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Young lawyers “fearful of innovation resistance”
Wednesday, 9 January 2019Almost half of young lawyers see resistance to innovation by their firms as the biggest threat to the profession, according to a survey. Meanwhile, salaries for trainee solicitors are on the rise.
Tags: innovation
Posted in Latest news, Market monitor
Innovation Conference 2018
Friday, 30 November 2018At the 8th Legal Futures Innovation Conference, the Legal Services Board unveiled the findings of its Innovation in Legal Services report, the most comprehensive review yet published of what innovation in the legal market looks like and how it is developing.
Tags: innovation, Innovation Conference 2018
Posted in LF Events
Innovation index suggests “more top UK law firms than US firms embracing AI”
Friday, 1 September 2017Top UK law firms are ahead of their US counterparts in the use of artificial intelligence, an index of legal service delivery innovation has suggested. However, the creator of the Legal Services Innovation Index said it might just be that UK firms are “savvier about marketing this stuff to their clients”.
Tags: artificial intelligence, blockchain, innovation
Posted in Latest news, Technology
Don’t just blame the lawyers for blocking innovation, City IT chief says
Friday, 5 May 2017Lawyers are the not the only ones blocking innovation in larger law firms, the head of IT at DLA Piper has said, highlighting also the need to decentralise responsibility for innovation and allowing it to happen in individual practice groups.
Tags: innovation
Posted in Latest news, Technology
Law Society: technological innovation “will determine law firms’ success”
Wednesday, 25 January 2017A typical law firm in the future will accommodate a new generation of disruptive technologies, such as virtual assistants, machine learning and automation, but legal services must not lose their human touch, a major Law Society report on technological innovation has urged.
Tags: innovation, Law Society, Technology
Posted in Latest news, Technology
SRA eyes rule waivers to stimulate innovation
Thursday, 15 December 2016The Solicitors Regulation Authority has published a blueprint for simplifying its system for granting waivers to regulations in order to promote innovation, which it suggests will particularly benefit small firms. The new policy would guarantee no enforcement action would be taken if innovations create technical breaches of the rules.
Tags: innovation, Solicitors Regulation Authority
Posted in Latest news, Solicitors
Lack of “strong brands” to advise small businesses, says Rocket Lawyer chief
Tuesday, 10 November 2015There are “no strong brands yet” to advise small businesses on legal services and law firms tend to “look the same”, Mark Edwards, vice president and general manager of Rocket Lawyer UK, has said. Mr Edwards said innovation was “not happening as much as it should be” in the legal market.
Tags: Alternative business structures, innovation, Legal Services Board
Posted in Alternative business structures, Latest news, Legal Services Board
Government not keen on more regulation, warns LSB chief – despite issues around unregulated providers
Friday, 10 July 2015The new government is not keen to extend regulation of legal services, including will-writing, the chief executive of the Legal Services Board (LSB) has warned. Richard Moriarty said innovation was key to tackling the “trilemma” facing legal services.
Tags: Google, innovation, Legal Services Board, will-writing
Posted in Barristers, Latest news, Legal Services Act, Legal Services Board, Regulation, Solicitors
Legal aid providers “trying to innovate” but destablised by cuts
Tuesday, 3 February 2015More than a third of advice agencies that have so far implemented charging for legal services appear to have done so sustainably, a survey of post-LASPO innovations has found.
Tags: innovation, legal aid
Posted in Latest news, Market monitor
Innovation in private legal sector leads way for access to justice, says report
Thursday, 6 February 2014Harnessing the communications power of the digital revolution can go a long way towards filling the access to justice gap created by cuts in legal aid, according to a major report.
Tags: innovation, internet
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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