2018 - LexPredict®

Contract Review Software Improves Due Diligence

Author: Robert SancrainteOn: Dec 07Categories: Analytics, ContraxSuite, Data, Research, Technology No Comments

M&A is a common occurrence in the business world, one that involves a lot of complex negotiation and contract review. In the past (and still in the present), contract review for M&A deals required a lot of man hours. Not only would legal professionals...

ContraxSuite 1.1.6 Release Update

Author: Robert SancrainteOn: Dec 04Categories: ContraxSuite, News, Press, Technology No Comments

Client demand for document and contract analytics tools like ContraxSuite continues to rise. We are improving ContraxSuite everyday, including building functionality for integration with document management systems. Now that LexPredict has been acquired...

Paper Complete: Predicting The Outcome of Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Filings

Author: Robert SancrainteOn: Nov 20Categories: Analytics, Data, News, Press, Research, Technology No Comments

Can we predict the success rate of Chapter 13 bankruptcy filings? Over the summer, we discussed the work of Warren Agin on bankruptcy, machine learning, and prediction models. One of the ultimate goals of legal analytic research is to increase positive...

ContraxSuite 1.1.5 Release Update

Author: Robert SancrainteOn: Nov 16Categories: ContraxSuite, News, Press, Technology No Comments

Elevate Acquires LexPredict, Expanding Capabilities in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science

Author: Eric DettermanOn: Nov 14Categories: News, Press No Comments

LOS ANGELES – November 14, 2018 – Global law company Elevate today announced the acquisition of enterprise legal AI technology and consulting firm LexPredict. The move combines the comprehensive legal services offering of Elevate with the data science...

The Global Legal Community Grows in Europe

Author: Robert SancrainteOn: Oct 24Categories: News, Personnel, Press, Technology No Comments

It is easy to get dragged onto the legal tech hype train. It is sometimes easy, while riding this train, to forget the very real practical issues that legal tech addresses. We at LexPredict often proselytize about the expanding role of legal tech, but...

The Elements of a Legal Data Strategy

Author: Robert SancrainteOn: Oct 19Categories: Business, Data, News, Technology No Comments

The global legal community is talking a lot about the potential of software and tech tools. Others in the community are talking about the so-called “resistance” of lawyers to working with technology at all. Whether you believe there are such...

Dan Katz Speaks at Annual Workshop on Law and Social Science Methods

Author: Robert SancrainteOn: Oct 10Categories: News, Personnel, Press No Comments

The University of Oslo is hosting its 2nd Annual Workshop on Law and Social Science Methods, today and tomorrow. Dan Katz gave a lecture, earlier this morning, on network analysis and machine learning in law. Other topics at the Workshop include use of...

ContraxSuite 1.1.4 Release Update

Author: Robert SancrainteOn: Oct 03Categories: ContraxSuite, News, Press, Technology No Comments

Client demand for document and contract analytics tools like ContraxSuite continues to rise. We continue to improve ContraxSuite, including building functionality for integration with document management systems. Release Notes Interest in ContraxSuite...

FantasySCOTUS 2018 Begins!

Author: Robert SancrainteOn: Oct 01Categories: FantasySCOTUS, News, Press No Comments

In 2019, Josh Blackman re-launched FantasySCOTUS at https://fantasyscotus.net/. The Supreme Court may be down to 8 Justices yet again, but the October 2018 Term has begun! And FantasySCOTUS officially returns today, Monday, October 1, 2018; you can create...