AI applications in the legal sector, covering contract analysis, regulatory compliance, litigation support, and legal research tools.
Google Cloud has introduced Gemini Enterprise for Legal in preview, with launch customers including Cleary Gottlieb, Freshfields, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, and Williams & Connolly.
Caddi launched an AI agent that builds and governs other AI agents for back office work at wealth management firms, law firms, and insurance companies.
Thomson Reuters launched Thomson, its first proprietary large language model. The company said it spent $40 million to train the model from an open source foundation and will first deploy it in CoCounsel Legal.
Harvey has introduced Tenet, its first proprietary AI model for legal work, built on Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 and further trained with Fireworks AI.
Music IP Holdings has opened a patent licensing framework for generative AI music creation, with Udio and GRAI as the first licensees.
Harvey has selected DeepL to provide document translation inside its legal AI platform, with support for more than 100 languages.
ARCOS Labs has launched publicly with Nelson Chu as founder and CEO, introducing tools for studios, creators, and rights holders to identify AI generated content that may reproduce protected characters, intellectual property, or likenesses.
Stigg acquired Received.ai to add contract management and usage based invoicing to its pricing and entitlements platform. The new capabilities are now in public beta, with general availability planned through 2026.
NLPatent has rebranded as Clerq and launched an agentic AI platform for patent research tasks. The company also announced partnerships with RPX Corporation and Park IP.
DeepJudge has introduced Agent Handoff Protocol, which is designed to let users move work and context between AI platforms. Harvey plans a beta integration this month, and Thomson Reuters says it will support the protocol in CoCounsel for Legal.
OmniLegislation has launched an AI powered platform for tracking legislation, regulations, and court decisions across all 50 states and federal sources.
Norm Law launched a Finance practice led by Ram Burshtine, who joins from Sidley Austin. The practice will serve funds, asset managers, financial institutions, corporate borrowers, and other investors.
Relativity announced claiR, a conversational AI interface for lawyers that answers questions across RelativityOne matters with citations to the underlying record. The system is expected to become generally available in early 2027.
Elastic has selected Casepoint to standardize eDiscovery and legal hold after a competitive RFP. The platform supports Google Workspace, Slack, legal hold workflows, and legal data analysis.
Inside Real Estate has launched ComplianceAI for BoldTrail BackOffice and announced BackOffice MCP support for AI assistants such as Claude and ChatGPT.
Casepoint launched an MCP Server that lets agencies and enterprises connect approved AI models and agents to its platform for eDiscovery, legal hold, FOIA, investigations, and compliance workflows.
Legora has acquired London legal AI startup Wexler, adding fact intelligence tools for litigation and investigations to its platform. The deal terms were not disclosed.
CopySight raised a $3 million seed round led by Mucker Capital and launched CopyScore V2, which expands its copyright and likeness risk checks into video.
Watts Law Firm and S4 Capital's Monks have launched an AI powered case qualification platform for legal intake workflows. The system processes claim documents, checks eligibility, estimates damages, and prepares case files for attorney review.
DocJuris has introduced Workforce, an AI apps platform designed to complete work for in-house legal, procurement, and sales teams. The service automates tasks across contract review, research, and compliance areas, delivering finished work for team review.
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