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August raises $7M seed — AI agents for midsize law firms What they do: Configurable AI platform automating document-heavy legal workflows. • Complex dispute timelines: 7 hours → 30 minutes (93% faster) • M&A due diligence: 6 hours → 20 minutes (94% faster) • Hicksons reviewed 5,000 negligence files 90% faster • ELP cut diligence time by 60%, enabling more advisory work • One team analyzed 40,000 pages in $100M dispute, saving 7 figures Led by NEA and Pear VC. Notable angels include David Azose (OpenAI engineering director). Why it matters: $28B ALSP market ripe for AI disruption. Midsize firms get enterprise-grade automation without big law budgets. Source: NEA blog, August press release. Brewed by Startup Beaker.