The September 2020 issue can be found here.
The modern age is characterised by many upheavals and far-reaching changes in short periods of time. Like many other professions these days, the concern regarding the future of the profession does not skip the legal community. How can one always "stay in the game" - the
Challenges and opportunities in legal data analytics The legal industry sits on top of mountains of data, collected in various locations ranging from in-house contract management tools to government databases and platforms by commercial providers. According to a House of Commons briefing paper, 1.47 million criminal
In July’s issue Polina Medvedieva interviewed the founder of Avokaado, Mariana Hagström. The interview covered Mariana's journey from Managing Partner to Legaltech Founder, differences between the two roles, challenges starting a legaltech startup and whether there should be more women in legaltech. You’re currently the Founder
Future or fiction? Despite three months of automated chasing, Amy’s customer had still not paid her invoice. She got out her phone and started a conversation with a robot lawyer. It asked her questions about the debt and she explained what had happened. She uploaded documents
“So what do you do?” It’s always a question we’re asked by others. Dates, parties, barbecues, activist meetings, golf outings. Anytime we meet someone new, the conversation often starts with establishing occupation. For me, the answer was easy. “I’m a lawyer”. But for the last few
The Covid-19 crisis has created an environment where working from anywhere has suddenly become the “new normal”. This has put digitalisation on the map for companies that want to achieve independence and flexibility in the way they operate. The legal department is not usually on
Before launching Office & Dragons, I was an M&A lawyer with Kirkland & Ellis in London and New York, advising large private equity firms on billion-dollar deals. In that time, I witnessed first-hand the mounting pressures that both our clients and our firm were facing.
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 and junior lawyers. Anexsys, an eDiscovery and digital forensics consultancy, gives
