The increasing importance of environmental and social governance (ESG) means that it has become a key consideration for the legal sector. But keeping up to date with this evolving subject is not always easy. In order to shed some light on the current situation, Jake Reynolds, head of client sustainability and environment at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, […]
As the ructions of Covid-19 continue to trail two years after the pandemic started, the concept of hybrid working continues to populate law firms’ priority lists. This topic was debated in a roundtable hosted by Speech Processing Solutions’ Ryan Prins and Ben Capstick at The Lawyer’s Business Leadership Summit. The spectre of Covid-19 infections remains […]
Organisations and their leaders will increasingly face the financial and reputational consequences of climate change inaction, believes Alice Garton, director of global legal strategy at the Foundation for International Law for the Environment (FILE) . Growing up in Australia’s first eco village, she set her sights on using the law to change the world at a young age. She worked for a hard-hitting litigator, spent 14 years in law firms and multinationals before moving to ClientEarth – the first NGO to look at the whole suite of laws that can be applied to combat the climate crisis. In her latest role at FILE, she’s aiming to scale climate litigation across the world. Based on her experience, she explains the future of climate-related litigation for businesses and lawyers to Neil Pearson, Mills & Reeve’s head of ESG and social value.
As the pangs of Covid-19 continue to reverberate around the legal industry and lawyers’ workloads rise without commensurate budgets, many have felt the need to examine their existing processes to identify how they can work more efficiently. The legal market is still grappling with how to optimise their use of tech, and for some, simply […]
By Sarah Hallowell After nearing two years of widespread change and disruption, we have seen a new type of lawyer emerge inside the in-house legal function – the Tech-Enabled Lawyer – and they’re more determined than ever to push forward with their digital transformation roadmaps. In the last decade or so, the in-house legal function […]
by Natalie Abou-Alwan “No matter how tempting the deal, make sure you can still look yourself in the mirror.” These were the wise words shared with a respected oil trader in the industry, as she embarked on her career at an international organisation. Yes, you read correctly, “she”. This incredibly intelligent woman not only made […]
In our latest 60 second interview, Norton Rose Fulbright’s head of legal operations consulting Stéphanie Hamon talks to The Lawyer about the skills in-house lawyers need in 2022, the importance of skills mapping, and the value this brings to the wider business. Are the skills that in-house lawyers require in 2022 different from those needed […]
In our latest 60 second interview, TLT’s client services transformation partner Siân Ashton talks to The Lawyer about the need to challenge the assumption that technology is always the answer and how analysing processes can deliver the greatest improvements in efficiency. The pandemic has massively accelerated the pace of digital transformation. Is technology still a […]
TLT partner and head of financial services Andrew Lyon talks to The Lawyer about the increase in financial crime over the past 18 months, the subsequent increase in litigation activity and whether regulators have enough resources to cope with this. Has the pandemic increased fraudulent behaviour and have you seen financial crime or fraud-related work […]
In this latest 60-second interview, Peerpoint MD Carolyn Aldous talks to The Lawyer about changes to the legal market, trends in legal consulting and what successful legal teams will look like in the future. Has the pandemic changed your approach to the legal market? Our key values have stayed the same, but we’ve had to […]
In our latest 60-second interview, Shoosmiths partner Sam Tyfield shares his views and predictions when it comes to the key challenges facing the Financial Services sector in the next few years. In your experience, what are the key areas that FS firms have relied on external support over the past year? The key areas have […]
Independents The Lawyer’s last part of the UK 200 – The Independents – which focuses on the firms in the lower half of the UK 200 is out now! The Independents account for just 6 per cent of the total UK 200 revenue and we talk about some of the pressures that The Independents are facing […]
Here’s a rundown by litigation reporters Annabel Tinson and Maria Ward-Brennan on the new weekly content on The Lawyer’s Litigation Tracker, which started in October 2022. As Litigation Tracker subscribers already know, on Monday, In court this week comes out, which details some of the most interesting cases hitting the courts that week. On Wednesday, Claim Spotter is released, which looks […]
China top 30 The China Top 30 features the ranking of the top 30 firms based on revenue, and in-depth analysis of financial performance, headcount and growth. The report highlights that despite an extraordinary 2021, the China top 30 are bracing for 2022 to be their first year of downturn after three decades of growth. […]
Nordics This specialised report focuses on the 27 firms based in the Nordic region that feature in the European 100 ranking for 2022. The report offers a deep-dive into the Nordic legal market, analysing key metrics across the four jurisdictions, and current trends, opportunities and challenges. Read more and interact with the data here. European 100 […]
Cybersecurity In this month’s City Signal report, we take a look at cybersecurity, one of the fastest growing challenges and opportunities big law firms are facing today. Every year, The Lawyer asks firms about the biggest risks they face. This year, Cybersecurity was a clear number one, with over 63 per cent of respondents being either extremely […]
This free to watch webinar is part of The Lawyer’s Smarter Working Week event in association with Thomson Reuters taking place between 21st and 24th of March 2022.
This free to watch webinar is part of The Lawyer’s Smarter Working Week event in association with Thomson Reuters taking place between 21st and 24th of March 2022.
This free to watch webinar is part of The Lawyer’s Smarter Working Week event in association with Thomson Reuters taking place between 21st and 24th of March 2022.
This free to watch webinar is part of The Lawyer’s Smarter Working Week event in association with Thomson Reuters taking place between 21st and 24th of March 2022.
Self-service is something many in-house legal departments would like to implement but has anyone found the recipe for success? Whilst implementing self-service can present challenges, it can yield great results. This session will look at how in-house legal departments can approach self-service, how to determine whether it’s the right solution for them, and ways to […]
This free to watch webinar is part of The Lawyer’s Smarter Working Week event in association with Thomson Reuters taking place between 21st and 24th of March 2022.
Days after Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling sent shockwaves through the market, 18 managing partners found themselves sitting in the Chartered Accountants Hall. Organised by The Lawyer and LexisNexis, the event brought together law firm leaders together to discuss the effects of generative AI on the legal profession. LexisNexis opened the evening by […]
When asked what the pros and cons of using artificial intelligence (AI) for the disclosure process in litigation are, ChatGPT produced four positively-skewed and four negatively-skewed answers. While some of the points listed by ChatGPT were similar to those raised by the litigator attendees at a roundtable dinner hosted by The Lawyer in association with legal tech […]
As a recession rolls in, now is the best time to invest in legal technology.
As political turmoil continues to temper financial markets, hamper international trade relations and exacerbate political insecurity, ensuring client stability and satisfaction still remains of vital concern for all law firms. In a recent roundtable co-hosted by Scottish-based Morton Fraser and The Lawyer, participants discussed the biggest challenges facing law firms in maintaining client satisfaction into […]
On the day that Liz Truss resigned as Prime Minister after a rebellion by Tory MPs, The Lawyer’s managing partners’ dinner alongside LexisNexis returned – this time to talk about the timely topic of how psychological safety relates to performance. Hosted by LexisNexis’ Mark Smith, Matthew Leopold and Stu Greenhill, 13 delegates were tasked with […]
Since the pandemic, digitisation and remote working have quickly moved to the forefront of the legal industry’s mind. Businesses have successfully adapted to remote working, but the pandemic has left additional challenges, such as how do we retain employees who feel burnt out in an increasingly competitive industry. How do we keep integrating technology to […]
Global business is increasingly familiar with the prospect of short-notice public investigatory attention, whether from regulators, law enforcement, political forces or as a consequence of sanctions, and this can – in in some cases – devastate individual and corporate reputation.
As businesses grow and change, so the expectations of their stakeholders and the type of risk they face change too. Here we will examine three of the different reputational threats issues faced by companies that are growing quickly and who will come under greater scrutiny as they succeed.
In this white paper we ask how in-house legal teams can embrace technology to support their legal functions. Should we build on how we’ve adapted to what has been forced on us by the pandemic? Or should we put our effort into going back to how we did things before? Can we use the “new normal” to drive technological creativity and innovation for in-house lawyers? Could this, right now, be legal tech’s watershed moment?
With reduced air travel now an Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) priority across industry sectors, virtual meetings technology and online event platforms have a key role to play in a more sustainable future for business.
In this white paper we consider the new and evolved investor and how this evolution accelerated and emphasised the environmental, social and governance (ESG) agenda and has sparked a change in banking. Organisations need to take note of the ESG agenda or ignore it at their peril.
As we start to come out of what will hopefully be the final lockdown, optimism in the in-house legal recruitment market abounds. Hiring strategies within financial services are likely to get back on track meaning competition for the best candidates is strong, but interviews are likely to be virtual for some time yet, and for many will form a permanent part of the recruitment process. So if you’re looking to hire for your team, how do you choose and secure the best candidate online?
This briefing considers how the new paradigm might impact financial services firms in the future.
Mid-sized PE firms are edging out their larger competitors with better management of legal expenses.
Brexit’s transition process will pose a number of challenges for businesses. This tracking tool will help you manage and avoid issues as new developments take shape.
Green finance remains high on the agenda despite the potential distractions of COVID-19 and Brexit. Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has already set out further developments in the UK Government’s plans for the future of financial services post-Brexit. Alongside updates on approach to matters including equivalence and financial technology, the announcement emphasised the UK’s intention to remain a leader in green finance.
This paper consists of insights from a study conducted by Onit, composed of two parts: comparing the performance of manual contract review and drafting versus using automation by new users of ReviewAI, and analysing reporting from a client to learn how time utilization changed after adopting ReviewAI.
Lenoy Barkai, Director, and Joseph Tarraf, Associate Director, in cyber security at S-RM, explain the critical role that general counsel play during a cyber incident, and what can be done before and after an incident to ensure an organisation’s resilience and readiness.