Law firms aren’t naturally set up to deal with the challenges presented by our data-saturated world. Law firms have historically dealt with the problem of information management and document-review using labour-intensive solutions: armies of paralegals ...
Mary Bonsor is CEO and co-founder of F-LEX, a legaltech startup using automation to create a seamless recruitment experience for applicants, law firms and legal departments. In Part 1 of our F-LEX series, Mary spoke ...
If I was to describe my dream job, it would probably be what I’m doing right now. I’m a researcher at the University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School, where I study the impact of novel ...
Two major threats that the legal sector is facing at the moment are the growing number of alternative legal services providers (ALSPs) and the entry of the Big 4 accountancy firms – KPMG, Deloitte, EY ...
Hi, I’m Electra and I’m the Founder of The Law Boutique. I started the business in summer of 2017 after spending over ten years in various large organisations in commercial legal roles. I realised there ...
The legal contracts landscape in any organisation is in a perpetual state of flux because of the wide and continually expanding variety of formats. Over the years, traditional paper contracts have been joined by digital ...
In Part 2 of our 3-part series about the LegalTech startup, Juro, CEO Richard Mabey explains the challenges of scaling up a startup, and the framework he uses to tackle them. Juro is entering an ...
There are 5.7 million businesses in the UK and just 140,000 solicitors (there’s even fewer if we just focus on corporate law). Looking at the numbers, it’s no wonder that fees are high and hours ...
The hype surrounding LegalTech is at an all-time high. Law firms and in-house legal teams are under increasing pressure to automate processes and become more efficient. We are seeing rapid growth of new vendors in ...
The Legal Technologist has published 9 main issues and one careers supplement since May 2018, drawing on articles from contributors around the world and providing perspectives on the latest issues affecting law and technology. Marc ...