Since 1189, English law has been a common law. It is important, for such an old system, to frequently get updated, by people and companies, for it to answer the requests and needs of our modern age.
The following startups digitalise the dusty book of laws. They make the legal system more accessible, enjoyable, and intelligible, not only for private individuals but also professionals.
Robin AI appoints Carina Negreanu as Vice President of Artificial Intelligence
Robin AI empowers businesses and legal teams to fly through their contracts with advanced Legal AI tools for fast review and powerful searches. Robin AI’s legal AI tools leverage the power of 10 proprietary models, Anthropic’s Claude models and the security provided by AWS cloud.
The company has recently appointed Carina Negreanu PhD as Vice President of Artificial Intelligence (AI) - joining from Microsoft, where she was Principal Research Manager.
Orbital Witness builds AI-powered software to accelerate due diligence and client reporting without the risk of human error
From individual home sales to multi-million pound commercial property deals, Orbital Witness is improving more than 60,000 property transactions every year. Orbital Witness is used daily by over 4,000 lawyers and property professionals, including the real estate teams at all five of the ‘Magic Circle’ law firms and the UK’s largest conveyancing and remortgage firms.
Orbital Witness, announced a pioneering partnership with First Title Insurance plc, part of the First American Financial Corporation (NYSE: FAF) group, a global leader in real estate risk solutions.
Wordsmith secures £3.87M of funding from Index and General Catalyst
Founded in 2023, Wordsmith’s mission is to unlock a real appreciation for the quality and value that lawyers add, without the trade-off that comes with moving slowly or getting in the way. By building backwards from employees and making their experience delightful, meeting them in their workflows so they love using legal.
Definely addresses issues associated with drafting, reviewing and understanding legal documents
With Definely, you no longer need to ctrl+f, print out a legal document or scroll endlessly just to access the information (defined terms and cross-references) you need to understand the clause or provision being reviewed. Delivered as an MS Word Plugin, Definely is easy to use, integrates effortlessly into your current workflows and does not require any complex IT processes to get up and running.
The company announced a strategic investment from Raine Ventures, the venture arm of US investment firm The Raine Group (“Raine”). This partnership marks a significant milestone in Definely's growth trajectory, building on its customer base which includes elite law firms and Fortune 500 companies such as A&O Shearman, Milbank LLP and Deloitte.
Streamline contract lifecycles, task management, legal data insights and intelligence. Powered by AI
Pocketlaw was founded with the idea of building one system for legal, and creating that system remains our vision today. A platform that enables teams to manage contract and legal workflows in a more effective, scalable and user-friendly way by empowering them with intuitive self-serve tools, automation, data and AI.
In June 2024, Pocketlaw introduced an AI-Powered Contract Review feature. Contract review solutions are streamlining legal processes, saving companies time and money, and mitigating risk. In this buyer’s guide, we’ll explore how AI is revolutionising contract review and how to choose the right solution for your business.
Transform how you agree and manage contracts in weeks - not months
Juro is the AI-enabled contract automation platform enabling legal & business teams to create, execute and manage contracts up to 10x faster than traditional tools. Collaborative, flexible and data-rich, Juro works with some of the world's leading companies like Deliveroo, Remote and Trustpilot to accelerate legal workflow, automate routine contract tasks and gain better visibility into contract data.
The trusted legal service for separating couples
amicable is the leading legal service helping couples to separate, divorce and co-parent in a better and kinder way. The company's focus is on the future and an arrangement that makes sense for your unique circumstances. Unlike lawyers, who can only represent one of you, we’ll work with you both to ensure the best possible outcome every single step of the way.
In December 2023, amicable has announced that Octopus Money has acquired a majority stake in amicable to accelerate our growth and transform the way couples end relationships.
