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Law.com's Legaltech News
Legal Research Consolidation Is Setting Off Some Alarm Bells, but It May Be Temporary
Legal research software may be centralized in the hands of two large companies, but consolidation isn’t a foregone conclusion in the market.
Law.com's Legal Tech News
8/30/2023
LawSites
Thomson Reuters Completes Its $650M Acquisition of Casetext
It has been the legal story of the summer. In June, Thomson Reuters announced that it had signed an agreement to acquire the legal research and AI company Casetext for a jaw-dropping $650 million. The deal, it said at the time, was subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions and was expected to close...
Bob Ambrogi
8/17/2023
ILTA Blog
How Online Research Transforms Legal Due Diligence
From : Blog Entry >> Vic’s Blog EntryIn the world of litigation, every piece of information can influence the direction of a case. Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) equips legal professionals with the tools to gather relevant information across the internet, streamline research requests, and achieve exceptional victories. By embracing OSINT, practitioners in the legal field...
Vic Quesada
8/17/2023
Law.com's Legaltech News
Thomson Reuters Officially Acquires Casetext for $650 Million as Deal Closes
In addition to confirming that the deal had officially closed, Thomson Reuters also indicated that it is collaborating with Casetext “on a legal drafting solution that leverages Westlaw, Practical Law and Document Intelligence.”
Law.com's Legal Tech News
8/17/2023
Law.com's Legaltech News
Are Legal Research Costs Tempting Lawyers to Turn to ChatGPT?
Those who practice in non-research heavy areas could be drawn to more low-cost, but ultimately unreliable legal research alternatives such as ChatGPT.
Law.com's Legal Tech News
7/26/2023
Legal IT Insider
Product Insights: AI-enabled litigation research assistant Scott from Intelllex 
Intelllex founder Chang Zi Qian tells us about their new AI-empowered litigation research assistant Scott. Intelllex is a Singapore-founded legal search and knowledge platform. Scott can search Singapore caselaw and also UK ... Product Insights: AI-enabled litigation research assistant Scott from Intelllex  Read More » The post Product Insights: AI-enabled litigation research assistant Scott from Intelllex  appeared...
Caroline Hill - Editor-in-Chief
7/5/2023
Law.com's Legaltech News
LexisNexis and Thomson Reuters Weigh In on the Future of AI in Legal Research
The recent acquisition of Casetext by Thomson Reuters has raised many questions about the future of generative AI in legal research. Here, LexisNexis and Thomson Reuters weigh in on issues including build vs. buy, which LLMs to use, securing AI talent and more.
Law.com's Legal Tech News
6/30/2023
LawSites
On Today’s Live Legaltech Week: Nota’s CEO Is Our Guest and We’ll Weigh In On the Casetext Acquisition
We have a packed program for today’s Legaltech Week, live at 3 p.m. ET, with a guest speaker and then our deep dive into the Casetext acquisition news. To kick off the show, we’ll be joined by Paul Garibian, CEO of Nota, to talk about his company’s first-of-its-kind relationship with The Florida Bar, announced Monday,...
Bob Ambrogi
6/30/2023
LawSites
An Interview with Casetext CEO Jake Heller on His Company’s Acquisition By Thomson Reuters
Yesterday afternoon, I had the chance to sit down for about 20 minutes via Zoom with Jake Heller, the founder and CEO of Casetext, to discuss his company’s acquisition by Thomson Reuters in a $650 million cash deal.  What follows is a transcript of our conversation, which I have condensed and edited very slightly for...
Bob Ambrogi
6/28/2023
Above the Law Tech News
Thomson Reuters Buying Casetext… Just Like We Knew They Would
Seems like a win-win. The post Thomson Reuters Buying Casetext... Just Like We Knew They Would appeared first on Above the Law.
Joe Patrice
6/27/2023
LawSites
As Thomson Reuters Explains Its Acquisition of Casetext, Some Investors Seem Uncertain
Compared to Thomson Reuters, Casetext is a relatively small company with relatively minimal revenue, and one that effectively refocused its product strategy over the past year, launching its generative AI product CoCounsel just four months ago. So why did TR shell out a record $650 million in cash to acquire Casetext? That was the question...
Bob Ambrogi
6/27/2023
Dewey B Strategic
Breaking News: Thomson Reuters to Acquire Casetext
In the oddest of “odd couplings” Casetext which just celebrated their 10th anniversary is being acquired by Thomson Reuters. for more than $650M. Congrats to Casetext Co-Founders Jake Heller, Pablo Arredondo and Laura Safdie. Here is the press release from Thomson Reuters. TORONTO, June 26, 2023 –Thomson Reuters Corporation (“Thomson Reuters”) (NYSE / TSX: TRI), a...
Jean O'Grady
6/27/2023
LawSites
The Rumors Were True: Thomson Reuters Acquires Casetext for $650M Cash
Rumors had been swirling that Thomson Reuters was about to acquire Casetext, and they proved to be true. Just before 9 p.m. Eastern time today, TR said it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire Casetext for $650 million cash. “The proposed transaction will complement Thomson Reuters existing AI roadmap and builds on its recent...
Bob Ambrogi
6/27/2023
Law.com's Legaltech News
Thomson Reuters to Acquire Casetext for $650 Million Cash
“The acquisition of Casetext is another step in our ‘build, partner and buy’ strategy to bring generative AI solutions to our customers,” said Steve Hasker, president and CEO of Thomson Reuters, in the press release.
Law.com's Legal Tech News
6/26/2023
Legal IT Insider
Thomson Reuters acquires legal research challenger Casetext for $650m
Thomson Reuters Corporation has signed a definitive agreement to acquire legal tech research challenger Casetext for $650m cash.  Founded by CEO Jake Heller in 2013 with a view to democratising ... Thomson Reuters acquires legal research challenger Casetext for $650m Read More » The post Thomson Reuters acquires legal research challenger Casetext for $650m appeared...
Caroline Hill - Editor-in-Chief
6/26/2023
LawSites
How A Startup Evolves: As Casetext Marks 10th Year Anniversary, Here’s Its History Through 50 Blog Posts
The legal technology company Casetext celebrates its 10th anniversary today. In a blog post the company published today, it describes itself as “a ten-year overnight success.” That sums it up well. Like many startups, its path to success has taken it on detours along the way. The company it started as in 2013 is not...
Bob Ambrogi
6/15/2023
Dewey B Strategic
Breaking News: Thomson Reuters and Microsoft Announce Microsoft 365 Copilot Partnership
Today Microsoft and Thomson Reuters are announcing a unique partnership for the integration of Thomson Reuters content including generative AI capabilities into the Microsoft 365 Copilot product. According to the Press Release: Working with Microsoft, Thomson Reuters has developed a contract drafting solution, powered by its legal products and content, and Copilot for Word. Delivering...
Jean O'Grady
5/23/2023
LawSites
Thomson Reuters Previews Its Plans for Generative AI, Announces Integration with Microsoft 365 Copilot
As other legal technology companies have rushed to release products using generative AI, one of the largest, Thomson Reuters, has been unusually silent. It broke that silence slightly two weeks ago, when it announced plans to invest some $100 million a year in AI, including incorporating generative AI across its flagship products in the second half...
Bob Ambrogi
5/23/2023
Law.com's Legaltech News
Thomson Reuters Embraces Generative AI With Microsoft 365 Copilot Integration, Upcoming Product Updates
A host of Thomson Reuters’ products will now be available through Microsoft 365 Copilot for Word, while those products themselves are getting new generative AI capabilities later this year.
Law.com's Legal Tech News
5/23/2023
Legal IT Insider
Thomson Reuters announces integration with Microsoft 365 Copilot amid suite of gen AI updates 
Thomson Reuters announced today (23 May) that its products will be integrated with Microsoft 365 Copilot, becoming one of the first in the legal industry to do so. TR announced ... Thomson Reuters announces integration with Microsoft 365 Copilot amid suite of gen AI updates  Read More » The post Thomson Reuters announces integration with...
Caroline Hill - Editor-in-Chief
5/23/2023
3 Geeks and A Law Blog
LexisNexis Bets Big on AI Transforming the Legal Industry: Jeff Pfeifer on the Launch of Lexis+ AI (TGIR Ep. 203)
Many of us have wondered when the big two legal information providers would jump into the Generative AI game, and it looks like LexisNexis is going public first with the launch of Lexis+ AI. We sat down with ⁠Jeff Pfeifer⁠, Chief Product Officer for UK, Ireland, Canada, and US, and discuss the launch and what...
Greg Lambert and Marlene Gebauer
5/16/2023
3 Geeks and A Law Blog
The Future of AI within LexisNexis and the Legal Industry with Lexis CTO Jeff Reihl – TGIR Ep. 197
AI is now a significant part of the legal industry, and technology companies such as LexisNexis are at the forefront of this technology shift. We sat down and talked with ⁠Jeff Reihl⁠, the Executive Vice President, and Chief Technology Officer at LexisNexis, and discussed the current state of AI and its relevance to the legal...
Greg Lambert and Marlene Gebauer
4/13/2023
LawSites
On LawNext: Revisiting the Fastcase Origin Story: Ed Walters and Phil Rosenthal on How Their Company Came To Be
With the news last week of the merger of legal research companies Fastcase and vLex, it seemed a good time to revisit our 2019 interview with the founders of Fastcase, Ed Walters and Phil Rosenthal. The occasion of this interview was the company’s 20th anniversary, and we recorded it live, on the exhibit hall floor, at the annual conference of the American Association...
Bob Ambrogi
4/10/2023
Law.com's Legaltech News
Akin Expands Proprietary Legal Research Tool OverRuled, Aiming to Tame Proliferating Sanction Regulations
Akin partner Mac Fadlallah said OverRuled’s goal is to be the legal research platform for export controls and sanctions lawyers “that platforms like LexisNexis and Westlaw are to litigators.”
Law.com's Legal Tech News
4/4/2023
LawSites
ABA Antitrust Content Now Available on vLex (And We Have An Exclusive Demo of How It Works)
The legal research company vLex and the American Bar Association are today announcing a partnership to offer access to a collection of more than 60 titles from the ABA’s Antitrust Law Section on vLex’s AI-powered research platform. The collection of competition and consumer protection content covers essential areas of antitrust law such as monopolization, intellectual...
Bob Ambrogi
3/29/2023
Dewey B Strategic
Thomson Reuters $650M Bet on Casetext CoCounsel. Did They Buy Market Dominance or Just Time?
Thomson Reuters’  deal to purchase  Casetext has driven the legal tech hype cycle to a fever pitch. Don’t get me wrong. I am a big fan of Casetext. I have been an admirer for over a decade. More than once, I have watched them not just beat the market, but redirect the market and invent whole new...
Jean O'Grady
6/29/2023
Dewey B Strategic
Lexis+ AI Launches with Two Customer Initiatives: Commercial Preview and AI Insider Programs
LexisNexis® Legal & Professional, is announcing the launch of Lexis+® AI, a generative AI platform designed to transform legal work. According to the press release “Lexis+ AI is built and trained on the largest repository of accurate and exclusive legal content, leveraging an extensive collection of documents and records to provide customers with trusted, comprehensive...
Jean O'Grady
5/4/2023
Dewey B Strategic
Casetext CoCounsel Event – Professor Stephen Gillers Keynote Declares “The end of legal services as we know it.”
Laura Safdi and Pablo Arredondo Introducing CoCounsel On Wednesday night, Casetext  continued to celebrate the launch of their Generative AI platform, CoCounsel with a special  “Invitation only” event  during LegalWeek in New York. CoCounsel is powered by OpenAI’s GPT 4 and was the first AI technology to successfully pass a bar exam. The event included...
Jean O'Grady
3/24/2023