3rd-Party Legal Technology Platform

A 3rd-Party Legal Technology Platform is a domain-specific technology platform that is a 3rd-party software platform designed to deliver legal-domain software systems.



References

2025-06-28

[1] G. Melli, "3rd-Party Legal Technology Platform," GM-RKB Encyclopedia (definition, features, examples)
[2] Lawmatics (Jan Hill), "What is a Legal Tech Platform?", Dec. 5, 2023 (legal tech platform definition and cloud-based nature)
[3] Lawmatics (J. Hill), Reporting & Insights Blog (legal tech market size and growth statistics)
[4] BeaconLive (S. Duplin), "Must-Have Legal Technology Your Law Firm Needs," 2023 (overview of legal tech impact on law firms)
[5] Thomson Reuters (C. O'Leary), "Legal technology use cases and benefits," Sept. 9, 2024 (benefits of legal tech: productivity, workflow, client service)
[6] Lawcadia, "6 LegalTech Trends to Watch in 2023," Nov. 2022 (trends: configurable two-sided platforms, collaboration workspaces, cybersecurity)
[7] Clio Blog, "Clio vs. LEAP – Why Clio is the leader," Clio.com (Clio usage by 150k+ lawyers and market leadership in practice management)
[8] KLDiscovery, Relativity® – eDiscovery Software, kldiscovery.com (Relativity as the most widely used e-discovery platform worldwide)
[9] Ironclad, "What is Contract Lifecycle Management? (CLM) Explained," ironcladapp.com (definition of CLM software and its capabilities)
[10] LawNext (Bob Ambrogi), "How It Works: Ironclad's CLM Platform," Apr. 28, 2021 (example of Ironclad use cases with major companies)
[11] Bylomatic, "Mastering Legal Research: Westlaw and LexisNexis," 2023 (Westlaw overview as a comprehensive legal research platform)
[12] Avvo / UpCounsel references via GM-RKB (legal marketplaces connecting clients with lawyers) and GM-RKB (legal talent on-demand platforms like Axiom, LOD)
[13] GM-RKB Encyclopedia entries on various subcategories (Contract Platforms, Practice Mgmt, E-Discovery, Document Automation, Legal Research, Analytics, Compliance, Litigation Support, AI LegalTech, Specialized niches, etc.) – illustrating the breadth of examples in each category.
[14] GM-RKB, Counter-Examples to Legal Tech Platforms (what is not a 3rd-party legal platform: manual workflows, generic software, in-house systems, etc.)