Top stories this week include the first coronavirus casualties in legaltech as e-discovery company DISCO lays off staff. Also in the news: a new legal analytics product from LexisNexis, a virtual legal conference to benefit charity, and a rash of notable hires. Finally, we’re joined from London by Richard Tromans, legal economist and founder of the blog Artificial Lawyer, for his perspective on the pandemic’s potential impact on the legaltech industry.

 

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Disco layoffs (1:18):

• Legal Tech Layoffs Begin As DISCO Announces Job Cuts.
• Layoffs at Fast-Rising Austin Startup DISCO. 

Context Company Analytics (2:15):

• LexisNexis Adds Companies to its Context Analytics on Lexis Advance.
• LexisNexis Launches Context Company Analytics –Language Analysis and Insights for Competitive Insights.

Rocket Aid (3:12): 

• Rocket Matter to Stage ‘Rocket Aid,’ A Charitable Virtual Conference for Lawyers.
• Rocket Aid registration. 

Notable hires (3:53):

• Keith Lee, LawyerSmack Founder, Joins Case Status as Chief Marketing Officer.
• Notable Hire: Allegory Founder Alma Asay Joins Litera.
• Simpson Thacher Welcomes Oz Benamram as First Chief Knowledge and Innovation Officer.

Guest Conversation (5:38):

• Richard Tromans