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Law firm launches data analytics team to help lawyers predict the future
Wednesday, 7 June 2017Insurance law firm BLM has set up a specialist data analytics team to help its lawyers make better predictions about their cases. Headed by a solicitor and a data scientist, it uses machine learning, a form of artificial intelligence (AI), to predict the length, cost and result of litigation.
Tags: AI, law firms, legal technology
Posted in Latest news, Technology
Neuberger urges debate over ethical implications of artificial intelligence
Monday, 20 June 2016The president of the Supreme Court last week called for a debate on the ethical implications of artificial intelligence and for “greater prominence” for ethics in legal training. Lord Neuberger also warned once again of increased potential for ethical conflicts in alternative business structures owned by non-lawyers.
Tags: AI, Alternative business structures, ethics
Posted in Alternative business structures, Latest news, Regulation
Denton’s IT accelerator looks short and long term with Apperio investment and ROSS expansion
Tuesday, 29 March 2016NextLaw Labs, the business accelerator set up by global law firm Dentons, has invested in an IT product which claims to improve the transparency of fees and cement the bond between lawyers and corporate clients. Meanwhile, another of its investments, AI venture Ross, is opening up to more law firms.
Tags: AI, artificial intelligence, Dentons, hackathon
Posted in Latest news, Technology
Watson-based app heralds ordinary speech legal searches
Tuesday, 17 February 2015Would-be lawyers have designed an app that they claim is the first “artificially intelligent attorney”, able to conduct legal searches in answer to natural language queries, based on IBM’s cognitive computer, Watson.
Tags: AI, artificial intelligence, Ross
Posted in Latest news, Technology
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Keeping the conversation going beyond Pride Month
As I reflect on all the celebrations of Pride Month 2024, I ask myself why there remains hesitancy amongst LGBTQ+ staff members about when it comes to being open about their identity in the workplace.
Third-party managed accounts: Your key questions answered
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has given strong indications that it is headed towards greater restrictions on law firms when it comes to handling client money.
Understanding vicarious trauma in the legal workplace
Vicarious trauma can happen to anyone who works with clients who have experienced trauma such as domestic or other violence, child abuse, sexual assault, torture or being a refugee.
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