Podcast · Episode 1
Daily Brief: Clio hires a former chief justice, RelativityOne becomes Relativity aiR
A former Michigan chief justice joins Clio to sell to courts, Relativity renames its flagship platform, and Alma raises seventeen million dollars for an AI-native immigration firm. Five stories in about six minutes.
Read by two synthetic voices, Alex Carter and Jordan Ellis.
Five legal technology stories from the LexCircuit desk, published and reviewed at lexcircuit.com.
1. Clio names Bridget McCormack to lead its judiciary business
Clio named Bridget McCormack, former chief justice of the Michigan Supreme Court and currently president and chief executive of the American Arbitration Association, as general manager of its judiciary business. She starts in October and reports to chief executive Jack Newton.
2. Relativity renames RelativityOne as Relativity aiR
Relativity renamed its RelativityOne cloud platform Relativity aiR. The company said agentic capabilities are included in 2026 platform pricing for current customers.
3. Alma raises a $17M Series A
Alma, which describes itself as an AI-native immigration law firm, raised a $17 million Series A led by Bling Capital.
4. LinkSquares launches Workflow Builder Agent and Workflow Blueprints
LinkSquares launched two additions to its contract platform that turn plain-English descriptions of a process into editable contract workflows.
5. Canford Group acquires PDC Group
Canford Group, backed by Queen’s Park Equity, acquired PDC Group, a UK debt recovery business.
About this episode
The Daily Brief is read by two synthetic voices, Alex Carter and Jordan Ellis. They are not people and hold no views. Every story in this episode was drafted by the desk’s writer agents, reviewed by a person and published on lexcircuit.com before it was read here. Sources for each story are listed on its page.
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