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By Rob Simcock AI pricing in legal tech is starting to look like a business model I know well: metered billing that captures revenue whether or not the customer is getting value. Thirty years ago, I sold photocopiers and printers.

By Rob Simcock Legal technology is moving faster than at any point in the last twenty years. AI-assisted drafting, contract automation, and real-time collaboration tools. There is a genuine conversation happening in every firm about where the technology is going

By Rob Simcock Something interesting is happening in the Knowledge Lawyer market at the moment. I was reading MRA Search’s latest Q1 2026 report and was struck by how clearly it reflects a pattern we’ve been seeing in our own

By Angela Crossland There is always a lot of focus in the legal industry on new technology. At the moment, AI, automation and collaboration tools are understandably getting a lot of attention. At the same time, something I’ve been seeing

AI in legal has shifted from speculation to implementation, with firms piloting tools like Copilot, CoCounsel and Harvey. There’s a budget behind the ambition. And yet – for all the momentum – actual engagement still feels patchy. According to iManage’s

In legal tech, words matter. But too often, the language we use to describe innovation ends up obscuring more than it reveals. Terms like “AI agent,” “copilot,” “orchestration,” “automation,” and “intelligence” now pepper product decks and vendor demos. But behind

2025 Benchmarking Survey for Law Firm IT Leaders What the numbers reveal This year’s Financial Benchmarking Survey*, written and produced by the legal team at Hazlewoods LLP and sponsored by Lloyds, paints a mixed picture for law firms. While 71%

In the rush to embrace AI-generated presentations, a familiar narrative is emerging: fast, automated, and frictionless slide creation. It sounds compelling – especially for individuals crafting one-off decks. But within law firms, particularly for those focused on business development and

Legal tech continues to evolve at pace. From AI tools to automation platforms, the legal sector is seeing significant innovation. But with that comes a risk: a growing gap between what’s available and what actually supports the daily work of

How often do we wish we had a magic something or other to get us from ‘a’ to ‘b’? Well in technology, particularly in the world of document reformatting and restyling, your wish is our command. If you want a

With any major technological advance, particularly one as major as generative AI,  you can safely assume that law firms will go through the following cycle: They create policies to ensure that users stay within agreed guardrails. If their competitors have

Kutana+Brochet has expanded its Legal Desktop portfolio by acquiring a majority share in the company Contract Genetica, adding an AI-powered contract drafting tool to its client offering. The acquisition by Kutana+Brochet will enable clients to leverage the value held in

While private equity acquisitions and investment are not new to the legal technology sector, over the past few years they have become prevalent, opening the door to challenges that you would expect from a model that makes money from aggressive

Consolidation among vendors in the legal sector is rife, and we often speak to law firms who are upset that a particular technology product they use and like is being end-of-lifed. Rather than settle for the new so-called bigger and

Simultaneous co-authoring of documents has become an integral part of many users’ working days, but it still brings challenges. Microsoft Teams creates an environment that encourages users to work together – instant chat, calls, and meetings as well as easier

If you speak to any law firm IT department about what is top of their to-do list right now, you can almost guarantee that it will involve a long list of projects including: upgrading their document management system; automating manual

As the legal technology sector starts to mature, it’s easy for software vendors to justify staff redundancies and restructuring by saying that mainstream software developers don’t need to provide day-to-day client support. They dismiss instability in the software as growing

We track the recent volatility in the template management market, which means template projects need to be elevated to the top of the pile if users are to avoid wasting countless hours on manual formatting. Amid all the noise and

If there is one thing that we are learning about people’s behaviour post-pandemic, it is that old habits really do die hard. Habits that we thought would be consigned to the dustbin – such as printing hard copy mark ups

Kutana has acquired a major share of complementary business, Brochet, to build on the strengths of both companies and to offer even more value in support and features to clients. Both Kutana and Brochet are established independent businesses working in

Microsoft has announced they will be adjusting the policy around managing the security of Active Content (e.g. add-ins and macros) in Office 365 documents. The most salient point is that they are changing the hierarchy of who can allow this