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I’ve always enjoyed reading career stories. I’ve always found it interesting to read the journey people have taken – especially in legal tech/ops. I can’t imagine anyone as a child saying “Mummy, when I’m older I want to be a legal technologist” yet for many this is a role and career that exudes a lot […]

The next Legal Tech in the South West event is nearly here. It will be held at Bristol Beacon, Bristol, UK on October 10th 2025 and will bring together between 150 – 200 legal technologists, lawyers and vendors to discuss creativity in legal solutions. We’ve been glad to sponsor this event as media partner since […]

For too long, the legal function has been seen as a necessary safeguard. Important, yes, but rarely strategic. Legal is often the department that slows things down, jumps in at the last minute and spends too much money on outside counsel. In contrast to this traditional perception, I recently stumbled upon one of Jordan Furlong’s […]

LexisNexis launches Protégé, a personalised AI assistant with agentic capabilities, to help UK lawyers to complete legal tasks more easily and efficiently Secure, agent-powered AI technology, developed with leading UK firms, accelerates drafting, summarisation and legal research tasks, grounded in both customer and LexisNexis content. LexisNexis® Legal & Professional, a leading global provider of AI-powered legal analytics […]

Survey of 1,200+ legal professionals shows that foundational systems such as document management are viewed as a vital precursor to driving AI capabilities iManage, the company dedicated to Making Knowledge Work™, today announced the availability of a new research report – Ground your legal AI strategy firmly in the basics – that distills survey responses from more […]

Independent solicitors dominate legal LinkedIn with relatable, human-first content Independent solicitors – often without agency support, marketing teams or polished content plans – are outpacing their big-firm peers when it comes to influence and engagement on LinkedIn. The Q1 LinkedInfluencers Indies Report, released today by TBD Marketing, reveals a wave of legal professionals reshaping how the law shows […]

Dentons UK, Ireland and Middle East (UKIME) has announced the launch of “Office Hours”, a unique opportunity for tech companies looking to build, test and develop innovative solutions tailored to the legal market. The programme brings together technology companies and Dentons legal innovation specialists to explore the latest products capable of disrupting traditional legal processes. […]

Landmark move rewards AI adoption to accelerate smarter, faster, better client service Shoosmiths has reinforced its position at the forefront of legal innovation by becoming the first major law firm to link a firmwide bonus to the use of artificial intelligence (AI) by its workforce. The firm has set a clear and ambitious annual target: […]

Clio, the global leader in legal technology, announced it has raised US $900 million, based on a US $3 billion valuation, in a Series F investment round led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA). The round also includes new partners Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Sixth Street Growth, CapitalG, and Tidemark, who join current investors TCV, JMI […]

Grounded on LexisNexis’ vast legal research and practical guidance content, following a successful preview, Lexis+ AI is now commercially available in the UK, delivering fully encrypted, secure interactions with accurate results in seconds. LexisNexis® Legal & Professional, a leading global provider of legal information and analytics, today announced that Lexis+ AI is now generally available for […]

We are excited to share a press release for a new case study on BigHand Document Creation, a trusted and loved legal document production solution. David Michael, Chief Information Officer at Becker Poliakoff says, “Legal documents are the physical product of a lawyer’s work. For lawyers, it’s important their documents reflect the quality of their […]

The legal sector came 6th place for data breaches in 2023, uncovering persistent compliance issues in the sector. Data breach expert says staff training in basic data handling practices should be prioritised. Since 2019, the ICO has been tracking reported data breaches. Taking a deep dive into the data, leading UK data breach solicitors, Hayes Connor, highlights which sectors experienced the […]

Legal OS has rebranded as Flank and unveiled its mission to eliminate drag in commercial workflows. Twelve months ago, Legal OS introduced the first steerable legal assistant for commercial teams. Since launch, Legal OS assistants have resolved hundreds of thousands of requests for legal teams globally, including DeepL, TravelPerk, Mural, Pros, and GWI. The result […]

iManage, the company dedicated to Making Knowledge WorkTM, today announced that its partnership with Microsoft continues to gather momentum with the development of an integration between its iManage AI services and Microsoft Copilot. The new plug-in reinforces the strength of the relationship between iManage and Microsoft and the commitment of both companies to democratizing AI […]

For those that haven’t seen yet we have a careers sub-site called Legal Ops Career (here) which aims to become an indispensable career development resource for current or aspiring legal ops professionals. More detail on its ethos and how it seeks to achieve that can be found here. Who is it for? It is for […]

Kim, the no-code, SaaS, patent-protected document generation, assembly, and workflow automation platform, and Philips Dictation, a global leader in dictation solutions and speech recognition technology announce the launch SpeechFill. SpeechFill is designed to revolutionize how organizations use speech recognition to generate documents and enhance user accessibility. SpeechFill harnesses the world’s leading speech dictation technology, integrated […]

For those that are interested in knowing what the Legal Technologist themes will be for 2024 then look no further. They will be: – Jan/Feb 2024: Legal Ops Careers (done)– Mar/Apr 2024: Dispute Resolution/Litigation Tech– May/Jun 2024: The impact of Gen AI on Legal– Jul/Aug 2024: [Summer Break – no issue]– Sep/Oct 2024: Managing Legal Knowledge– Nov/Dec […]

It’s with great pleasure that I’m able to launch the Legal Ops Career sub-site focused on the legal operations career. For the last six years I’ve ran the Legal Technologist magazine and have enjoyed seeing the growth of legal ops across the world. Now I’m excited to have the opportunity alongside Marco Mendola (Relationships Director) and Ariana […]

Greece The legal tech landscape of 2024 in Greece will be shaped by a few notable firms who invest in digital operations and marketing and a few efforts on legal design and open source. I wouldn’t be very confident on startups within the legal tech sector – most probably regtech and compliance tools will gain […]

The UK High Court recently issued a landmark ruling on 21 November 2023, in the case of Time Machine Capital Squared (TMC2) and its subsidiary, Emotional Perception AI Limited vs Comptroller General of Patents. This case revolves around the patentability of Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) and essential part of AI technology. ANNs are created and designed to […]