Launching Open Specter, an open source version of Harvey/Legora

I spent some time working with lawyers, validating the workflows results and general UX getting the product to where it is today, it is directly available on GitHub for you to fork, self host or whatever have you. I have spent my fair share in legal tech, meeting the founder of Legora, Max, on several occasions, other than being a charismatic leader, here are a few other things became clear to me: - These companies are run by some of the best founders this generation has seen, their "Let's rule the market" attitude culturally is in every corner of the company. - Launching these companies today wouldn't have reached where they are today, a lot of the conversation has reached "But Claude code can...". Especially with their own Legal Agents now. - The sales and GTM engine these companies run on is a master class that should be studied, management books should be written on them. - These products have priced themselves out of smaller firms, as the website shows, I have sorted out several comments from this subreddit, lawyers, paralegals and the lot. It is insane to me in some cases these products can cost well above $1k+/seat. - Shepardizing is pricey, if it's with LexisNexus or Westlaw comes at a big premium, this knowledge is or should be free and available at masses. I have integrated with open sources to protect this across different jurisdictions and types of law. Lastly, I am happy and amazed that the industry that was so underserved by tech is now the frontrunner. submitted by /u/akshshr [link] [comments]