A recent post of mine drew a lot of attention for stating that the number of legal startups had nearly tripled in two years. Relying on the Angel List roster of legal startups, I observed that the number had grown from 412 two years ago to 1,094…
Startup Plans to Rate Lawyers Based on Court Records and Win-Loss Stats
Two Harvard University undergraduates are preparing to launch a website that will rate lawyers based on publicly available court records. The site, called Legalist, will mine and analyze court records in order to match clients with lawyers who win similar cases based on details and location. It will also profile litigators’…
Number of Legal Startups Nearly Triples in Two Years
Two years ago, in a post here titled, A Time of Unprecedented Innovation in Legal Technology, I noted that Angel List, a site that lists startups of all kinds, included 412 companies identified as legal startups. Today, the number of legal startups included at Angel List is…
Legal Startup 'Mighty' Helps Plaintiffs Find Funding For Litigation
A new legal-funding site launched this month with the goal of connecting plaintiffs in civil litigation with investors who compete to advance them a small portion of any future settlement or award.
Called Mighty, the company formally announced the launch of its online funding marketplace on Sept. 16, after having recently raised…