LawSites

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

In a significant ruling for legal publishing and AI development, a federal judge has granted partial summary judgment to Thomson Reuters in its long-running copyright infringement lawsuit against ROSS Intelligence, finding that ROSS infringed on Westlaw’s copyrighted headnotes and rejecting ROSS’s fair use defense.

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Clio

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Conducting legal research With its capacity to search legal databases and research, ChatGPT Search can assist with various legal research tasks, including researching legal developments, locating relevant case law, and more.

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Artificial Lawyer

JUNE 2, 2025

Midpage, an AI-native legal research platform, has raised a $4m Seed round, taking its total funding to $6.2m. It was led by an unnamed legal publishing house, with participation from Big Law a

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LawSites

JUNE 30, 2025

Landmark news broke this morning that law practice management company Clio has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the AI and legal research company vLex for $1 billion in cash and stock.

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Clio

JUNE 30, 2025

Clio has signed a definitive agreement to acquire vLex , the global leader in legal intelligence that combines the world’s most comprehensive legal research platform with cutting-edge AI. Today is one of those moments. This acquisition represents the largest in legaltech history.

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Brett Trout

JULY 1, 2025

Brett Trout Introduction In a bold move that is shaking up the global legal tech landscape, Canadian legal practice management giant Clio has announced its acquisition of the AI-powered legal research platform vLex in a staggering $1 billion deal.

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

MARCH 14, 2025

Fast Legal Research: Use a chatbot to pinpoint relevant cases and statutes with precision. Simply ask your legal question in plain language, and the chatbot will deliver targeted results. Accessible Legal Education: Have you encountered an unfamiliar legal term or concept? ” The more context, the better. .

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LawSites

JUNE 2, 2025

But well before Casetext was acquired, and well before it introduced CoCounsel as one of the very first legal AI assistants to […] Earlier today, I wrote about the latest iteration of CoCounsel, the AI product originally developed by Casetext before it was acquired by Thomson Reuters in 2023 for a whopping $650 million in cash.

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Clio

JANUARY 29, 2025

Legal is outpacing other industries when it comes to adopting AI; whether it is document drafting, client communications, or legal research, we are seeing lawyers realize the value of AI in a concrete way, further reaffirming that if you don’t embrace AI, you’re at a fundamental, competitive disadvantage.

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Artificial Lawyer

JUNE 30, 2025

Breaking News: Clio has announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire vLex, the legal research and AI productivity platform. The transaction is valued at.

Legal research

MatterSuite

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Legal Research Legal research is a long and tedious process but with the help of MatterSuite, it is possible to conduct the research within the software. You can take references from past cases, collect data, and get a deeper understanding to frame your research.

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Brett Trout

MARCH 5, 2025

Brett Trout The legal profession is undergoing a digital transformation, with artificial intelligence (AI) playing an increasingly prominent role in legal research and document drafting. Some states even require attorneys to stay abreast of technological advancements, such as AI, in the legal field.

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LawSites

AUGUST 6, 2025

With the legal research startup Casetext now kaput, having been killed off after its acquisition by Thomson Reuters, a newer legal research startup, Descrybe, has secured its spot in the widely used curriculum of the National Society for Legal Technology, joining established players including Lexis+, Westlaw and Bloomberg Law as one of six core research (..)

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LawSites

JULY 3, 2025

When legal research giant LexisNexis and legal AI giant Harvey announced a strategic alliance last month, legal tech commentator Richard Tromans called it “possibly the most important legal tech move in a decade.”

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

SixFifty, a company that helps businesses automate employment law compliance and documentation, today released the first phase of its Employment Law Informatics Project (ELIP), an effort to catalog, summarize, and encode the logic of every employment law in the United States, to enhance both academic legal research and practical business use.

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Colin S. Levy

OCTOBER 29, 2024

While AI won’t replace attorneys, it will undoubtedly become an essential tool that enhances legal professionals’ ability to provide high-quality service more efficiently.

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LawSites

JULY 22, 2025

Legal professionals are struggling to evaluate the rapidly evolving landscape of generative artificial intelligence tools for legal research, according to experts who spoke at a panel discussion during the American Association of Law Libraries annual conference in Portland, Ore.,

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Brett Trout

MARCH 3, 2025

Brett Trout In a significant decision for copyright law and legal technology, Judge Stephanos Bibas granted partial summary judgment in favor of Thomson Reuters, rejecting ROSS Intelligences fair use defense in a closely watched lawsuit over the use of Westlaws legal content.

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

JULY 1, 2025

Attendees will leave with a clear understanding of where AI delivers the most value: client intake, onboarding, case management, legal research, and marketing. You can create or claim an existing profile here to build your online presence, connect with potential clients, and more! More Questions?

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Percipient

JANUARY 20, 2025

It can also help with legal research, finding relevant case laws or statutes quickly without endless hours of manual searching. AI-Powered Legal Research Tools AI legal research tools take the hassle out of finding case law, statutes, and precedents. The good news?

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Martindale-Avvo

DECEMBER 10, 2024

This has continued to prove helpful for many attorneys, who appreciate the ability to tackle everything from legal research to case management from the comfort of home. The early lockdowns spurred much-needed technological innovations, including opportunities for completing numerous tasks on a remote basis.

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LawSites

JUNE 25, 2025

Even free legal research platforms need to make money at some point, and so as Descrybe.ai today launches a paid upgrade, it is making it worth your while, offering a “Legal Research Toolkit” with a suite of features, including its own AI-driven citator, which it calls the Cytator.

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Legal Tech Monitor

JANUARY 8, 2025

In an interview today, Mark Doble, CEO of Alexi, told me that the new tool uses orchestration of a suite of specialized AI agents to provide results that contain properties of legal reasoning. The tool orchestrates which agents it needs to perform the task, and then engages them to deliver the results.

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LawSites

MAY 9, 2025

Decisis, the legal research service that LexisNexis parent RELX launched in 2021 to compete against Fastcase for a share of the bar association partnership business, has expanded over just the past year from 10 to 20 bar partnerships, including 14 state bar associations.

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Legal IT Professionals

JUNE 9, 2025

Artificial intelligence has emerged as a transformative force in the legal industry, promising increased efficiency, reduced costs and enhanced service delivery. From contract analysis to legal research, AI tools are reshaping the way we work.

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Clio

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Providing free legal tools Free tools like these free legal research resources can significantly enhance your law firm’s backlink profile. These tools provide substantial value to legal professionals, making them more likely to be shared and referenced by other websites. .

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Clio

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Tech proficiency in legal practice Additionally, paralegals should develop a deep understanding of legal technology, including AI systems, document management software , and legal research tools.

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Debevoise Data Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Thomson Reuters offers one of the leading legal search engines on the market, Westlaw, which contains not only copies of cases, statutes, and other legal materials but also content created by Westlaw itself to assist in legal research.

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MatterSuite

APRIL 14, 2025

Resource Management : Utilizing available time, legal research facilities, and funding to provide services of greater value. Risk Management Law firms and legal entities face different types of risks, including financial, legal, strategic, and security.

Compliance

Legal Practice Intelligence

MAY 31, 2025

With tools capable of summarizing voluminous documents, conducting legal research, identifying potentially privileged materials and drafting litigation content, the promise of AI to accelerate transformation in the legal profession, delivering.

Legal research

Bigfork Tech

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Old school tools such as legal research software and document management systems are designed to automate routine tasks, enabling attorneys to focus on strategic thinking and client engagement. By reducing the time spent on tasks such as document review and legal research, AI can lower the overall costs associated with legal services.

Case management

Colin S. Levy

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Rethinking the Role of Technology in Legal Work Resistance to adopting technology is a shared issue across law firms and legal departments, though the challenges manifest differently in each setting.

Analytics

Clio

APRIL 17, 2025

Instead, key decisions used to be based on individual experience and past relationships in a small circle of legal professionals. For example, legal research often requires significant time and resourcessomething that smaller firms in particular might struggle with. AI-powered predictive analytics can tackle these constraints.

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Percipient

MAY 30, 2025

In contrast, a structured litigation workflow helps manage the case from intake through trial, allowing your team to stay focused and work efficiently.

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MatterSuite

JANUARY 29, 2025

These service providers include attorneys, paralegals, and legal experts who seek to provide their clients with tailor-made solutions. ALSPs differ from traditional law firms in that they utilize software and technology to streamline contract management, document review, and legal research , which makes them faster and more effective.

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Centerbase

MARCH 3, 2025

Legal research and subscriptions In order to stay on top of legal industry trends and changes to the law, firms need to purchase a variety of resources for members to utilize. As stated by the IRS, this includes malpractice insurance covering personal liability for professional negligence.

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LLRX

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few.

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