Tech Scene
I look for and evaluate emerging and evolving technologies, focusing on their practical litigation applications and their vision. This listing includes technologies I have on my radar – so far.
In 2026, the Events calendar is building already. I look forward to connecting with thought leaders and change-makers at every turn.
Technology
My radar includes a look some interesting developments in the legal tech world in categories such as: drafting assistants, transcript management improvements; case management and practice enhancement tools; looking at the litigation lifespan in visual representations; chronologies; and story telling.
In 2026 however, I am adding a focused look at the allied professional service providers.
People such as: Trial support technologists. Paralegals. End users who become SME’s of practice-specific tools. Implementation specialists. Consultants. Practice support professionals. Many others.
The listings below have me interested and enthused – maybe you too? Let me and these vendors know what you think.
SideLight: Platform for Clinical Negligence Practitioners
“SideLight is the UK’s first platform designed comprehensively for clinical negligence practitioners. It transforms disorganized medical records into structured, searchable insights and a starter chronology with precise source attribution. Already in use on live cases with leading firms, it eliminates the inefficiencies of manual pagination services and accelerates the review of complex medical evidence.
The platform functions as a secure, collaborative environment throughout the litigation lifecycle. Counsel, solicitors and expert witnesses can annotate records, exchange observations and develop lines of inquiry within a single workspace – without the risk of version sprawl. By transforming fragmented patient records into coherent medical narratives, Sidelight frees practitioners to focus on what matters: developing robust liability arguments, identifying breach and causation, and advancing cases with the thoroughness and advocacy clients deserve.”
Contact: info@sidelight.ai
Website: www.sidelight.ai
Steno’s Transcript Genius: AI-Powered Analysis
“Transcript Genius is Steno’s AI-powered analysis tool that helps legal teams extract insights, generate summaries, and identify inconsistencies from deposition transcripts—fast. Attorneys can easily generate tailored summaries, create timelines, identify inconsistencies, uncover crucial details and more besides.
As the fastest growing deposition services company in the US, Steno is reimagining the entire industry from the ground up. Built by a trial attorney, a software engineer and a hospitality focused entrepreneur Steno aligns our technology and services with how law firms actually operate, strategically and decisively to deliver client outcomes.
Steno doesn’t just support your business—we accelerate your path to breakthrough results.”
Contact: clare.foley@steno.com
Website: Steno.com
Hebbia: structured intelligence at the speed of thought
“Hebbia has built specialized agents for M&A diligence, deal point libraries, credit agreements, deposition analysis, NDA playbooks and more. Here’s how law firms such as Latham, Paul Weiss, Ropes, Troutman, Orrick, Gunderson and others leverage it today:
– Multimodal Document Processing: “Matrix” ingests a wide range of file types – including PDFs, Word docs, spreadsheets, slides, email chains, scanned documents, depositions, and regulatory filings.
– Neural Semantic Search: Lawyers pose natural‑language queries (e.g., “Which document has change‑of‑control clauses?”), and the AI retrieves and cites relevant passages across large document collections.
– Agentic Workflow Decomposition: Hebbia breaks complex queries into smaller AI sub‑tasks (agents) that summarize, compare, extract, and synthesize findings from multiple documents.
– Visual Grid Interface: Results are displayed in an intuitive matrix format (like a spreadsheet) enabling easy review, modification, and team/client collaboration. ”
See a brief diligence demo here.
Contact: Alister Wyld, Legal GTM, alister.wyld@hebbia.ai
Website: www.hebbia.ai
Legau: AI-powered legal drafting that actually works for busy lawyers
Selected as a Top 25 Startup at ILTACON 2024 and Top 15 at ABA Techshow 2025
“Legal professionals today are stretched thin: juggling tight deadlines, high-stakes documents, and the constant pressure to deliver perfect results. Hours are lost to repetitive tasks, manual checks, and hunting for the right clauses, while the real value (strategic thinking, complex analysis, and client relationships) takes a back seat. The frustration of wasted time, stress over accuracy, and the challenge of leveraging team support are daily realities for many attorneys.
Legau helps change that. Our smart legal drafting software uses generative AI to support lawyers across the entire drafting process, from research and structuring to creation and review, all seamlessly integrated into Word and Outlook. With Legau, attorneys can reclaim their time, reduce risk, and stay focused on the high-impact work that truly drives results.”
See a brief demo here.
Contact: Luís Alves Dias, CEO, sales@legau.com
Website: https://legau.com/
StructureFlow: Transforming Data into Visuals in Seconds
Winner of Product of the Year at the ALM European Legal Tech Awards 2025
“In today’s fast-paced world, data grows exponentially, adding complexity. Extracting insights from dense documents is daunting. Visualizing data offers a solution, as the brain processes images far faster than text.
StructureFlow lets legal teams quickly turn complex data into clear, professional diagrams. Powered by GenAI, it automates visualization, saving time and improving communication for faster understanding of transactions and litigation timelines.”
See a brief demo here: Intro to StructureFlow
Contact: Fiona McClune CRO, sales@structureflow.co
Website: www.structureflow.co
Opus2 Cases
2025 Winner, Solution Provider of the Year, by the International Legal Technology Association (ILTA)
“Opus 2 Cases transforms case management, strategy, preparation, and collaboration with award-winning, AI-enhanced software. Opus 2’s platform gives litigation teams a competitive advantage, offering a single place for legal professionals to work on document analysis, chronology creation, character profiles, transcript management, document bundling, and more.
Built on a secure, cloud-based platform, Opus 2 empowers leading law firms to develop winning case strategies, scale and adapt to meet goals, and deliver client value. With Opus 2, litigation teams can collaborate seamlessly throughout the case lifecycle and leverage integrated, intuitive AI within workflows to surface key information and enhance analysis. Teams can use AI to automatically generate a range of summaries; extract valuable details like people, themes, and events; and develop lines of inquiry, sentiment analysis, and more. For context and convenience, AI outputs are accompanied by linked citations and findings can be used to quickly update work product. By centralizing, streamlining, and accelerating the litigation lifecycle, teams can work more effectively and focus on what matters most — building winning cases for their clients.”
Contact: insights@discover.opus2.com
Website: www.opus2.com
Briefpoint
“Briefpoint automatically drafts discovery response and request documents within minutes of your first sign-in.
Briefpoint auto-objects to your opposing counsels’ discovery requests and generates RFAs, RFPs, and Interrogatories using a single upload of your case’s complaint .pdf. All documents Briefpoint generates are downloaded to your computer in Word and are automatically formatted for your jurisdiction’s formatting rules and customs.”
Head to https://briefpoint.ai/ to get started today and/or contact support@briefpoint.ai
Coming Soon
Events
Legal Week NYC, March 8-12, 2026
ILTAcon, August 10-14, 2025
Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, National Harbor, MD
I was a panelist on the session “The Bill(AI)ble Hour: The Debate Continues” and it certainly was a great debate!
Quite a bit of press on this. Below are a few of the articles that summarize takeaways and further opinion that in my view, happily, indicates that this topic is not just interesting, but that serious evaluation and change is happening already.
https://www.thomsonreuters.com/en-us/posts/legal/iltacon-2025-billable-hour/
https://www.artificiallawyer.com/2025/08/13/iltacon-day-two-ai-km-the-hour-human-capital/
https://www.law.com/2025/08/13/iltacon-day-3-the-billable-hour-debate-and-the-rise-of-agentic-ai/
Legal Week NYC, March 24-27, 2025
The first big conference of 2025 did not disappoint in excitement about the state of legal technology. AI of course is the big buzz. What I’m liking is the maturation of the end-user understanding of how their practice can benefit. No shortage of new players, new features within legacy tools. And NYC weather cooperated, a definite plus for late March vs. early February dates!
The big news is that the conference is moving next year to the Kravitz Center – I like the idea and hope this adds fresh excitement for the attendees and vendors.
