Lawrina started in 2020 with a small Ukrainian-based team creating a free platform that enabled access to essential legal information in the US. Skip forward 2 years, a global pandemic and now a war, and the Lawrina team is remaining resilient and strong during incredibly challenging times. With a focus on well-being, communication and security, Lawrina is more motivated and united than ever to to keep going with their vision to create a ‘living ecosystem for legal assistance around the world’. Head to Bob Ambrogi’s guest interview with Inna Ptitsyna from Lawrina to learn more - https://www.lawnext.com/2022/04/guest-post-how-ukraine-based-legal-tech-startup-lawrina-is-adapting-during-the-war.html
In a world first, US software company DoNotPay’s ‘robot lawyer’ will be appearing in a US Court representing a client charged with traffic offences. Using machine learning to match text and voice recognition, combined with data sets from US legislation and case law, the robot will be able to formulate legal advice to the client in real time. The robot won’t address the court directly, rather it will be accessible via the client’s smartphone, listening to the judge and prosecution and providing advice via headphones. Head here to read the full story featured in the SBS news - https://apple.news/AP0wd8f3ZTQOT5EZn8mPIiA
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
Aussie LegalTech company, Josef, have just banked an additional AUD $5.2million as they expand further into US and European markets. This year, Josef co-founders, Sam Flynn, Tom Dreyfus and Kirill Kliavin, announced US venture capital-focused law firm Gunderson Dettmer and UK magic circle firm Clifford Chance had signed on as customers. Josef is a simple and easy to use software platform that allows lawyers to build their own automation tools without the use of code for tasks such as document drafting, data analysis and client onboarding. To learn more about Josef's global expansion, head to AFR’s article here https://www.afr.com/technology/us-uk-legal-giants-embrace-aussie-automation-start-up-20221124-p5c0xv
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