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BRINGING YOU THE LATEST IN LEGALTECH NEWS
TLTF & Friends in the News
🎉 KeyOpinions, Aquila, and one stealth company have been selected to join The LegalTech Lab as part of the latest cohort.
🏆 BlackCloak received the 2026 AI in Cybersecurity Innovation Award from TMC for its Enhanced Data Broker Removal (DBR) Engine.
🏆 Confido Legal received a 2026 Juniper Research Gold Award for Embedded Finance Innovation, recognizing its embedded payments and disbursements platform for law firms and legal technology companies.
🏆 Intelligent Legal Solutions was selected for A&O Shearman's Fuse 10th cohort and won Legal Technology and New Market Entrant at the Drawdown Awards 2026.
🏆Steno was named the #1 Court Reporting and Deposition Provider in The Recorder's Best of 2026 Awards and was recognized in ILTA's 2026 Awards of Excellence.
🏆 Infodash CEO Ted Theodoropoulos, alongside The LegalTech Fund Co-Founder & Managing Partner Zach Posner, was named to the Financial Times' FT Law 50.
🚢 Our portfolio companies have been busy shipping:
Candle AI launched integrations with MyCase and Docketwise, plus calendar event support.
Entegrata added nine new connectors, including Salesforce, Lead Forensics, and Intapp Time and Intake.
Flo launched Flo AI, enabling natural language analysis of recruiting and talent data.
Lawmatics launched Merlin, its native AI suite for lead qualification, client engagement, and intake.
LawPro.ai launched Case360™, providing citation backed case analysis and insights.
Newcode introduced enhanced autonomous workflows, integrations, drafting, and personalization features.
Orbital Copilot added AI drafting, enhanced property visualization, and unified transaction workflows.
Scan Logic launched major BillSync enhancements to reduce revenue leakage and accelerate payments.
Silent Witness launched Accident Liability Modeling and an enhanced Case Intelligence Dashboard.
SingleFile launched its new Organizational Chart feature (Beta), an AI-powered visualization tool, and unveiled new website, SingleFile.ai.
Spellbook launched Autonomous Contract Management, automating the contract lifecycle with AI.
Steno launched Text-to-Video-Sync in Transcript Genius.
Warrant unified Warrant Reach and Warrant OS into a single AI powered platform with expanded governance, security, and integrations..
🎙 ICYMI: Tanner Rogers and Rick Hellers, CEO & Co-Founder of Scan-Logic, discuss modernizing law firm finance, solving e-billing inefficiencies, and how AI is transforming billing compliance and cash flow management. Hear the full conversation on In Studio.
🎙ICYMI: Gordon Crenshaw and Katherine Allen, Co-founder & CEO of Flo, discuss legal talent management, attorney development, and how AI is shaping the future of legal careers. Check out this episode of In Studio.
🎙 ICYMI: Tanner Rogers and Amr Jomaa, Founder & CEO of Navys, discuss modernizing LP transfers, eliminating operational bottlenecks in private markets, and how structured data and AI can streamline fund operations. Tune in to this episode of In Studio.
News in Five
AI & LEGALTECH
The Partnership Play: Law firms are increasingly partnering with AI providers to accelerate adoption, meet client expectations, and stay competitive as AI becomes a core part of legal service delivery
Legal AI's New Unicorn: AI legal startup Norm raised $120 million at a $1.2 billion valuation, becoming the latest legal AI unicorn.
AI Product Push: LexisNexis expanded Lexis+ with Protégé for in-house legal teams, continuing the rapid rollout of AI across legal tech.
PRIVACY & SURVEILLANCE
A Record Year for Breaches: From government databases to critical infrastructure, 2026's biggest cyberattacks underscore the growing scale and impact of data breaches across the public and private sectors.
Claude Under Scrutiny: China issued a security warning over Anthropic's Claude Code, escalating concerns around AI security and data privacy.
LAPD Hits the Brakes: The LAPD allowed its contract with surveillance company Flock Safety to expire, citing concerns over privacy, data ownership, and civil liberties.
LEGAL SYSTEM & POLICY
States Take the AI Lead: With federal action still limited, U.S. states have enacted more than 100 new AI laws in 2026, accelerating a patchwork of AI regulations across the country.
AI Expands Access to Justice: Frontline Justice and Josef launched Frontline Q, an AI assistant designed to help community justice workers navigate public benefits and expand access to legal services.
Illinois Raises the Bar: Illinois enacted a landmark AI safety law requiring greater transparency, risk reporting, and first-of-its-kind independent audits for major AI developers.
Listen
🎧 Nikki Shaver, co-founder and CEO of Legal Technology Hub, discusses why legal AI success should be measured by better client outcomes rather than time saved, how firms can adapt pricing and workflows for the AI era, and the governance challenges posed by agentic AI on The Geek in Review.
🎧 Yath Ithayakumar, Chief Transformation Officer at Morgan & Morgan, and Josh Schmerling, Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer of LawPro.ai, discuss how AI is transforming law firm operations, key legal AI trends, and what's next for the future of legal tech on The Future of Legal Tech 2026.
🎧 Dorna Moini, Founder and CEO of Gavel, discusses Gavel's evolution from document automation to an AI-native legal platform, the strategic decisions behind its acquisition by Relativity, and lessons learned from building and scaling a legal tech company on LegalTechLIVE.
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LighthouseAI is hiring a Senior Full Stack Engineer
Newcode is hiring a Senior Legal Engineer
Orbital is hiring a Real Estate Attorney (AI Legal Engineer)
Silent Witness is hiring an Account Executive and a Customer Success Representative
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