Cyber security is now a board-level item of technology spend, but increasingly firms are investing in tools that price more accurately, offer greater flexibility for clients and also improve recovery rates.
Provider Elevate has acquired AI firm LexPredict, in a move that hints at rising consolidation in the market of alternative legal services providers. Elevate was advised during negotiations by a Paul Hastings team led by Century City M&A partner David Hernand that included corporate associates Christopher Edwab and Tashiana Hudson, as well as Los Angeles-based counsel Ron […]
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) has launched a new legal operations consultancy arm to support in-house teams, in a general trend that sees law firms increasingly expanding into broader client services. The new division called Cantilever incorporates the consulting units from both legacy firms; Bryan Cave’s BCXponent and BLP’s Streamline. The team, led by Denver-based chief innovation […]
The firm is rising to the challenge of providing accurate employment law information about the world’s hardest-to-reach jurisdictions
EY’s acquisition of Riverview has the potential to create a true disruptor, but will the initiative be handcuffed by audit?
Slaughter and May is the latest firm to back a new “one-stop” tech solution for the legal industry, which has already attracted the likes of Clifford Chance and Latham & Watkins. The Lawyer has learned that Slaughters is joining a dozen other heavyweight firms in the support of a new start-up called Reynen Court, which aims to […]
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) has launched a new artificial intelligence service that will extensively assess the legal risks of early-stage disputes and investigations in about 14 days. The service, called Clear/Cut, was developed in-house over the year by a team of litigators and technologists that included the firm’s forensic technology team, legal project management experts and […]
Hogan Lovells is introducing a new construction practice to its Birmingham base, having trebled its lawyer headcount since launching in the city four years ago. The new construction practice has been set up through the hire of construction associate Rebecca Storer, who joins on Monday 5 November. Storer previously spent four years as an associate […]
Ashurst‘s longstanding IT guru Bruna Pellicci is to take on her first magic circle role, joining Linklaters as its new chief technology officer. Starting on Monday, Ashurst’s Bruna Pellicci will join the firm’s technology leadership team, reporting to the global chief operating officer and director of technology Matt Peers, and taking over responsibility for the firm’s […]
Gowling WLG’s head of commercial, employment, pensions and projects Michael Luckman talks to The Lawyer about the evolving expectations of clients, the steps in-housers should take to be more strategic and the skills that will be in demand for the law department of the future ahead of his session at this year’s In-house Counsel as Business […]
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has created a global legal operations function in a bid to “sing from the same hymn sheet” as its clients, who have already adopted similar models to support their in-house teams. The function, which has been developed over the last six months, gathers teams working on legal project management, pricing, legal […]
EY partner and UK law leader for financial services Matthew Kellett talks to The Lawyer about the key challenges of in-house transformation programmes and successful change management ahead of his session at this year’s In-house Counsel as Business Partner in association with EY. What are the main challenges in mapping the legal function’s transformation journey? The […]
The Serious Fraud Office has expanded its use of AI software to speed up investigation time and bring down costs, but its use is not without its challenges
One of the biggest issues facing law firms is the retention of female talent. Allen & Overy is working on solving the problem.
Bayer’s law, patents and compliance function is home to some 800 professionals worldwide. Bringing it closer to the company’s commercial team is an ongoing project
HSF has adapted the fixed fees approach used for transactional work to the much less predictable world of disputes
While the provision of legal advice is central to any law firm, many are branching out into other areas. One recent project taken on by Pinsent Masons for football club Everton was notable because it had little to no involvement from lawyers. Instead, it was managed from start to finish by the firm’s dedicated legal […]
DLA Piper’s recent office overhauls in Australia, Manchester and next London are not about cramming more people in.
By Christopher N. Alam In August, 2018, The World Economic Forum (“WEF”) published a report, The New Physics of Financial Services, that looks at how AI will transform the financial services sector. The report discusses how matters will change in terms of relationships between participants in the financial industry and addresses a number of issues around […]
By Kevin Shergold, Vijay Rathour, Nick Rich The reality of modern investigative practice is a tsunami of data, and less time or budget to get to the truth than ever before. Traditional linear review, even augmented by full text search, is no longer adequate for the task. How machine learning works Fortunately, computer hardware has advanced to the […]
Law firms operate within a highly competitive market where the rules of the game have changed. As clients become more informed about process, value, and alternative services, long-term relationships are being challenged. Clients are now setting the agenda, requiring a shift to a client-centric strategy. To thrive in the new client-empowered era, firms must make […]
Corporate legal departments face growing pressure to reduce spend and bring more legal work in house. Litigation matters are highly visible, complex and costly, so legal teams need to get creative with technology to find ways to save. This webinar will discuss trends in legal technology and how they can be used to improve litigation […]
