A legal technology company named Wordsmith AI Ltd., headquartered in Edinburgh, Scotland, announced on Tuesday the completion of a $25 million Series A funding round led by Index Ventures, with the aim of advancing its core mission to "train lawyers as legal engineers."
Wordsmith develops an artificial intelligence platform specifically for corporate legal teams, leveraging Agentic AI and chatbots to help legal professionals automatically review contracts and policy documents, extract insights, and integrate operations into commonly used tools like Microsoft Word, Slack, and Google Docs.
Ross McNairn, the CEO of the company who previously worked as a lawyer before transitioning to software engineering, stated: "When lawyers transition to legal engineering roles, they will possess extraordinary abilities and influence." The platform from Wordsmith is a practical outcome of this concept.
The platform supports uploading various types of documents (Word, PDF, links, etc.), and the AI adjusts based on the enterprise's specific negotiation style and risk strategy, automatically marking significant or minor deviations for legal personnel to review and modify. Current supported agreement types include non-disclosure agreements, data processing agreements, SaaS agreements, service terms, and recruitment agreements, with further expansion planned in the future.
In addition, Wordsmith provides practical tools such as multilingual translation, audio transcription, AI-drafted communication, and embedded citations, aiming to enhance the overall efficiency and quality of legal teams.
Currently,知名企业 such as Deliveroo, Trustpilot, and Virgin Group have adopted the Wordsmith platform. With the new funding, the company plans to expand its business in Edinburgh, London, New York, and across Europe, and launch the "Wordsmith Legal Support Academy" to further strengthen its infrastructure and proxy capabilities.
"We are not just building features," McNairn emphasized. "We are redefining the role of law. Every lawyer should have intelligent tools to measure their judgment."