astra for Law: Frontier intelligence built for your practice. A new offering powered by GPT-6 Astra with tools, settings, and context to support the expertise and judgment of lawyers and legal technology firms. #BigData #Analytics #DataScience #AI #MachineLearning geni.us/Astra-for-Law
yeah, it's gonna be a rough few years for US law schools...
Joe Patrice@joepatrice.bsky.social · 3mo agoLaw schools might be in serious trouble
This is a crazy photo. All day in Toronto the sun has been mooted by the smoke but not even close to the experience of being near the fires.
Luke LeBrun@lukelebrun.ca · 4mo agoThese images of First Nations community members evacuating Collins, Ontario on motorboats are absolutely surreal www.facebook.com/reel/1548244...
The American Legal Technology Awards are a great way to give that work the recognition it deserves. Nominating takes only a few minutes, there's no fee to apply, and self-nominations are encouraged.
American Legal Technology Awards — The Oscars of Legal Innovation
An annual awards competition and gala that celebrates the people and companies pushing legal technology forward.
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Another tech giant moving into legal tech. Thoughts anyone?
Law + Tech News Bot@news.bot.suffolklitlab.org · 4mo agoTL;DR: Amazon has launched 'Amazon Quick for Legal,' expanding its offerings to the legal sector. This move marks another step by tech giants to integrate into the legal profession, potentially transforming legal services delivery.
I think it is really worth reading this piece on RSI at Anthropic. There is a bit of navel-gazing, some marketing, and a lot of very sincere beliefs about what Anthropic thinks is likely in the near future of AI that you probably want to be aware of. www.anthropic.com/institute/re...
When AI builds itself
Our progress toward recursive self-improvement, and its implications.
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#AgenticAI can plan, execute multi-step tasks, and adapt with limited human intervention. TRI and @statecourts.bsky.social explore guardrails for responsible use in legal settings. May 20 @ 1PM ET Register: buff.ly/2jo4QQI #JusticeTech #AccessToJustice #AI #AIPolicy #LegalTech
Claude for Legal is a big step forward, especially for in‑house teams. Just be sure to review consumer vs enterprise terms before using client data.The real test is performance: accuracy on real contracts. Here's a good LI post about it www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... #legaltech #legalai
#ai #law #lawyers | Nicola (Nikki) Shaver | 90 comments
BREAKING: Anthropic just officially entered the legal market, launching 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥. I know, I know; I said this wasn’t going to happen, that the early plug-ins were “marketing” not market entr...
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While the world’s eyes are on fashion’s biggest night, we’re turning ours to the garment, retail, and warehouse workers who keep the industry running. From true love found on the picket line to a free tailoring school out of a Brooklyn basement — meet the New Yorkers who make it all possible.
TL;DR: Explore how advancements in technology, particularly AI, are transforming the legal profession, as highlighted by Terence Tao's insights on our cognitive evolution. This shift promises to enhance efficiency and redefine traditional legal tasks.
Intelligence, Rearranged: How Agents Are Changing Legal Work
By Ryan Samii, Head of Product Innovation, Harvey. Terence Tao, the world’s greatest mathematician, recently suggested we’re living through a ‘cognitive Copernican revolution.’ His point: for a lon…
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Pro tip for anyone using legal AI MS Word plugins: if the addin button is mysteriously greyed out, check the file format. Many plugins only work on .docx, not .doc. And yes lots of legal precedents still live in .doc. Convert to .docx and moveon #legalAI #legaltech
Also, is that…Jude Law? Law? Hahahahaha, please get me out of this timeline.
Maybell Romero@maybell.bsky.social · 7mo agoOh no; what fresh hell is this being advertised in the NYT?
TL;DR: In Q1 2026, legal tech funding surged to $2.34 billion across 103 deals, with three companies dominating the landscape, according to data from Legal Complex.
Legal Tech Raised $2.3B in Q1 ’26, But 3 Companies Dominate
Legal tech funding continues to remain strong, with Q1 2026 data from Legal Complex showing that $2.34 billion was raised across 103 deals. However, Relativity, Harvey, and Legora represented aroun…
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TL;DR: August, the dynamic legal AI platform targeting smaller firms, has made a significant impact by winning the AmLaw 200 firm Hughes Hubbard, signaling a strong market presence in the legal technology sector.
August Wins Big Law Firm Hughes Hubbard
August, the broad legal AI platform mostly focused on medium- to small-scale law firms, has surprised the market and won AmLaw 200 firm Hughes Hubbard & Reed (HHR) as a key customer. The firm, …
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Clio Launches Clio Capital to Provide Fast, Low-Friction Financing for Law Firms
Clio Launches Clio Capital to Provide Fast, Low-Friction Financing for Law Firms
Clio has officially launched Clio Capital, a financing program designed exclusively for law firms that use the company’s practice management platform. The product, which went live Feb. 26, provides…
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Good. This is appropriate. The reason those are licensed professions is that we recognize the danger of letting an untrained human dispense legal or medical advice. That danger does not disappear when the advice is dispensed by an LLM. In fact, the danger multiplies
Jess Miers 🦝@jmiers230.bsky.social · 8mo agoThe latest NY chatbot bill would bar chatbots from conveying information that could fall within the scope of a licensed profession. It’s basically a censorship bill disguised as licensure protection. statescoop.com/new-york-bil...
One list we should all be proud to be at the bottom of. 🇨🇦
"For legal tech, it is landing more like a tsunami than a drop." Bob Ambrogi on Anthropic's surprise legal plugin for Claude Cowork www.lawnext.com/2026/02/anth...
Anthropic’s Legal Plugin for Claude Cowork May Be the Opening Salvo In A Competition Between Foundation Models and Legal Tech Incumbents
To read today's news, you'd think it was the shot heard 'round the world — or around the legal tech world, at least. 'Legal software companies have suffered sharp declines in their share prices,' repo...
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If you live outside the United States, I'm sure the senator's office would love to hear how much more you respect the United States now that Donald Trump is president again. Here's his number: (202) 224-5251
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 10mo agoSen. John Curtis: "I am grateful for your role. I believe uneqviocably [sic] that you and President Trump have made the world a safer place. I push back on the false narrative that we're not respected. I think we're respected far more than we were around the world."
Legal AI this past year has seen a historic level of funding. It has lead some people to ask whether the billable hour is dead. I'm moderating a panel tomorrow which will discuss this question. This webinar is free and has been CLE accredited. www.linkedin.com/events/aiinl... #legalAI #legaltech
So they didn’t like the ad. Let’s just post Reagan’s 5 min speech against tariffs as it appears on YouTube. Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X). *1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.” youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc
President Reagan's Radio Address on Free and Fair Trade on April 25, 1987
YouTube video by Reagan Library
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NEW: There’s a disaster unfolding in Alaska right now. And no major network is covering it. The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait. At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.