Dr Allan McCay from the University of Sydney Law School published a brilliant overview of the impact neurotechnologies could have on the law in July of this year. This world-first report commissioned by the Law Society of England and Wales discussed how this technology could be applied to monitoring criminal offenders and lawyers in the future. Since publishing, neurotechnology and the law has become a hot topic globally in conferences held in New York, Istanbul, Australia and the UK, and is set to hit the mainstream news with Elon Musk’s launch of Neuralink. You can learn more here - https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/neurotechnology-law-update-allan-mccay/?trackingId=L147mOMNTumDI5LlRMKtbQ%3D%3D
Arguably one of Australia's most popular legaltech companies, Josef is well known for its no code platform that enables lawyers to build tools and processes for their law firm using natural language AI. Josef has taken it to the next level, and just launched ‘Josef Q’, an AI powered tool that transform policies and regulations into digital Q&A tools. Specifically designed for industries like legal, compliance, information security and HR, Josef Q empowers teams to deliver instant answers to questions about policies, compliance and regulations, and is a game changer for in-house teams around the world. Read more - https://joseflegal.com/blog/josef-la
Aussie legal tech startup, Nexl, has just secured $4 million for their 'no data entry' CRM software. Founded by former Head of Innovation at Gilbert & Tobin, Philipp Thurner, Nexl has undergone a complete transformation from its original concept of launching a ‘LinkedIn for lawyers’ style-platform. Launching a new CRM software in January 2021, the platform boasts a ’no data entry’ system which connects to a lawyers email account and automatically populates the CRM database with contacts and communications, enabling the user to keep track of their client relationships, simply, easily and conveniently. To learn more, head to https://www.afr.com/technology/linkedin-for-lawyers-failed-but-its-successor-is-in-the-mo
Robin AI has announced a $10.5 million funding round. Described as a ‘lawyer-in-the-loop’, the platform offers a free entry subscription that enables SMEs to automate manual contract tasks, plus an advanced offering that layers bespoke editing of mass volume of documents supported by their in-house legal team. Founded by former lawyer Richard Robinson, and combined with expertise in machine learning and data science knowledge from James Clough, the platform deploys the majority of its software to the US and provides services to SMEs, scale ups and corporations. Head here to read more - https://tech.eu/2023/02/27/robin-ai-scoops-105-million-for-its-lawyer-in-the-loop-generative-ai-model/
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