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Experiment, learn and iterate. This product management ethos has certainly been the story of my career journey. Deciding on law Casting my mind back, I’m doing my A levels and considering next steps. I’m told by my parents, career counsellor and others that law is a “good, solid degree” to have with a clear career […]

Introduction – the law-technology pace It is a common fact that law and regulations cannot keep up with the fast pace and sophistication of technology. The introduction of Virtual Reality (VR) in certain parts of the Danish health sector is testament to this. The Danish tech company Khora[1] has developed a VR technology to be […]

ESG is so much more than just printing and paper usage, however, as the average UK lawyer prints approximately 10,000 pages per year, it’s a good place to start. At Mills & Reeve we’re navigating the paper mountain and leveraging our ESG goals by embracing the technology and innovation available to us. But don’t just […]

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 either on a partnership track, or on the in-house one. […]

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 wanted to be in a high-flying, corporate job. Investment banking? […]

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 alike. Legal professionals have had to adapt to new ways […]

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, here you are. As you have come this far and […]

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 legal will – and should – look like in the […]

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 automated. These trends are the result of the fact that […]

In his regular column, Shaz Aziz, Senior Director Client Solutions and Consulting at Neota Logic, takes us on a journey through the new legal world. This first column gives some background into Shaz and how he got to where he is today. Following columns will explain about career options, what legal tech is out there, […]

Technology has the potential to revolutionise the legal services market and pave the way for law firms to offer clients a host of innovative connected services. The benefits of tech investment are increasingly obvious. Through the adoption of ‘lawtech’, firms can boost their ability to anticipate and react swiftly to changing client needs. This in […]

The legal sector is experiencing a real “shake up” in the way legal services are delivered. Since the crisis of 2008, large law firms across the globe have tried to begin to adapt to the needs of 21st century clients. Likewise, “solo” lawyers and small firms have seen how they are forced to learn skills […]

In our March 2022 issue, Marc May (MM) interviewed Shilpa Bhandarkar (SB), CEO of data-centric CLM solution CreateiQ, designed and developed by global law firm Linklaters. MM: Could you tell me a little bit about your current role? SB: I’m the CEO of CreateiQ, the CLM platform designed and developed by Linklaters. My role is […]

I watch Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares quite often. For those that are unaware of the premise of the program – it is basically Gordon Ramsay (a famous chef) parachuting into struggling restaurants and putting them back on the profitable path again. If one was to watch superficially then you can absorb the drama – but I […]

I’m the User Adoption Lead in the Customer Success team at Lupl. What does that mean?! Lupl is the collaboration platform for legal. The platform makes it easy for lawyers, clients and business professionals to work together by providing a shared workspace for all the documents, communications and project management functionality needed by legal teams. […]

Ieuan is co-founder and CEO of Validient, a commercial client onboarding and engagement system that provides an end-to-end client experience. He brings a fresh perspective to the legal sector by advocating client’s needs as the core of the entire industry and is on a mission to transform their experiences. I have spoken to countless people […]

Jackson is Global Head of Innovation at Neota Logic, responsible for working with clients across the globe to create solutions and derive value out of the Neota no code platform. He is a recovering lawyer and management consultant and an expert in how technology can positively impact the Tax, Legal and Compliance sectors. No-code and the […]

What do you do and what do you enjoy about it? Hi, I’m Vicki, a Legal Applications Analyst at Osborne Clarke. At the moment, I mostly focus on the collaboration side of M365 Teams. In particular, we have replaced our traditional processes with M365’s task management tool. I work closely with our fee-earners developing bespoke […]

I am an avid subscriber to the Alan Watts guide to life and so please excuse my use of some of his pearls of wisdom throughout. “Trying to define yourself is like trying to bite your own teeth.” I recently took the plunge and left my job as an associate in BigLaw. I enjoyed many […]

Tech Academy Nordic is an exciting legal tech programme aimed at enhancing tech literacy among law students and lawyers. Tech Academy Nordic encourages universities to update their curriculum and prepare the law students of today to become the lawyers of the future, offering a full-day program where law students work hands-on with legal tech. This […]