Agents & Tokens: What Are They, and Why Should You Care?
AI agents are becoming the next big thing in legal tech. But what actually makes something an agent, what are the tokens everyone keeps mentioning, and why can one AI task cost almost nothing while another gets expensive fast? Pieter Buteneers, Co-Founder and CTO of Emma Legal, breaks down agents, tokens and agentic workflows in plain language.















































Agents & Tokens: What Are They, and Why Should You Care?
AI agents are becoming the next big thing in legal tech. But what actually makes something an agent, what are the tokens everyone keeps mentioning, and why can one AI task cost almost nothing while another gets expensive fast? Pieter Buteneers, Co-Founder and CTO of Emma Legal, breaks down agents, tokens and agentic workflows in plain language.

Legal Geek Conference 2026
Meet Emma Legal at Legal Geek Conference 2026, The Old Truman Brewery, London, 14 and 15 October. Double finalist for Legal Tech Company of the Year and Legal Tech Start-Up, with a pre-conference dinner on 13 October.

LTH Horizons Conference NYC
Emma Legal is an exhibiting partner at the LTH Horizons Conference, Columbia University, New York, on 23 September. Come see what a workspace built specifically for M&A legal due diligence surfaces that a general legal AI platform does not.

MCP: The Good, The Bad & The Overhyped
Every legal AI vendor is talking about MCP. Far fewer explain what it actually does, or where the security gaps sit. Join Pieter Buteneers, Co-Founder and CTO of Emma Legal, on 17 September for a plain-language session on what MCP opens up, what it doesn't, and where it earns its place in legal due diligence.

Prompting for Lawyers: The Most Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Most lawyers using AI are getting weaker results than they should. Not because the tools aren't capable but because the prompts aren't. Join Pieter Buteneers, Co-Founder and CTO of Emma Legal, for a practical 60-minute session on the most common prompting pitfalls and exactly how to fix them.

Ideals webinar: Four AI workflows transforming M&A
Emma was guest on Ideals' webinar on running AI agents directly inside the data room. Request the recording of the webinar today and see what Claude, ChatGPT and Copilot handle well on a live project, and where structured legal due diligence takes over.

LegalTechTalk 2026
Meet up with the Emma Legal team at LegalTechTalk 2026, Booth S24 - London, 17–18 June. Purpose-built AI for M&A due diligence. With live demos on Wednesday and Thursday. Exclusive pre-event dinner Tuesday ahead of the event.

Future Transact USA
Emma Legal joins Future Transact USA in New York on March 9, 2026. Co-Founder & CEO Rick van Esch will speak on the transformation of transactional practice: From negotiation to AI-enabled due diligence and how technology is reshaping deal execution, risk visibility, and client expectations.

Webinar Navigating The Legal Tech Jungle
Request the recording of the Live legal tech webinar for law firms on building a high-quality, future-ready legal tech ecosystem. Learn how to combine platforms and specialized tools for sustained adoption, value, and usability. Hosted by Emma Legal and ClauseBase / LawVu.

Legal Innovators New York
Join Emma Legal at Legal Innovators New York 2025. On Nov 19, our CEO & Co-Founder Rick van Esch will join a high-profile panel on AI and M&A: The Tech-Driven Transformation of Transactions, exploring how automation and AI are reshaping deal execution and legal work.

TLTF Summit
Rick will represent Emma Legal at TLTF Summit 2025 in Austin. A curated gathering of legal-tech and deal-making leaders. Let’s talk the future of legal-tech in M&A, what we’re seeing, and how deal teams are shifting to smarter insights.. Meet up with Rick on the ground.

ILTACON Europe
Meet Emma Legal at ILTACON Europe 2025. The AI-powered legal due diligence platform transforming how M&A lawyers work. Visit us at Booth 11 to see how AI helps your team uncover risks faster, streamline reviews, and deliver sharper deal insights.

Legal Geek Conference
Join Emma Legal at booth 58 during Legal Geek Conference 2025. Discover how AI is reshaping legal due diligence. Booth details, insights, and exclusive side events.

LegalTechTalk
Meet us at LegalTechTalk, Booth S3. Discover how AI-powered legal due diligence is transforming M&A transactions.
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