Legatics' New MCP Server Connects Your AI Tools. 15th July 2026 artificiallawyer AI + MCP Comments Off on Legatics' New MCP Server Connects Your AI Tools Legatics, the well-known transaction management platform, has launched a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server. This will allow your 'AI assistants or agents to connect directly to live Legatics deal data', creating a unified system for transactions. The move follows last week's launch of the company's own VDR-lite capability, which sits within the platform. They added that by doing this 'Legatics becomes a transaction infrastructure layer for humans and AI'. I.e. you have your legal AI tools, you have Legatics, you have your deals - all together in one ecosystem. Rob MacAdam, Chief Product & Strategy Officer at Legatics, commented: 'Most AI tools cannot tell you what is actually happening on a specific deal. They can answer general legal questions. They can review a document you put in front of them. They cannot tell you what is outstanding on your matter, what the signing status is or what the next step should be. That is because they do not have the context. 'The MCP server is how that context gets to AI, securely and in real time. This is where people and agents work together on transactions, and it is the key unlock for the transaction infrastructure we are building.' And here's an overview of the key elements: * 'AI access to live deal data. AI assistants connected to Legatics can answer matter-specific questions from current information, not static exports. * Insight from deal data. The same connection gives firms structured access to their own deal data, so they can ask questions across matters, see how transactions are being delivered and make better-informed decisions on staffing, process and where AI tools add value. * Vendor-neutral by design. The MCP server works with any AI assistant or agent that supports the Model Context Protocol, including tools from leading legal AI providers. Firms can connect the AI tools they use today and change them later without rebuilding anything. * Enterprise-grade access controls. The server uses OAuth 2.0 with PKCE authentication, with scoped permissions per AI application, full audit logging and immediate revocability through the Legatics Admin System. * Read access across the platform. The initial release exposes information across matters, List Management, Signing Management, Binders and data rooms to authorised AI tools, with write actions coming soon. * Included for all customers. The MCP server is not an add-on and has no additional cost. It is available to every Legatics customer.' They noted that while it will start with 'read access', they want to offer the ability 'to write', or as MacAdam put it: 'This is the first step, not the last. Read access gives AI an accurate picture of the deal. Write access will let it move the deal forward. The transaction is the unit of work, and that is the level AI should operate at.' An interesting move and strategically smart, as it allows Legatics to keep its focus on deal management while staying connected to the wider and fast-developing legal AI field. Two Major Legal Innovators Conferences this November Come and join us in New York and London this November at Legal Innovators! After another fantastic Legal Innovators California, where we had speakers from OpenAI, Y Combinator, Google, Meta, and many more pioneering organisations; and our stellar inaugural event in Paris this June, we are now looking forward to the landmark conferences in London and New York, both in November, and both across two days: Law Firm Day, and Inhouse Day.

Legatics Data Rooms Launches as VDR Alternative. 8th July 2026 artificiallawyer Deal Management Comments Off on Legatics Data Rooms Launches as VDR Alternative Legatics has launched its own 'Data Rooms' capability, which enables law firms to manage transactions and share confidential documents within a single workflow, and as part of the wider deal platform. In short, it provides an alternative to having to use a separate VDR. AL asked the UK-based company about this and they noted: 'We're calling it Legatics Data Rooms rather than a VDR. The broader framing is secure document sharing - it covers due diligence and any situation where firms need controlled, audited access to documents on a transaction, all within the same platform they already use for transaction management.' The company added that: 'The launch reflects growing demand from leading law firms.' Early adopters, including White & Case, Schoenherr and Hill Dickinson, are already using Data Rooms on a range of transaction types, they added. So, why do this? They explained that traditional data room solutions are often 'complex to implement and priced for large-scale transactions, making them disproportionately expensive for everyday matters'. In this case Legatics said they provide the 'essential functionality firms actually need: secure sharing, granular permissions, version control and complete audit trails, without unnecessary overhead'. The move comes at a time of growing debate about the wider cost of legal tech tools, in particular because of the rising cost of token use for AI solutions. Rob MacAdam, Chief Product & Strategy Officer at Legatics, commented: 'Law firms don't need the complexity of a general-purpose collaboration platform to run a transaction data room. 'They need purpose-built tools that lawyers can pick up and use from day one: structured file organisation, granular access control and a reliable audit trail. And because it sits within Legatics' broader transaction management platform, firms get true end-to-end coverage of the deal.' They added that the solution integrates directly with iManage and NetDocuments. Come and join us in New York and London this November at Legal Innovators! After another fantastic Legal Innovators California, where we had speakers from OpenAI, Y Combinator, Google, Meta, and many more pioneering organisations; and our stellar inaugural event in Paris this June, we are now looking forward to the landmark conferences in London and New York, both in November, and both across two days: Law Firm Day, and Inhouse Day.