Robin AI alternative: options for UK legal teams in 2026
Robin AI was put up for distressed sale in October 2025 after failing to raise new funding. Its managed services team moved to Scissero in December 2025, and Microsoft was reported in January 2026 to be hiring its remaining technology team. For UK law firms that used Robin AI for contract drafting and review, Scriptum is a strong replacement: it works in Word, reviews the other side's markup for partner sign-off, keeps a clause library your firm owns, and publishes its prices.
Robin AI was a legal AI company with offices in London and New York that combined contract AI software with managed legal services. It was one of the better-known names in UK legal tech, which is why its collapse caught many people by surprise.
What happened to Robin AI?
- October 2025: Robin AI was put up for distressed sale after failing to raise funding, according to Legal IT Insider.
- December 2025: Scissero, an AI-enabled law firm, acquired Robin AI's managed services team. Legal IT Insider reported that Robin's chief executive was not joining Scissero.
- January 2026: Artificial Lawyer reported that Microsoft was set to acqui-hire Robin AI's remaining technology team, to help improve Word for lawyers.
The reports we reviewed do not confirm what happened to every customer contract or to the Robin AI software itself. If you were a customer, ask Scissero directly what applies to you.
What former Robin AI users should check now
- Your data. Where are your documents held today, who controls them, and how do you get a full export?
- Your contract. Has it been assigned, and to whom? What happens to any prepaid fees?
- Your playbooks and precedents. Anything you built inside the tool may be hard to retrieve. Get it out in a usable format while you can.
The lesson: make sure the knowledge is yours
Robin AI's story is a reminder that legal AI vendors can fail, be acquired or change direction. The tool is replaceable. What your firm learned while using it may not be, unless your contract says it belongs to you and you can take it with you.
That is why Scriptum's terms make the clause library firm-owned on every plan. The clauses your lawyers agree, and their negotiation history, belong to the firm, not to us.
How does Scriptum compare as a replacement?
| What you need | Scriptum |
|---|---|
| Drafting in Microsoft Word | Yes, Word add-in drafting from your own templates and precedents |
| Reviewing the other side's markup | Review agent against your playbook, with partner sign-off |
| Negotiation support | Negotiation agent inside partner-set limits, plus running issues list (Pro) |
| Who owns the knowledge | Your firm, on every plan |
| Data location | Stored in the EU (Frankfurt); never used to train models |
| Pricing | Published: £79 and £119 per user per month, excluding VAT |
| Managed legal services | Not offered. Scriptum is software for law firms |
Moving from another tool? Bring a document you used it for. Book a 30-minute demo.
Other options worth considering
- For in-house teams wanting software and services together: Scissero, which took on Robin's managed services team.
- For broad legal AI across research and review: Harvey or Legora. See our comparison.
- For Microsoft-first organisations: Microsoft's Copilot for Legal. See Copilot for Legal vs Scriptum.
Sources
- Legal IT Insider: Scissero's acquisition of Robin AI (10 December 2025)
- Artificial Lawyer: Microsoft to acqui-hire Robin AI tech team (9 January 2026)
- Scriptum data protection policy
Common questions
What happened to Robin AI?
Robin AI was put up for distressed sale in October 2025 after failing to raise funding. Its managed services team moved to Scissero in December 2025, and Microsoft was reported in January 2026 to be acqui-hiring its remaining technology team.
What is the best Robin AI alternative for UK law firms?
For UK law firms that used Robin AI for contract drafting and review, Scriptum is a strong alternative: it works in Word, reviews the other side's markup for partner sign-off, keeps a firm-owned clause library and publishes its prices.
What should former Robin AI customers do with their data?
Confirm where your documents are held, who now controls them and how to export them, and check whether your contract has been assigned. Retrieve any playbooks or precedents you built in a usable format.