AI and the law tools of tomorrow: A special report Legal Business Deep Blue sky thinking: The cutting edge of legal AI Applied science and snake oil: AI in practice The i-Team:…
Comment: Bespoke, mobile and plugged in: CMS’s Duncan Weston on the tech tools clients will demand Legal Business Against a backdrop of a fast-changing technology environment; value-conscious clients, rising rents, and the need to provide meaningful alternative fee…
Bespoke, mobile and plugged in – the tech tools clients and staff will demand Guest Blog CMS’s Duncan Weston argues that a new attitude to technology will be essential for the best law firms Against a…
Deus ex machina: Riverview Law targets in-house with legal tech consultancy Legal Business Alternative legal services provider Riverview Law has launched a new service in a bid to help in-house teams develop automated…
Addleshaws enters booming contract lawyer market with AG Integrate Michael West As it continues its revamp in the hope of becoming a top 20-firm by 2019, Addleshaw Goddard has launched a…
Bringing AI to a law firm near you: Dentons’ NextLaw venture invests in IBM Watson app to answer lawyers’ questions Legal Business Dentons’ NextLaw Labs, having launched in May to focus on developing and investing in new technologies for the legal profession,…
Guest post: Who’s afraid of IBM Watson? Machine learning and the future of law Legal Business Recently in New York, Adam Smith Esq had the opportunity to invite a couple of dozen law firms to ‘An…
‘A broad-based City professional services firm’: RPC breaks into insurance and financial consulting with software business buy Legal Business In a move to widen it offering to its insurance clients, RPC’s consulting arm has branched out from a legal…
DWF launches subsidiary to enter burgeoning legal product market Kathryn McCann Following on from the launch last month of consultancy, paralegal and flexible lawyer offerings, DWF has entered into the growing…
Guest post: The innovation perspective – get the right end of the telescope Legal Business Innovation is a word much bandied around in the law without always a clear idea of what it means. Many…
CC innovation chief creates taskforces to drive change Legal Business Firm eyes IBM Watson partnership and new software products Six months into the role, Clifford Chance (CC)’s head of innovation…
Simmons breaks into growing legal product market with start-up tool targeting hedge funds Legal Business Seeking to turn the City’s next big hedge funds into clients, Simmons & Simmons has entered the growing legal product…
Freshfields targets US and Asia for two more business service hubs amid plans for 24/7 legal support Legal Business After taking the decision to move back-office staff out of its London headquarters to Manchester in a nearshoring exercise, Freshfields…
Gateley’s partners take home over 80% of £30m raised in landmark law firm listing Legal Business Gateley’s partners are set to receive £25m, more than 80% of the £30m total raised, as the West Midlands firm started its…
Comment: A vision of Big Law come 2025 – will the dust ever settle? Legal Business It is 2025 and the view from the nominal head office of the leading City law firm remains as uncertain…
DLA Piper enters booming contract lawyer market with Peerpoint-style alumni venture Legal Business DLA Piper is to launch a flexible working unit to rival Allen & Overy’s (A&O) Peerpoint and other alumni-based ventures…
Addleshaws launches AG Consulting ahead of contract lawyer offering Kathryn McCann As it looks to return to its pre-financial crisis form Addleshaw Goddard is set to launch AG Consulting, which will…
Addleshaws launches AG Consulting ahead of contract lawyer offering Kathryn McCann As it looks to return to its pre-financial crisis form Addleshaw Goddard is set to launch AG Consulting, which will…
Coming Soon – assessing the big forces shaping the future of law Jaishree Kalia As part of our 25-year anniversary, Legal Business talks to industry veterans to assess the big forces impacting the profession…
Gateley valued at £100m as it reveals first investors in landmark IPO Legal Business Documents filed at the London Stock Exchange today (29 May) reveal West Midlands firm Gateley is aiming for a £100m valuation and…
