Wordsmith Raises $70M Series B to Pull Legal Work In-House and Away From Law Firms

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Legal AI startup Wordsmith announced a $70M Series B on June 3, 2026, led by Highland Europe and Index Ventures, explicitly positioning to move corporate legal work in-house and away from outside law firms. The product is now used by 500+ companies including BT, the Financial Times, Safelite, Trip.com, and Canva. This is a direct vertical-SaaS cannibalization play on the legal services spend that traditionally flowed to firms and tools like LegalZoom.