Tag: Technology

How to create well-rounded lawyers of the future

Jo-Anne Pugh discusses BPP University Law School’s unique approach to the SQE and how it will prepare students for the assessments -- and for practice

May 7 2020 11:48am

BPP students to get taste of ‘real-world practice’ with virtual law firm launch

Law school giant teams up with AI specialist to create new tech learning tools

May 6 2020 9:09am

How tech is revolutionising the way law students learn

BARBRI’s Professor Samuel Farkas on what we can glean from the global training provider’s US model and how it will shape its SQE plans

May 5 2020 1:00pm

The technological disruption facing law firms in the wake of the pandemic

Times of necessity have rocketed innovative practices into daily life a lot sooner than many expected

May 5 2020 10:28am

The SQE is just one part of a much bigger story

King’s College London’s Chris Howard shares his vision for the future of legal education

Apr 29 2020 1:20pm

Who is responsible for our data and how do we get it back?

Data controllers have weaponised consent by using privacy policies written in legalese and dark patterns to hide privacy-protecting options, argues St Andrews PhD student Janis Wong

Apr 29 2020 12:04pm

How technology can help trainees in the new SQE world

The College of Legal Practice chief, Giles Proctor, sketches out a vision for the new super-exam that draws on the college’s strength in tech-based online learning

Apr 27 2020 2:15pm

Creating an SQE for the post COVID-19 world

Getting the balance right between online and face-to-face learning, while teaching practical skills in a way that accommodates new legal tech, will be crucial to a successful SQE, says ULaw’s Jill Howell-Williams

Apr 23 2020 12:58pm

502 Bad Gateway: Rebooting smart contracts

LSE law student Alicia Lim explains how smart contracts worsen existing power dynamics between contracting parties

Apr 15 2020 2:04pm

Domestic abuse support app and social care chatbot win SRA tech challenge

RCJ Advice and Mencap scoop £100,000 prize

Apr 9 2020 9:36am

Remote hearings resource hub launches in wake of virus pandemic

Richard Susskind-led platform comes as lawyers turn to tech to keep justice system functioning

Mar 31 2020 10:26am

Machine-learnt bias? Algorithmic decision making and access to criminal justice

The pressure on our criminal justice system is mounting -- but is algorithmic decision making the way forward? Queen Mary law grad Marina Wojcik addresses some of the concerns

Mar 18 2020 10:25am

Revealed: The best law firms for tech 2020

'We use bitcoin technology to purchase coffees'

Mar 6 2020 11:30am

Linklaters introduces tech modules for trainees

Magic circler drafts in law and computer science whizzes from Swansea University

Mar 4 2020 9:00am

Deloitte teams up with PhD tech students to solve ‘future problems’ in the legal sector

Tackle areas ripe for development including AI and blockchain

Feb 18 2020 9:58am

How techy do you have to be to work in tech law?

DWF technology, media and telecoms partner Ben McLeod shares his thoughts

Feb 11 2020 2:02pm

My life as a tech lawyer

Womble Bond Dickinson partner Alastair Mitton offers insights into the fast-moving sector

Feb 4 2020 10:15am

The importance of research skills in the brave new world of legal tech

Christopher O'Connor, head of segment and product marketing at LexisNexis, shares his thoughts

Jan 30 2020 6:57am

‘The way we do business will inevitably change — but we will always need lawyers’

ULTRA Project Director and The University of Law (ULaw) senior tutor, Patrick Grant, on the rise of technology in the legal profession and what it means for future lawyers

Jan 23 2020 2:23pm