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The Five Most Momentous Legal Tech Fails

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While the last few years have brought an abundance of new and innovative legal tech products to market, the fact of the matter is that not every new product will succeed. Let’s revisit five of the most momentous legal tech fails of the last 10 years. In 2016, legal tech entrepreneur Derek Bluford was riding high.

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Exclusive: iManage Reveals Details On Its Growth, Lays Out Plans to Further Leverage Gen AI, Partnerships

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Among the most enduring yet dramatic success stories in legal tech is that of iManage , the document and email management company. Founded in 1995, its collaborative approach to content management made it popular among among law firms virtually out of the gate, and it was acquired eight years later for $171 million by Interwoven.

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The 2023 Fastcase 50 Announced, Honoring Legal’s Innovators, Visionaries and Leaders

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Since 2011, Fastcase has released an annual list of the Fastcase 50, honoring 50 of the law’s “smartest, most courageous, innovators, techies, visionaries, and leaders.” I was honored to be in the inaugural Fastcase 50 class in 2011. This year’s list of honorees reflects a year of transformation for legal services.

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Aderant Begins the New Year with a New CEO

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“There are a lot of transformational things happening in legal tech right now and I am confident that Aderant will be a driving influence in the industry’s future direction,” Cartrett says. She started at Aderant in 2011 as CFO, then became COO in 2014. She was named CEO in 2017.

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Colin S. Levy

It did grow if you look at the number of legal professionals, earning power, or seed or series funding of legal tech companies. This last metric isn't just legal tech but all tech companies, so perhaps doesn't count. Legalcomplex was my notebook chronicling the history of legal technology, starting in 2011.

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My 20 Most-Read Posts of 2022

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For somewhat of a time capsule of the past decade in legal technology, see my prior years’ lists of my most-popular posts: 2021 , 2020 , 2019 , 2018 , 2017 , 2016 , 2015 , 2014 , 2013 , 2012 , 2011 , 2010 ). I Ran Justice Alito’s Draft Abortion Opinion through the BriefCatch Legal Editing Software.

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Affinity Consulting Brings Added Expertise to the Lawyerist Community

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Both former practicing attorneys, Danielle and Jeff bring a wealth of legal tech knowledge and industry insights that will benefit the Lawyerist community. “We But after graduating from law school in 2011, she ended up at the small two-person family law firm where she had clerked. It is a really good matchup,” he said.