Client Intelligence Report: Data View – Middle East Focus David Burgess Demonstrating value is paramount for all in-house legal teams, concerned as it is with how legal work intersects with business…
‘A unique buzz’: Herbert Smith to exit Finsbury Square to set up in Canary Wharf Thomas Alan Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) is set to relocate nearly 500 of its City workforce to a new office in Canary…
BCLP unveils foray into legal tech start-up scene with contract negotiation platform Thomas Alan Newly merged Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) has launched a ‘home-grown’ legal tech start-up which produces a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) for…
Acceleration: Mishcon de Reya aims to bring ‘propositions to life’ in second MDR LAB cohort Thomas Alan Mishcon de Reya has announced the second cohort of companies joining the firm’s incubation programme in London in the latest of…
Fuse breaker: A&O brings ‘very different’ focus to second tech lab Hamish McNicol In the same week banking giant Barclays joined the rising tide of law-tech innovation spaces, one of the earlier movers,…
‘A walk in the park’: Linklaters and A&O launch tech solutions to traverse the margin minefield Nathalie Tidman As increasing numbers of derivatives players face a scramble to comply with Initial Market (IM) regulations, Linklaters has become the second…
Fly like an Eagle: Barclays joins raft of firms with City law-tech incubator launch Hamish McNicol Banking giant Barclays is joining the trio of law firms which have already introduced forms of legal technology incubators by…
Rosenblatt takes ‘exciting step’ in UK’s fourth law firm listing Thomas Alan Rosenblatt Solicitors will float on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) to support its growth ambitions and help it attract and retain…
‘A safe space’: SRA pushes ahead with innovation agenda Thomas Alan The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) yesterday (12 April) announced plans to formalise its innovation ‘safe space’ – which allows firms…
Quest for efficiency: Reed Smith set to open new low-cost centre in Leeds Thomas Alan Reed Smith is set to establish a low cost legal service centre outside of London in Leeds, it has emerged.…
Preparing for Brexit – alternative provider Axiom launches new AI as deadline looms Thomas Alan Marking the 365-day countdown to Brexit, alternative legal services provider Axiom has today (29 March) launched a purpose-built service to…
‘Clients want greater choice’: Fieldfisher’s Condor spreads wings through Integreon deal Tom Baker A year since its much-touted launch, Fieldfisher’s alternative legal services platform Condor has agreed a partnership with pioneering legal outsourcer…
Moving on: Pinsents sells early New Law investment to Dow Jones Hamish McNicol Pinsent Masons has sold one of its earliest New Law investments to financial information giant Dow Jones for an undisclosed sum,…
Let’s be friends – Hogan Lovells hooks up with NewLaw darling Elevate for flexi-lawyer service Marco Cillario Hogan Lovells is the latest firm to venture into flexible lawyering after agreeing a partnership with New Law pioneer Elevate. The…
‘Another mechanism for unlocking insight’ – Clyde & Co launches tech initiative with UCL Tom Baker Following the trend of tech incubator programmes set by City firms, insurance heavyweight Clyde & Co has launched a data…
Dentons targets in-house lawyers as it adds new consultancy service to Nextlaw family Marco Cillario Dentons has embarked on yet another chapter in its experimentation with the legal services model as the 8,000-lawyer giant announced…
As Nextlaw swells, will Dentons’ platform mark the end of referral clubs… or something bolder? Marco Cillario Marco Cillario assesses whether Nextlaw is a network or Dentonsʼ Uber With typical distaste for the status quo, Dentons chair…
Sponsored briefing: Adoption of predictive coding for legal document review Guest Blog Navigant’s Tanya Gross asks how close are we to mainstream acceptance? Predictive coding helps tackle large document review exercises. It…
PwC aims to take bite out of contract lawyering market with new flexible resourcing arm Kathryn McCann If the accountants’ forays into the legal market have yet to challenge law firms in key markets, a concern in…
Fieldfisher extends global reach as it launches alternative service Condor in South Africa Tom Baker Fieldfisher’s unrelenting international growth this year shows no sign of slowing, as the firm takes its alternative legal services platform…
