Tech

Global legal software and services company Elevate today (28 October) announced the acquisition of Legadex, a company based in the Netherlands that helps legal departments with advice, legal tech implementation and flexible staffing. Founded in 2008, Legadex serves over 300 customers, including publicly listed companies, financial institutions, and investment funds across sectors such as food,…

The latest salvo on agentic AI in the legal technology world comes from Litera, the US$300 million/year workflow company. Today (27 October) it formally launches Lito, an AI agent that is free to customers of Litera’s core products, Litera Draft Base, Pro, Advanced and Kira. It helps lawyers through their workflows, from opening up…

Singapore-founded legal practice management start-up Tessaract has raised £4.6m in funding led by Mercia Ventures and supported by Fuel Ventures to drive UK growth. Tessaract’s cloud-based platform integrates case management, billing, finance, and collaboration. It says that the investment will accelerate its UK expansion, advance its product development, and build out client success operations…

Global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer has appointed Ilona Logvinova as its first global chief AI officer. She joins HSF Kramer from Cleary Gottlieb, where she led the US firm’s transformation efforts as director of practice innovation. An accomplished innovation leader, New York-based Logvinova has a strong track record of implementing AI and…