This ex-Y Combinator lawyer thinks startups are overpaying for legal work — and he's got a plan

Mitch Duncombe. Vector Legal At Y Combinator, Mitch Duncombe saw founders spend an astonishing amount of money on lawyers. Now he's building an "AI-native" law firm to help companies get off the ground more cheaply. That company, Vector Legal, has raised $5.19 million in a seed round led by Base 10 Partners. Attorney

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Justice Sushil Nair, who takes over as Chief Justice next year, says firms need systems that flag when individual lawyers are being pushed past sustainable limits.