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There is a lot of excitement around Merlin as we work on our special form of magic. We are passionate about the work we do and like to tell people about it. Here’s the latest:

Bob Ambrogi interviews CEO John Tredennick on his new company
Robert Ambrogi recently interviewed John Tredennick for his LawNext podcast.

NewLaw in a New Era
We got together recently to talk about the concept of NewLaw and how it related to law firm innovation. We’ve both had a lot of experience pushing innovation for legal professionals, coming at it from different backgrounds.

Microsoft Launches New Website to Feature Its Open Source Projects
Microsoft Launches New Open Source Website Whenever I have been asked to talk about open source software, I would always compare Linux, the free, open source operating system used for most Internet servers, to Microsoft Windows, the operating system used by most business users. Linux represented the revolutionary new way to develop software. Windows represented

What is NewLaw?
NewLaw is about new technology fueling new and disruptive strategits. If you are a legal innovator, you may want to read the Merlin take on this important topic and see if you match up.

Episode 14: AI, Machine Learning and the Future of Law
Your favorite TAR Talk boys are back with a new episode, and a new regular on the porch–Dr. Jeremy Pickens. Join us (but keep your social distance) on our virtual rockers as we talk about AI, Machine Learning, and the future of AI in legal.
Don’t miss this next episode of Tar Talk on August 12, 2020 at 2 PM ET

Legal AI Algorithm Helps Canada Track Coronavirus Research
Maura Grossman, a member of the Merlin Legal Open Source Foundation, and her colleague at the University of Waterloo, Gordon Cormack, have been tapped by the Canadian Health Authorities to use their groundbreaking Continuous Active Learning® algorithm, originally designed to make legal search and review more efficient, to find medical research documents that may speed
Download Copies of our Founder's Recent Books
TAR for Smart People: How Technology Assisted Review Works and Why it Matters, (3rd ed.) October 2018.
A User’s Guide to TAR (for Smart People), April 2017.
The Legal Hold Handbook for Smart People, January 2018.
The IT Handbook: Legal Hold and Collection, September 2018.
And don’t miss the next edition of TAR Talk with John Tredennick and Thomas Gricks.
