OpenAI Launches Astra for Law, Scores 54% on Legal Research
OpenAI's Astra for Law pairs GPT-6 Astra with a self-built US legal search index, hitting 54.0% accuracy on a 200-question benchmark versus 38.7% for web-search-only Astra.
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Lexroom raises $50M for civil-law legal AI
The Milan startup is building legal AI around verified civil-law data rather than common-law precedent, with more than 8,000 firms using the product.
Claude for Legal Turns Anthropic Into a Legal AI Platform
Anthropic launched 12 legal plugins, 20-plus MCP connectors and deeper ties with Thomson Reuters and LexisNexis.
Brazil Legal AI Startup Enter Tops $1.2 Billion Valuation
Enter is turning Brazil's mass litigation market into an AI workflow, with Founders Fund leading a $100 million round.
Manifest OS raises $60M to build an AI-native law firm
Manifest OS is using Arizona ABS rules to own the service layer, not just sell AI tools to lawyers.
Legal AI Harvey Hits $11 Billion Valuation
Harvey's valuation surged from $3 billion to $11 billion in 14 months, while Swedish legal AI firm Legora tripled its valuation to $5.55 billion in five months, signaling legal AI as one of the most funded verticals in 2026.