legal tech
Coverage of legal tech in the Nexus archive.
- Why Legora's CEO is betting that every software company ends up ditching the seat
Max Junestrand of Legora stated that AI is fundamentally changing software economics, prompting the company to transition its pricing model away from fixed user "seats" toward a consumption or usage-based system. New clients are on pay-as-you-go pricing, while existing customers can upgrade pro-tier AI agents based on actual usage.
- Legora's buying spree has reached the courtroom
Legora acquired Wexler, a London-based startup that helps lawyers reconstruct cases from documents, as part of its 2026 acquisition strategy. Wexler's software reduces manual review time by 75% and enhances Legora's platform for trial lawyers.
- VCs can't get enough of legal startups. Andreessen Horowitz just invested in one taking work from patent lawyers.
Fearn Fearn, a legal startup developing AI tools for patent drafting, raised $5.5 million in seed funding led by Andreessen Horowitz and Kindred Ventures. The startup aims to enable inventors to create patent drafts independently, targeting a shift in legal tech from serving law firms to empowering companies to handle more legal work in-house.
- Mike: open-source legal AI
Mike is an open-source legal AI tool designed for tasks like document analysis and contract review, with a focus on legal document automation. It aims to provide transparency and accessibility in legal technology.