# Legal AI Blog & Insights | Wordsmith > Expert insights on legal AI trends, in-house team strategies, and contract automation. Stay ahead with Wordsmith's thought leadership blog. Canonical URL: https://www.wordsmith.ai/blog BLOG ## Insights and updates Learn more about Wordsmith, and AI from members of our team and industry-leading experts. ### Blog posts [ Sep 3, 2026 ### Wordsmith appoints Simon McCarthy as VP of Transformation. Legal technology veteran joins Wordsmith to build its enterprise transformation capability as AI reshapes how legal teams operate. ![Simon McCarthy, newly appointed VP of Transformation at Wordsmith.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/fzjkft9j/production/7ad226fd12885b4a4d19cde38eacf234e6552551-3840x2160.png?w=1600&fit=max&fm=webp&q=85) ](https://www.wordsmith.ai/blog/wordsmith-appoints-simon-mccarthy-as-vp-of-transformation) [ ![iManage and Wordsmith AI partner to connect trusted legal knowledge with agentic workflows](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/fzjkft9j/production/d9430b33e5d0a110e31319c90d814d8eb34d06f4-3840x2160.jpg?w=896&fit=max&fm=webp&q=85) Sep 2, 2026 BLOG #### iManage and Wordsmith AI partner to connect trusted legal knowledge with agentic workflows CHICAGO & NEW YORK, September 2nd 2026 : In-house legal teams are absorbing more contracts, more questions and more risk every quarter, with headcount that rarely keeps pace. The tools meant to help often add a step rather than remove one. Work still has to be found, opened, drafted, checked and filed back by hand. ](https://www.wordsmith.ai/blog/imanage-and-wordsmith-ai-partner-to-connect-trusted-legal-knowledge-with-agentic-workflows)[ ![Enterprise controls: Bring more people into legal work without losing control.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/fzjkft9j/production/a9ececedec2e64686562053bbc2a1911b0db167e-2400x1254.jpg?w=896&fit=max&fm=webp&q=85) Aug 31, 2026 PRODUCT #### Enterprise controls: Bring more people into legal work without losing control. Wordsmith is where Legal works with the rest of the business. ](https://www.wordsmith.ai/blog/enterprise-controls-bring-more-people-into-legal-work-without-losing-control)[ ![Graphic with the Wordsmith logo and text reading, "Elsewhere, broken intake is slow. In financial services, it's a breach."](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/fzjkft9j/production/b1f9d1263ba70bd24a7257574f6d78e771f868d5-854x566.png?w=896&fit=max&fm=webp&q=85) Aug 21, 2026 BLOG #### When legal intake is slow, financial services firms have more to lose. Poor legal intake can leave financial services firms correcting decisions after customers have acted. Earlier legal involvement gives firms more room to respond. ](https://www.wordsmith.ai/blog/when-legal-intake-is-slow-financial-services-firms-have-more-to-lose) Category Blogs [ ![Simon McCarthy, newly appointed VP of Transformation at Wordsmith.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/fzjkft9j/production/7ad226fd12885b4a4d19cde38eacf234e6552551-3840x2160.png?w=640&fit=max&fm=webp&q=85) ](https://www.wordsmith.ai/blog/wordsmith-appoints-simon-mccarthy-as-vp-of-transformation) Sep 3, 2026 NEWS ##### [Wordsmith appoints Simon McCarthy as VP of Transformation.](https://www.wordsmith.ai/blog/wordsmith-appoints-simon-mccarthy-as-vp-of-transformation) Legal technology veteran joins Wordsmith to build its enterprise transformation capability as AI reshapes how legal teams operate. [Read more](https://www.wordsmith.ai/blog/wordsmith-appoints-simon-mccarthy-as-vp-of-transformation) [ ![iManage and Wordsmith AI partner to connect trusted legal knowledge with agentic workflows](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/fzjkft9j/production/d9430b33e5d0a110e31319c90d814d8eb34d06f4-3840x2160.jpg?w=640&fit=max&fm=webp&q=85) ](https://www.wordsmith.ai/blog/imanage-and-wordsmith-ai-partner-to-connect-trusted-legal-knowledge-with-agentic-workflows) Sep 2, 2026 BLOG ##### [iManage and Wordsmith AI partner to connect trusted legal knowledge with agentic workflows](https://www.wordsmith.ai/blog/imanage-and-wordsmith-ai-partner-to-connect-trusted-legal-knowledge-with-agentic-workflows) CHICAGO & NEW YORK, September 2nd 2026 : In-house legal teams are absorbing more contracts, more questions and more risk every quarter, with headcount that rarely keeps pace. The tools meant to help often add a step rather than remove one. Work still has to be found, opened, drafted, checked and filed back by hand. [Read more](https://www.wordsmith.ai/blog/imanage-and-wordsmith-ai-partner-to-connect-trusted-legal-knowledge-with-agentic-workflows) [ ![Enterprise controls: Bring more people into legal work without losing control.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/fzjkft9j/production/a9ececedec2e64686562053bbc2a1911b0db167e-2400x1254.jpg?w=640&fit=max&fm=webp&q=85) ](https://www.wordsmith.ai/blog/enterprise-controls-bring-more-people-into-legal-work-without-losing-control) Aug 31, 2026 PRODUCT ##### [Enterprise controls: Bring more people into legal work without losing control.](https://www.wordsmith.ai/blog/enterprise-controls-bring-more-people-into-legal-work-without-losing-control) Wordsmith is where Legal works with the rest of the business. [Read more](https://www.wordsmith.ai/blog/enterprise-controls-bring-more-people-into-legal-work-without-losing-control) [ ![Graphic with the Wordsmith logo and text reading, "Elsewhere, broken intake is slow. In financial services, it's a breach."](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/fzjkft9j/production/b1f9d1263ba70bd24a7257574f6d78e771f868d5-854x566.png?w=640&fit=max&fm=webp&q=85) ](https://www.wordsmith.ai/blog/when-legal-intake-is-slow-financial-services-firms-have-more-to-lose) Aug 21, 2026 BLOG ##### [When legal intake is slow, financial services firms have more to lose.](https://www.wordsmith.ai/blog/when-legal-intake-is-slow-financial-services-firms-have-more-to-lose) Poor legal intake can leave financial services firms correcting decisions after customers have acted. Earlier legal involvement gives firms more room to respond. [Read more](https://www.wordsmith.ai/blog/when-legal-intake-is-slow-financial-services-firms-have-more-to-lose) [ ![Introducing Wordsmith Intake: Legal intake that starts the work](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/fzjkft9j/production/9547734dc7ea6803231137ec0a48013af098724d-3840x2160.jpg?w=640&fit=max&fm=webp&q=85) ](https://www.wordsmith.ai/blog/introducing-wordsmith-intake) Aug 14, 2026 PRODUCT ##### [Introducing Wordsmith Intake: Legal intake that starts the work](https://www.wordsmith.ai/blog/introducing-wordsmith-intake) Today, we’re launching Wordsmith Intake. Intake should start the work. [Read more](https://www.wordsmith.ai/blog/introducing-wordsmith-intake) BOOK A DEMO ### Ready to transform your legal department? See how the world's leading legal teams are building the future of in-house legal. [Book a demo](https://www.wordsmith.ai/book-demo)