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Our February newsletter is live. This edition explores what’s changing across the legal profession in 2026 and beyond, from AI embedded in everyday workflows to the five forces reshaping the market. You’ll find insights on practical legal AI, agentic automation with ELMA, CLM data risk, eComms surveillance, and more, along with key company updates, including our acquisition of Mestel & Company. Expert-led. AI-powered. Focused on outcomes. Read the full newsletter: https://lnkd.in/gmwkiwya

Alternative legal services provider Elevate announced Thursday that it acquired Boston-headquartered legal recruiting firm Mestel & Co. in the U.S. The acquisition expands Elevate’s legal staffing offering to now include permanent placement and recruitment. Elevate CEO and chair Liam Brown told Legaltech News that the impetus behind the acquisition was mutlifold and included demand from the company’s law firm clients. “We have a number of law firms where we run their captive ALSP. There’s a whole bunch of things that we do that are quite strategic for law firms, and obviously one of them is helping us with really great talent. ... We think talent is going to be core in law in the future,” Brown said. He added that an expanded talent offering will also prove useful given predicted market shifts caused by AI. “I have a thesis that the law firm middle market, in particular, is going to go through a lot of change over the next couple of years. So I think AI is going to drive some of the revenue and economic changes in law firms. Those economic changes are going to cause top-down, some reshaping of practices, and also bottom=up, people … look[ing] for different places to work, or different places to bring their talents. The theory is that offering permanent lawyer recruiting is going to give all this talent partner to help them find their new place to work.” Full article: https://loom.ly/iso7RC8

Next week Karl Torke, Vice President at Elevate, will be at SOLID West in Silicon Valley, connecting with peers and exchanging ideas on how innovation moves from concept to execution. From AI-enabled workflows to scalable operating models, the conversation would focus on what truly works inside modern legal functions.   If you’ll be there and are exploring how to strengthen performance across your legal function, we would welcome the conversation and the opportunity to share how Elevate partners with legal teams to turn strategy into measurable results. Feel free to DM Karl to set up time.   #SOLIDWest #LegalInnovation #BusinessOfLaw #AIinLaw #ElevateatSOLIDWest SOLID Summit by The Cowen Group SOLID Summit

Dirty legacy contract data doesn’t just sit there, it undermines CLM impact. Neetika Narula explains in World Commerce & Contracting’s CEJ how governance turns data into real advantage.

𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆: Elevate has acquired Mestel & Company, expanding opportunities for lawyers and legal professionals across flexible roles, interim work, subscription fractional models, and now permanent placements. Two trusted teams, one unified platform, more ways to build meaningful legal careers. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gEgcRfPQ

This is our second regional series of 2026, and I am having the time of my life. Three Northeast cities in the first week of March. I love this community. I love the continuous learning, especially around AI. And I love seeing you in person. These gatherings are about collaboration and practical takeaways so that we can Run Legal Like a Business. 📍 Event Schedule 📆 Boston – March 2 📆 Washington, D.C. – March 4 📆 New York City – March 6 The NYC regional is the Friday before Legal Week, and I will be in New York for the full week. If you are coming in early or staying through, let’s connect. Registration is free for in-house professionals. Join or log in at www.legalops.com to register. A huge thank you to the leaders in each city who make this community feel connected and bring innovation and substance to the table. Boston: Derek Mogck, J.D., AIGP, CIPP/US DC: Julie Richer, Walt Cain NYC: Jordan C. Kadec, Kelly McCord, Lindsay Staples And thank you to the sponsors who support these gatherings and contribute deep expertise to the discussion: Agiloft, Elevate, Filevine, Holland & Knight, Ivo, LexisNexis CounselLink, Litera, MyLegal, Tenor Legal, and Wolters Kluwer.

Looking forward to the London edition of our Global Knowledge and Networking Series, exploring how legal leaders are balancing authority, accountability, and growth in real time. Join us on March 24!

𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗘𝗟𝗠𝗔: 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲'𝘀 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝗜 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹. Build and automate legal workflows. Choose a pre-configured automation from the Automations Library, built by our experts, or build and deploy your own! ELMA connects with over 200 enterprise tools and integrates with all leading LLMs so that you can tailor legal workflows exactly how you need them - no code expertise required.    Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gAZYSvyN   #LegalTech #AgenticAI #LegalOperations #AIforLegal #LegalInnovation

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗜 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲. In 2026, legal teams are asking harder questions: Does AI work at scale? Does it integrate with our systems? Does it hold up under governance scrutiny? In his latest blog, Richard Royce explores how expectations have shifted from experimentation to embedded intelligence within ELM platforms, and where AI is already delivering value, drawing on lessons from 2025. From billing review to contract analysis and workflow intake, the focus is now on operational impact and defensible outcomes. Trust, accountability, and human oversight remain unchanged. Read the full blog: https://lnkd.in/d8cYHiQc #ELM #LegalOps #AIInLegal #AI #Contracts #LegalTech #ElevateExpert

𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗹, 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗻𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗲. On 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟱 in 𝗦𝘆𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘆, Elevate’s 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 will bring together a select group of senior in-house leaders for a private dinner conversation on leadership, power, and accountability in a polarised world. Moderated by Julia Banks, and joined by Andrew Stevens and Elizabeth Broderick AO, the discussion will explore what it truly means to lead with clarity while responding to growing scrutiny from boards, executives, regulators, and the wider community. An evening designed for open dialogue, shared perspectives, and thoughtful challenge. Register now: https://lnkd.in/dnZEd57T #ElevateKnowledgeAndNetworkingSeries #GeneralCounsel #LegalLeadership #BoardAdvisory #CorporateGovernance #FutureOfLegal