*Record scratch* *Freeze frame* Yep, that’s me. You’re probably wondering how I got into this situation… That was me last year sat on the stage of a panel discussion entitled “Shape and Structure of Law Firms in the Digital Age”. Me, an employment lawyer for the 17 years sat
I have been in the business of law for a LONG time, coming up to 30 years in fact. For 28 of those 30 years I was a "traditional" lawyer who drafted contracts for a living before eventually running a team of 55 that drafted
The firm’s Innovation team has developed a new innovative tool to support Affinity Water’s objective of ensuring compliance across the business. Burges Salmon’s Innovation team has developed a Digital Compliance Tool in collaboration with Affinity Water, to support the company’s objective of ensuring compliance across the
A little while ago we mentioned there was a competition coming! We're now pleased to announce that we have three copies of The CLM Rx by Kami Paulsen up for grabs. Kami is an industry insider with 20 years of experience in the contract lifecycle management space. As
SYKE and Calame announce today an exclusive strategic partnership that brings together preeminent legal innovation companies from the UK and France. The partnership combines market-leading legal tech and operations expertise with specialist knowledge of the French in-house legal market. Both founded by in-house lawyers, SYKE and
Leading northern English law firm Napthens has launched AfterAthena, a new HR and H&S platform-based service designed to streamline and support HR & H&S processes and help businesses stay up-to-date with the latest legal developments and case updates. Initially launching to an existing client base of
Happy belated International Women’s Day to all Legal Technologist readers! The accidental technologists (all being women) were keen to celebrate IWD and use this article to honour women in technology, carrying on the brilliant work of our Mills & Reeve “Inspiring Women in Technology” group. The accidental
Generative AI is booming. The explosion of AI-powered chatbots and large language models (LLMs) was ignited by the release of ChatGPT in late 2022. Having captured the world’s interest, many organisations and industries are now looking at ways to incorporate AI chatbots into their day-to-day
For the last five years I’ve been responsible for delivering our innovation week, B-Innovative, at Burges Salmon (independent UK law firm). A firmwide event, it shines a spotlight on innovation, and aims to encourage everyone to explore and be inspired by the latest technology and
