Thomson Reuters buys NoeticaThomson Reuters’ acquisition of Noetica is a bet that the next defensible layer in legal tech is structured transaction intelligence. This covers

AI adoption is exposing in some firms an underlying issue that has quietly existed for decades. Workflows that have traditionally functioned through professional instinct, informal

AI is entering every workflow in much the same manner as the internet did, often under the radar with take up across firms uneven but

AI governance is now a firm level risk. Unauthorised, informal use is already happening in most practices. This “shadow use” shows up as a quick

The modern law firm has never had more software. Practice management. Case management. Document management. Time recording. E-bundling. E-signing. E-Discovery. Portals. Workflow automation. Precedent systems.

Monday Metrics: The Week in Legal Tech 05.01.26 Harvey’s CEO says the legal market is “too big for one winner” Harvey’s Winston Weinberg is blunt

2025 was the year legal tech became serious business. We saw big exits, real capital, platform consolidation and regulators moving to issuing rules. For Irish

2026 will be remembered as the year the court file stopped being a bundle and became a live digital record with electronic filing, digital signatures,

In 2026 legal tech stops being your internal operational choice and becomes part of your client service. This isn’t a sudden client obsession with tools.

A lot of small and mid-sized practices in Ireland already have some type of system in place – an early case management platform, Microsoft 365

For a growing number of clients, matter updates, draft documents, approvals, playbooks, billing and even AI powered workflows are increasingly accessed through client facing portals

Beauchamps backs Harvey AI in Irish first investment moveBeauchamps LLP has announced a strategic investment and partnership with Harvey AI positioning it as a play

AI is already in your firm and it’s there not because you adopted it but because Microsoft, Google, Adobe, your case management provider and your

$110m second fund dedicated purely to legal tech & AIThe LegalTech Fund closes Fund II – A specialist VC focused only on legal tech has

Most Irish firms now understand why their systems matter. They’ve updated engagement letters for GDPR, refreshed AML procedures, tightened conflicts checks, learned about cyber security

AI didn’t arrive at your firm with fanfare. It didn’t need board approval or a procurement process. It came in quietly, wrapped into tools you

The European Union set the global standard for digital rights with the General Data Protection Regulation. Countries from Brazil to Japan to California borrowed its

Legal tech strategy begins with workflow design rather than software procurement. For several years now, legal technology has promised transformation but often ended up delivering

Clio hits $5bn valuation and acquires vLex Clio, best known for its legal practice management platform, has raised $500 million and acquired legal research powerhouse

Legal technology has often been forced to justify itself on the wrong terms. Whenever it comes up one of the first questions is usually: “How

Two thirds of business leaders say AI boosts productivityAccording to a William Fry survey around 66% of Irish business leaders believe AI is improving productivity.

Certainty is law’s native language. Every clause, every protocol, every procedure is designed to manage risk. Law creates order and clients come seeking assurance. For

The professional firm was one of the great organisational inventions of the twentieth century.It solved a complex problem – how to scale human judgment without

For the past decade Irish law firms have been “adding” technology. A billing platform here, a case management system there, maybe a cloud based document

Every mature profession reaches a point where it’s operating model no longer matches the dynamics of its market. For the Irish legal profession, that moment

Lawyers have traditionally been guardians of certainty grounded in rules, precedent, and reason. But as artificial intelligence reshapes everything from how contracts are drafted to

Herbert Smith Freehills appoints a Global Chief AI Officer A major international law firm has appointed Ilona Logvinova as its first Global Chief AI Officer.Source:

The legal profession is undergoing a structural shift, one driven not by regulation or technology hype but by design.The most significant transformation in law today

For many small Irish firms legal technology still feels like a future investment rather than a present necessity. But beneath the buzzwords the real power

Irish solicitors now operate within a framework of increasing regulatory scrutiny and expectation. From anti money laundering controls and client due diligence to conflict checks,