Two reports published this month provide an insight into the practical use of technology by legal professions as a whole. And, blow me, despite the hours of discussion of disruptive applications, blockchain and artificial intelligence at high priced conferences around the world, most lawyers use technology in more humble ways – and face more immediate … Continue reading Lawyers and Technology – still largely in the back office
This is an edited version of a contribution to a Resolution conference entitled ‘Changing Practices: unbundling family legal services – getting the service right’ held in London on 28 November. It incorporates some of the insights from discussion. In June 2014, the Legal Education Foundation published a series of papers on law, technology and access to … Continue reading Family Law and Technology
Legal Futures is an English web-based resource on the changing business of the law. Its sixth annual conference, held yesterday, provided interesting coverage into four factors driving innovation in the private sector: de-regulation, external investment, market change and technology. A Legal Futures conference, of which this was the most successful to date, has a rather … Continue reading The Legal Future according to Legal Futures
Technology has certainly got the attention of the private profession around the world. Four reports on the future of legal services in specific jurisdictions, all covering the impact of innovation and technology, have been published since last August by from law societies and their equivalents covering Singapore, the United States, England and Wales and New … Continue reading Technology and lawyers in private practice: hearing the drumbeats
Back in London from the ABA LegalTech conference, it is spring. The Inns of Court (The picture is Lincoln’s Inn taken this afternoon) look as beautiful as they have done over the centuries – as if little might have changed. But, as the ABA ’s presence in a Chicago – famous for its rather more … Continue reading The stirring of the start ups: from Chicago to London