Tag: Technology

How tech is transforming the legal sector

A panel of Ashurst lawyers share their thoughts

Nov 27 2020 1:32pm

From law grad to legal tech innovator

Mike Kennedy, associate in Addleshaw Goddard’s innovation and legal tech team, shares his career journey to date and offers advice to aspiring lawyers

Nov 24 2020 11:51am

Meet the biochemistry grad who found her niche in IP law

Gowling WLG intellectual property associate, Felicity Wade-Palmer, shares her journey into law and explains how IP offers the perfect marriage of law and science

Nov 19 2020 3:13pm

From army captain to NewLaw entrepreneur

Simmons & Simmons’ Peter Lee reflects on his unusual route to partnership and explains how COVID-19 has accelerated change within the legal profession

Nov 16 2020 2:10pm

How one training provider is preparing for the SQE

BARBRI’s Victoria Cromwell on the steps her team are taking as the super-exam nears roll-out

Nov 11 2020 1:42pm

How technology will shape the legal profession over the next decade

Tara Waters, partner and head of Ashurst Advance Digital, discusses how law firms are embracing tech and what it means for future lawyers

Oct 21 2020 12:44pm

What lies ahead for the banking and finance sector?

A cross-disciplinary team of lawyers and lawtech experts at Norton Rose Fulbright discuss the transition away from LIBOR

Oct 13 2020 12:10pm

Clifford Chance launches Oxford Uni tech bursaries

Aims to encourage greater diversity on computer science course

Sep 29 2020 3:31pm

Life as a banking and finance lawyer at a crucial turning point in the sector

Davide Barzilai, head of Norton Rose Fulbright’s Global IBOR Transition Team, discusses the challenges raised by the LIBOR transition and how his team is tackling the task

Sep 29 2020 10:13am

Why the law should treat algorithms like murderous Greek statues

Future magic circle trainee William Holmes considers whether 'mutant algorithms' should have their day in court, following this summer's A-Level exam results fiasco

Sep 17 2020 11:32am

The global pandemic through the eyes of a tech lawyer

Allen & Overy’s William Samengo-Turner considers what’s next for the booming tech industry

Sep 14 2020 11:57am

An app-le a day… keeps the developers away?

Future City lawyer Bethany Barrett examines the escalating row between developers and tech giants, including Fortnite owners Epic Games' legal battle against Apple

Sep 10 2020 9:18am

Final seat trainee: ‘I didn’t get my dream NQ role in tech — should I look elsewhere?’

I will instead be qualifying into commercial litigation

Jul 10 2020 10:16am

British lawtech entrepreneur raises £9.6 million to fund ‘robot lawyer’ app

Joshua Browder's 'DoNotPay' has seen consumer demand skyrocket in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic

Jun 24 2020 11:17am
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COVID-19, tech and the SQE — the top talking points from LegalEdCon 2020

Prominent figures from the world of law came together, virtually, to discuss how the impact of coronavirus and an increasing reliance on tech will shape the future of legal education and training, Sophie Currie reports

Jun 9 2020 12:45pm

The relationship between law schools and tech in a post-COVID world

Quality of education must remain high if unis are to remain competitive, argues De Montfort lecturer Brett Koenig

May 22 2020 12:40pm

Oxford University lays out blueprint for training future lawyers in the tech age

Skills gaps must be filled to meet client demand for tech-enhanced legal services, say academics

May 18 2020 12:30pm

The challenges ahead for online courts

Hardwicke barrister Andy Creer discusses changes to the way advocacy is delivered during the COVID-19 crisis and the new skills future barristers will require

May 13 2020 2:19pm

Why lawyers of the 2020s need to force themselves out their comfort zone

We sit down -- virtually, of course -- with LexisNexis’s Director Transformation, Kate Gaskell, ahead of her appearance at LegalEdCon on Thursday

May 12 2020 2:54pm