Wordsmith AI has plans to expand and hire in Ireland after a $70m Series B backed by Highland Europe and Index Ventures.

Wordsmith, a startup building AI software for corporate legal teams, has raised $70 million in funding from Index Ventures and other backers.

The legal AI startup now serves more than 500 in-house teams using Wordsmith to organize, route and complete legal work across the business, reducing reliance on outside counsel…