BriefCatch–WordRake Deal Signals Editing Shift
BriefCatch, a legal-writing platform used by law firms and courts across the United States, has acquired WordRake’s core product and technology assets, including a portfolio of twelve US patents and its patented editing algorithms, in an asset purchase.
The acquisition brings together two widely trusted approaches to legal writing: WordRake’s sentence-level clarity and concision technology, and BriefCatch’s document-level legal analysis. Each solution is designed to improve writing quality while preserving lawyers’ professional judgment.
“As AI reshapes legal workflows, firms demand expert tools that sharpen coveted skills without creating new liability,” said Ross Guberman, founder and CEO of BriefCatch. “Integrating WordRake’s trusted editing signals into BriefCatch reflects our disciplined, lawyer-in-control approach to writing. It is built on the precision, judgment, and professionalism that matter more than ever.”
The transaction advances BriefCatch’s mission to set the professional standard for legal writing by combining WordRake’s proven editing signals with BriefCatch’s expert-informed analysis of structure, emphasis, and persuasion. Both platforms are built to support, rather than replace, attorney decision-making.
WordRake will remain fully supported for existing customers, including continued use within Microsoft Word and Outlook. Existing licenses will be honoured, and the products will operate separately in the near term, with a clear roadmap for future integration.
“WordRake has earned the trust of legal and professional writers for more than a decade by helping them write with greater clarity and concision, directly inside the tools they already use,” said Scott Johns, CEO of WordRake. “BriefCatch shares WordRake’s commitment to rigorous, practical writing improvement, and we’re confident it’s the right home for this technology’s next chapter. Customers can expect a consistent product experience and continued support during this transition.” Johns will serve as a strategic advisor at BriefCatch.
About BriefCatch
Founded by bestselling author, legal-writing authority, and trainer of all new federal judges, Ross Guberman, BriefCatch delivers expert-informed editing technology trusted by tens of thousands of law firms, courts, agencies, and legal professionals.
About WordRake
Launched in 2012 by writing expert and New York Times bestselling author Gary Kinder, WordRake is a patented editing software platform that runs in Microsoft Word and Outlook. Its algorithms were developed from patterns Kinder identified while teaching over 1,000 writing programs for the country’s largest businesses and law firms.
