In recent years, the legal sector has undergone a lot of welcomed change. However, certain aspects in the sector are still quite traditional and can be perceived as dividing. Your colleagues are most often divided into lawyers, or business support. As a lawyer, you are
When I decided (at the sprightly age of 18) to pursue a training contract and become a lawyer, I had really considered only a handful of careers. I knew that I wanted to work in London. I thought (at least, at the time) that I
This year’s ILTACON is set to be the second biggest one in their history, after the 2019 conference. As usual, a number of business partners are using it as a channel to launch new, innovative solutions and services and in a return to a well
Like most sectors, the law practice sector has undergone a lot of change throughout the past three years. We have had to reimagine every aspect of not only the workplace, but how we do business, and how we interact with our clients and end users
Whilst flicking through your latest edition of The Legal Technologist, I am sure you were not expecting to stumble on a Legal Tech’s tale of nausea and a youth spent green faced, clutching a bucket in the back seat of her parent’s car. But alas,
The July/August 2022 issue can be found by clicking here.
So, it’s 2022. The world is in a strange place; we’ve had more “once-in-a-lifetime events” than you can poke a stick at. Happily, the in-house legal function endures. I’m no Nostradamus, but I think I can have a pretty good go at predicting what in-house
I run a boutique consulting firm called Sparkbox. I help lawyers modernise their work and use more technology. My story I’ve always had an entrepreneurial spirit. My first business was selling customised name bracelets at school. I bought myself one at a market stall, took it apart and
According to a report by Gartner report on the trends that will change the world of law in the next few years, legal departments will replace about 20% of their lawyers with technologists by 2024. McKinsey adds that 23% of the work done by lawyers will be
