Steven Lerner on Legal Tech Funding, Media Coverage & What Comes Next | ILTACON 2026

From People in Legal 2026-11-03 · 00:09:49

Show by People in Legal - Andrew, Chantal, David, Grace, Jonathan, Roni, Tim

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁?At #ILTACON2026, Tim Kenney sat down with Steven Lerner, Senior Reporter at Law360, who covers all things legal technology for Law360 Pulse.A few highlights:📰 From niche to pillar. Steven started writing about legal tech in 2020, before Law360 even had a legal tech newsletter. Now it's a core part of their coverage.🔍 His litmus test: if a vendor wants to talk trends at ILTACON but can't point to a single client at the show, that tells you something.⏳ Longer sales cycles, shorter contracts. Vendors can spend a year or two chasing a firm, only to be offered a six-month deal.⚖️ The story that stands out: AI being used for pro bono work and access to justice.💸 What's next: funding totals are still rising, but there are fewer deals with bigger cheques. Expect more consolidation, and investors getting smarter about which tools will last.Thanks Steven for joining People in Legal. We'll check your predictions next year!Subscribe to peopleinlegal.com for more stories!

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