LawTech Weekly Briefing - Apr 26 - May 2, 2025
AI use among in-house legal teams rises, Supio secures $60M for personal injury platform, and legal tech vendors expand capabilities through innovation and partnerships.
Key Stories
13.5% of Inhousers: AI Tools ‘Essential’ – Survey (Artificial Lawyer)
The latest Spotdraft survey shows that 13.5% of in-house lawyers now use AI tools daily, and over 65% are open to broader adoption. The rise of generative AI has made legal tech more accessible and effective compared to earlier NLP/ML systems. Integration into legal workflows remains a hurdle, but the overall trend is clear: AI is becoming central to legal operations. Interestingly, while AI has not directly resulted in job losses, some teams are shrinking due to efficiency gains and economic pressures.
Adam Nguyen, eBrevia: ‘AI Is Reducing Inhouse Headcount’ (Artificial Lawyer)
eBrevia CEO Adam Nguyen shares insights into the organizational impacts of AI adoption, noting that companies are reducing headcount in legal and ops teams as AI tools prove more effective. He also highlights a shift toward outsourcing to Alternative Legal Service Providers (ALSPs) to offset the risks and costs of AI implementation. The conversation will continue at the Legal Innovators California Conference, where legal and tech leaders will discuss how to navigate the evolving landscape.
Legal Tech Startup Supio Secures $60 Million in Series B Funding to Expand AI Platform for Personal Injury Law (LawSites)
Seattle-based Supio has raised $60M to grow its AI platform tailored for personal injury law firms. Its tools, which include AI-generated demand letters and interactive case timelines, help firms manage more cases and improve verdict outcomes. Supio’s platform supported a $495M verdict in a recent high-profile case and is already proving essential in handling unstructured legal and medical data. This funding round, led by Sapphire Ventures with participation from Mayfield and Thomson Reuters Ventures, brings Supio’s total raise to $91M.
Legal Technology Innovation
- Navigating regulatory challenges in data centres: Data centers must navigate evolving legal standards through careful due diligence to avoid compliance pitfalls.
- Access Legal Proclaim releases Land Registry version 2: New Proclaim update includes improved fees, timeline estimates, and access to Land Registry data.
AI and Legal Practice
- Lawyer Faces Sanctions for Hallucinated AI Cases: Lindell's attorney faces court scrutiny for filing briefs with nearly 30 AI-generated citation errors.
- CLM Summize Launches Agentic Capabilities: Summize debuts AI agents for more accurate contract review and redlining support.
- One in Three Open to Robot Lawyers, But Only With Oversight: Robin AI survey finds growing openness to AI lawyers if supervised by humans.
- Coheso Adds Universal CLM Connector: New connector helps in-house teams streamline workflows and manage data across systems.
- Clearbrief Demo: AI-Powered Litigation Tool: Clearbrief integrates with Word to improve litigation writing and fact checking.
- Prompt Engineering Is The New Drafting: AI requires lawyers to rethink legal work as system design and prompt creation.
- In-House Counsel Embrace AI, But Cautiously: SpotDraft finds cautious optimism among legal teams adopting AI for contract work.
- Alexi AI Demo Highlights Legal Research and Review: Alexi showcases features for expert research, review, and testimony analysis.
- AI Platform Tackles Geopolitical Risk: Hence Global helps counsel track geopolitical threats using real-time AI insights.
- Meet The New + Improved LegalSifter: LegalSifter relaunches with GenAI integration and acquisition of Contract Logix.
Vendor Partnerships and Strategies
- Gauvreau CPA Chooses Universal Migrator: Universal Migrator enables seamless client data transfers into Clio.
- Why Vendor Culture Matters: Legal teams should choose vendors aligned with their goals and values.
- CLOC Teams Up With Lexpo'25: Lexpo to feature curated legal ops sessions in Amsterdam.
- Dioptra + LawVu Partner on Contract Review: Partnership brings AI-driven contract review to LawVu platform.
- Cleary Gottlieb + Legora Announce Collaboration: Aims to enhance global document collaboration.
- Guru Discovery and QuikData Join Forces: Partnership enhances eDiscovery tools and service options.
Digital Transformation in Legal Industry
- Overcoming Resistance in Legal Teams: Change management is key to tech adoption in legal departments.
- Actionstep: 2025 Priorities for Midsize Firms: Survey highlights tech and client satisfaction as growth levers.
- UK Cyber Reform and NIS2 Compliance: UK's Cyber Security Bill aims to match EU standards.
- Relativity Boosts Access to Justice: Justice for Change program supports legal aid tech adoption.