Sponsored briefing: An asymmetric approach to litigation PR Guest Blog Tim Maltin of Maltin PR on the importance of getting the balance right between winning the court case and winning…
Age of just-about-OK ethics has passed Alex Novarese Once, not long ago, considerations of ethics were simple for law firms, if they bothered thinking about them at all.…
The team in I: The GC Powerlist Summer Reception Alex Novarese Nailing the issue of what makes a high-performing in-house function, with the emphasis on operational sophistication, has become the Holy…
Legal technology sponsored briefing: Legal IT – standing still is not an option Guest Blog Legal IT is going through a period of unprecedented change and CIOs need to be leading from the front.…
The great distraction – The innovation bandwagon has hobbled market forces Alex Novarese I used to believe the UK legal profession was more imaginative than it got credit for – now I find…
Special territory: Fintech in Hong Kong Alex Speirs ‘You have to, to serve these markets, re-imagine how money can be managed and moved, because there’s going to be…
Legal technology sponsored briefing: Successful law firms in the digital age Guest Blog Derek Southall of The Intuity Alliance/Hyperscale Group assesses how successful law firms are adapting to the new digital reality…
Mixing it with the big boys: Law tech upstarts approach adolescence following cash influx Thomas Alan The future is hard to predict in the combustible world of law tech start-ups. But recent big funding rounds for…
The Global 100 debate – Will stars or institutions define the law’s elite? Alex Novarese Alex Novarese, Legal Business: Ten years ahead, what will a global elite firm look like? Charlie Jacobs, Linklaters: I don’t…
Legal technology sponsored briefing: The anatomy of a digital-age legal service business Guest Blog Chris Bull of The Intuity Alliance/Kingsmead Square considers the structure, funding and skills needed for a legal service business…
Disputes Eye: ‘Draconian’ measures as SFO tackles privilege via the back door Tom Baker Despite the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) opting in October not to pursue its much-publicised privilege appeal against ENRC any further,…
No free lunch – Will law firm IPOs be the next big thing? Hamish McNicol For years it could, just about, be ignored. But no longer. The UK’s largest practices are being forced to consider…
Legal technology sponsored briefing: Four ways to slash IT support costs Guest Blog Stone Group’s Paul Flack explains how to reduce maintenance costs without sacrificing support quality How much are you spending to…
Moves that matter Legal Business White & Case’s aggressive sweep on the City lateral market continued in October with the hire of Herbert Smith Freehills…
The Last Word: The hard path to enlightenment Legal Business As part of our autumn tech special, we asked partners, innovation heads and CIOs to give a pragmatic take on…
Legal technology sponsored briefing: Pillars of cyber security Guest Blog Andrew Stanton of Palisade Secure outlines the steps law firms should be taking to reduce threats According to a…
Life during law: Mike Francies Nathalie Tidman I was probably the world’s worst children’s entertainer. I needed a Saturday job to earn money but played football on…
Akin rainmakers quit to launch Russia independent in further apocalyptic sign for Western firms Marco Cillario Lawyers have been speaking for months of a tough environment for international firms in sanction-battered Russia, but no event has…
Law tech special: Let there be light Legal Business LB’s autumn law tech special assesses the tools and the talent at the City’s largest law firms
Legal technology sponsored briefing: Cross-border e-discovery in an age of change Guest Blog Brian Stuart of FTI Consulting details the challenges facing legal teams and how they can be overcome Technology in…