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In-depth articles and practical guides from Neur.on's legal and language team.
Translating a contract under Swiss law: how to stay true to the statutory text
Federal acts exist in German, French and Italian, and all three versions are equally authoritative. What this means in practice for a contract: abbreviations that change with the language, an English translation with no legal force, false friends between Swiss Italian and the Italian of Italy, and a three-minute method for checking a term.
Neur.on legal and language teamTwo legal translation quotes for the same contract: why do they differ?
What a standard page is and why it makes two quotes comparable, exactly what each of the three levels of external review guarantees, why internal review looks free, and the eight questions to ask before accepting a quote, whoever the provider.
ConfidentialityProfessional secrecy and translation tools: stored in Switzerland, but processed where?
Storing is not processing, and only processing puts professional secrecy at stake. What pseudonymisation really protects, why a warning displayed in the tool works better than a forgotten policy document, and twelve questions to ask a provider before entrusting them with a case file.
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Prizes and awards, conferences, partnerships, press and research.
NewsPaula Reichenberg presents Neur.on at the PwC and The LegalTech Fund event in London
At an invitation-only event in London, Neur.on’s CEO pitched the solution to LegalTech players. She came away with three unexpected ‘prizes’, including one finding: demand for multilingual legal translation is growing.
NewsPaula Reichenberg, CEO of Neur.on, is part of UBS’s Female Founder Project 2025
Female founders do not get the same questions as male founders when raising funds. Paula Reichenberg, CEO of Neur.on, chose to prepare with the UBS programme, and she hopes for some really tough questions.
NewsGeneva International Legal Week 2025: a panel on profitable AI with Paula Reichenberg
Are the up-front costs of AI just ‘training spend’? For anyone with a firm grasp of their budget, AI has to improve return on investment. In Geneva, a panel shares practical tips for using it profitably.
NewsNeur.on at AI Days 2025 in Geneva: how to train an LLM to translate well
What does it take to turn an LLM into an excellent translator of legal and financial texts? Eloi Eynard, data scientist at Neur.on, presents the team’s methods at AI Days 2025, and explains where the name ‘TheGoose’ comes from.
News40 years of eJustice.ch: Neur.on’s CEO discusses the “Swiss Justice Base Model”
The eJustice.ch association is launching a series of small-group talks between law and technology. Topics expected at the first one include AI sovereignty, intellectual property, data security and legal philosophy.
NewsPaula Reichenberg, CEO of Neur.on, pitches at EPFL Investor Day 2024
Three minutes on stage and an unexpected tip from a pitch masterclass: cut the team slide. Paula Reichenberg applied it that same afternoon, for a more relaxed and, hopefully, more convincing pitch.
NewsNeur.on and Swisscom announce a collaboration for the legal and banking sectors
A PoC to give Swiss banks and law firms a secure translation and drafting toolbox, hosted in Switzerland. Neur.on is among the first companies to deploy on Swisscom’s new NVIDIA GPU infrastructure.
NewsPaula Reichenberg appointed to the HES-SO Strategy Council for 2025 to 2028
Planting trees so that future generations can harvest the fruit: Paula Reichenberg will sit on an HES-SO advisory body alongside figures from business, health, social work and culture.
NewsCommercial register of Schwyz: extracts translated into English by Neur.on’s AI
Every month, hundreds of people asked the commercial register of Schwyz for a reliable English translation of an extract. A look back at a project born in the Canton of Zurich’s Innovation Sandbox, and at the pitfalls of Swiss legal concepts.
NewsNeur.on among the 24 start-ups in the TLTF Summit 2024 Startup Showcase in Miami
Hundreds of applications, 24 invitations: in December, Neur.on will present its legal translation AI suite to investors, industry giants and LegalTech leaders at an invitation-only event.
NewsAI and law firms: Paula Reichenberg on the “AI in Business” panel in Zurich in 2024
Are AI investments worth it for law firms and SMEs? Ahead of the “AI in Business” panel in Zurich, Paula Reichenberg raises the question of return on investment and of the approaches that work.
NewsNeur.on joins the Kickstart Innovation 2024 cohort, in the Finance & Insurance vertical
More than 310 proofs of concept and commercial deals, more than CHF 2.5 billion raised by its alumni: Kickstart Innovation welcomes Neur.on to its 2024 cohort, alongside partners such as Swisscom, PostFinance, AXA and MSD.
NewsPaula Reichenberg, CEO of Neur.on, on the jury of the Weblaw Forum 2024 Elevator Pitch Competition
Last year’s winner, Neur.on, moves to the other side of the table. Paula Reichenberg will assess the pitches against Julia Maltby’s LegalTech investment criteria, three of which are presented here.
NewsKey takeaways from the LegalTechTalk 2024 conference in London
“I refuse to pay for information I already have.” General counsel and law firms compared their views on trust, efficiency and the place of technology in legal services.
NewsLegalTechTalk 2024 in London: reinventing the law firm operating model
Why should law firms change their model, and how should they go about it? James Lane, Line Lolk Thomsen and Jordan Lee share their experience on a panel moderated by Paula Reichenberg.
NewsNeur.on finalist in the Early Stage category of the Swiss FinTech Awards 2024
Neur.on against ChatGPT or Gemini, a David and Goliath contest? Not really. The image of the combustion engine and bespoke rockets explains how Corrext is positioned, as you can also read in Finanz und Wirtschaft.
NewsNeur.on at the GEN AI Summit 2024 in Lausanne: the challenges of AI in legal translation
Why do tools like DeepL struggle with specialised legal and financial texts? At the GEN AI Summit 2024, Neur.on’s CEO discussed the nuances between legal systems, cultural barriers and the future of AI in translation.
NewsNeur.on among the four finalists of the Swiss FinTech Awards 2024
How can a translation platform compete in a FinTech competition? For banks, precise language is the showcase for their expertise. The jury of the Swiss FinTech Awards understood this.
NewsNeur.on in the Top 10 Swiss fintech start-ups of the Swiss FinTech Awards 2024
Out of 100 submissions, a panel of 20 experts selected five start-ups per category. Neur.on is one of them in the Early Stage category, with a fintech workshop and the Swiss FinTech Awards Night to follow.
NewsAI and the legal sector: Paula Reichenberg on a panel in Zurich on 17 April 2024
The effects, opportunities and risks of AI for the law: Paula Reichenberg, CEO of Neur.on and Vice-President of the SLTA, debates with a University of Zurich professor and two lawyers, associates at Homburger and CMS Switzerland.
NewsNeur.on at AMLD EPFL 2024, from 23 to 26 March at the SwissTech Convention Center in Lausanne
Start-up, SME or large corporation like Swisscom: what does an AI project look like depending on the size of the company? Neur.on shares its challenges and its optimism in a session organised by EPFL’s Vice Presidency for Innovation.
NewsTrust Valley Day 2023: Neur.on on the panel on cyber risks for SMEs
IT service providers, often the gateway to larger organisations, are becoming prime targets. At Trust Valley Day, Neur.on’s CEO argued for infrastructure suited to Swiss SMEs that want to explore AI safely.
NewsTrust Valley 2023: cybersecurity and data sovereignty, a lasting Swiss tradition?
Legal translation projects are a weak and often overlooked link in data security. Invited by Trust Valley, Neur.on shares the lessons of a panel on SMEs and asks who will help fund a CHF 2.5 million Swiss sandbox.
NewsLegalTech and lawyers: allies or competitors? Lessons from the digital law firm day
Most LegalTech tools aim to serve lawyers, not to compete with them. Yet adoption remains difficult. A fit with working processes, an intuitive interface and responsive customer service: three keys to success.
NewsMIDS 2023 conference in Geneva: Paula Reichenberg on the adoption of generative AI
More than 200 lawyers and arbitrators gathered for the 15th anniversary of the Master in International Dispute Settlement. Alongside Professor Jacques de Werra, Paula Reichenberg drew parallels between generative AI and machine translation.
NewsKilian Marty joins Neur.on’s Advisory Board as cybersecurity expert
As Head of the Cybersecurity Department at CertX AG, Kilian Marty brings a seasoned auditor’s eye to every aspect of Neur.on’s security framework, alongside Jean Hennebert and Brian Firlit.
NewsPaula Reichenberg, CEO and founder of Neur.on, named a ‘Digital Shaper 2023’ by BILANZ
A distinction that belongs to the whole team. Neur.on takes the opportunity to restate three convictions about the digitalisation of law: technology that serves lawyers, transparency and human expertise.
NewsOn orientation.ch, Orane Laeri, COO of Neur.on, looks back on her path in linguistics
From her translation studies at the University of Geneva to running operations at a LegalTech start-up, Orane Laeri tells her story. For her, the machine does not replace people: it makes the work more interesting.
NewsShould AI start-ups be scared of the AI Act? Lessons from the Grand Challenge
Eight AI solutions assessed against the draft AI Act: Neur.on draws three lessons, including a low-cost compliance lever for financially stretched start-ups.
NewsThe Canton of Fribourg steps up its support for Neur.on’s AI legal translation
Already supported by Innosuisse, Neur.on’s research project with the iCoSys institute now receives backing from the Canton of Fribourg. The grant will fund R&D, new hires and international expansion.
NewsBDÜ conference 2022: Paula Reichenberg on collaboration between lawyers and translators
Good translations come from open communication between lawyers and translators. A look back at a panel discussion at the BDÜ conference, and at what each side expects of machine translation.
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