Algorithmic Decision Making in the Legal Sector

Algorithmic Decision Making in the Legal Sector Through the advancement of technology, law firms are becoming more efficient, better organised and more effective. One such technology is algorithms, despite hardly being a recent invention. They are increasingly used to support decision-making processes within the public and private sectors. The incorporation of algorithms into law firm […]

Common Legal Myths in UK Law

Common Legal Myths in UK Law From the superficially trivial to the downright dangerous British Law is dotted with eccentric legislature and testament to its slew of political and historical struggles which eventually made way to the governing system we have in place now. A lot of these myths are widely held as fact by  […]

Investing in the Law: Litigation Funding

Investing in the Law: Litigation Funding Perhaps the most iconic area of the law, litigation, is what most people think of when asked to conjure up an image of a lawyer’s daily life. Of course, legal professionals have a multitude of differing sub-disciplines and other quotidian tasks to complete.     Nonetheless, amongst all of […]

Design Thinking for Law Firms

Design Thinking for Law Firms Design thinking is used by some of the world’s most technologically advanced companies, including Apple, Google, Samsung and Amazon. Despite it being new to law firms that are mostly seen as ‘traditional’, many firms have taken the step to learn more about design thinking and how it can improve their […]

UK Consumer Law Reform and Its Effect on Businesses

UK Consumer Law Reform and its Effect on Businesses As it currently stands, the murky world of UK consumer law is laden with pitfalls and vague legislation. This harbours a breeding ground for businesses to avoid certain codes of conduct in the comfort of knowing that very little can be actioned to bring companies to […]

How Artificial Intelligence is Transforming Law Firms

How Artificial Intelligence is Transforming Law Firms In today’s world, the importance of collecting and storing data is rapidly growing. Such data contains extremely valuable information for law firms. However, it takes a huge amount of time to analyse, organise and reconstruct this data into valuable information. Although such tasks are extremely important, they are […]

Understanding Blockchain and Its Impact on the Legal Sector

Understanding Blockchain and Its Impact on the Legal Sector The World Economic Forum survey recently predicted that 10% of the global GDP could be on blockchain-based applications by 2025 [1]. The adoption of blockchain technology is experiencing rapid growth, especially within the legal sector. Its increasing use and impact on law firms have become a […]

How to Choose the Best Legal Practice Management System for Your Firm

How to Choose the Best Legal Practice Management System for Your Firm Technology has recently made a significant and swift impact on various industries, and the legal industry is no different. Law firms are adopting more and more technology in an effort  to improve their efficiency and keep a competitive edge over their rivals. One […]

Document Management Systems

Document Management System For most law firms, the importance of having an efficient document management system, or DMS for short, cannot be overstated. The idea behind DMS is to utilise computer systems and software to streamline and automate document management processes by “storing, locating, updating, and sharing data to advance…workflow and achieve business results”[i]. The popularisation of […]

A Law Firm in the Cloud

A Law Firm in the Cloud The adoption of advanced technological solutions to add value to firm operations is a growing topic of discourse within the legal industry. This is particularly so when it comes to the utilisation of cloud computing technology. Cloud computing, whilst in no way new, has for years been championed as […]