Linklaters

Linklaters is competing in a legal services market where AI-native entrants are moving straight at knowledge work. Twin1 AI has launched with $20 million in seed funding to build digital twins for lawyers and other professional knowledge workers, which shows growing pressure on firms whose value comes from packaging expertise, judgment, and context into scalable services. The round was co-led by Bessemer Venture Partners, Tribeca Venture Partners, and Aramco Ventures.

The direction suggested by these sources points to AI systems that can mirror individual professional expertise across an organization. That is a different path from general-purpose legal automation. For firms like Linklaters, the market appears to be shifting toward privacy-first, workflow-integrated tools that can answer questions and act on behalf of professionals, and that may change how legal advice and internal knowledge are delivered.

Investor sentiment looks supportive of this category. Multiple outlets report Twin1’s launch from stealth and its $20 million seed round, presenting it as a bet that AI techniques used in industrial settings can be applied to office workers. This funding activity signals that legal-tech buyers and competitors should expect more capital and faster product development in AI tools aimed at professional services.