Tech Pioneers: How KPMG’s consulting arm is taking on private practice
An inquisitive, fact-finding approach has propelled Nicola Brooks into a role at a KPMG unit dedicated to helping in-house teams undergo digital transformation
Linklaters makes strides in eDiscovery with new document review benchmark
Linklaters has revealed it has managed to process more than 20 million matter documents across its offices ever since it introduced new technology aimed at increasing efficiency in the document review process. The results come one year after the magic circle firm adopted Servient, a piece of software from a third-party supplier aimed at saving […]
EY carries out internal review after Riverview and Pangea3 purchases
EY has carried out an internal reorganisation that will see EY Riverview Law and Pangea3 combined under the same managed services brand, marking the end of a process to integrate the two newly-acquired businesses. The combination of the two units under the EY Law umbrella follows the approval recently obtained by the accountancy firm from […]
The Lawyer’s Business Leadership Summit 2019: Highlights from Freshfields, Ashurst and Norton Rose Fulbright
Back in 1974, the author of the novel 2001: A Space Odyssey Arthur C. Clarke was asked what the 21st century would be like. His answer basically predicted the internet as it is today with astonishing precision. Humans, he said, will have their computers – which will also be in everyone’s home. “All the information […]
A&O scraps derivatives product amid regulatory delays
Allen & Overy (A&O) has ceased operations around its derivatives platform due to regulatory delays, meaning that Linklaters is now the only law firm with technology offering available in this area of the market. The online platform, called Margin Xchange, was launched in April 2018 by the magic circle firm to help banks, hedge funds […]
Deloitte Legal chief sets out three-year expansion strategy
Deloitte Legal’s new managing partner Michael Castle has finalised his strategy as he seeks to cash in revenue from managed services and consultancy work alongside legal advice. Castle has set out a three-year strategy that sets out his expansion plans from now until 2023. A version of the plan was first presented to the partnership […]
Clifford Chance bids goodbye to Coleman Street ahead of new workspace pilot
Clifford Chance is set to close its longtime secondary office in Coleman Street at the end of the month, just a few weeks after Allen & Overy ditched its flexible working hub in Vauxhall. The firm announced internally that the flexible working space will close in late October, as it gears up to trial a […]
Axiom spin-out AMS’ revenue hits £50m
Global revenue at Axiom Managed Solutions (AMS), a spin-out from global flexible resourcing business Axiom, is understood to have reached £50m according to research for this year’s in this year’s UK 200 top 100. Some £28m of its total revenue was generated out of the UK, The Lawyer understands. In last year’s UK 200 The […]
New Law business Elevate hits record revenue high
Turnover at US-headquartered New Law business Elevate reached a record £76m last year, The Lawyer can reveal, including £20m generated by the law company’s business in the UK. The global revenue figure, which includes turnover from several of the acquisitions Elevate has made over the past year and features in this year’s UK 200 report, […]
UnitedLex turnover skyrockets to hit record $350m
The total revenue generated by technology-led New Law business UnitedLex reached a record $350m (£267m) in its most recent financial year, The Lawyer can reveal. In the year to 31 December 2018, its most recent full financial year, UnitedLex’s total revenue rose by 27 per cent from $275m (£213m). UK revenue increased by 8.3 per […]
Live blog: The Lawyer’s Business Leadership Summit 2019
It’s The Lawyer Business Leadership Summit today and we’ll be blogging throughout the day with updates on the event.
Travelers roundtable: change must come to the legal sector… and come quickly
Delegates at a roundtable hosted by The Lawyer and sponsored by Travelers agreed that traditional firm models are outdated, as technology and the Big Four provide opportunities and threats
Case study: how Cornerstone set up an agile team that made use of direct access to barristers
In-house lawyers at one infrastructure services company have responded to a new telecoms code by establishing direct relationships with barristers.
Baker McKenzie better together – the benefits of an open-plan office
With a big-ticket office move potentially on the horizon, Baker McKenzie was keen to trial new ways of working
Case study: How Norton Rose Fulbright turned to Japan to become more efficient
Norton Rose Fulbright has coupled a Japanese agile-working framework with automation software to dramatically cut document production time
Case study: How A&O set up – and built out – its alumni network
A&O now has an all-encompassing alumni network, including staff past and present. Why did it feel this was an investment which would reap dividends in the years ahead?
Balfour Beatty: How to persuade 28,000 employees to do the right thing
In 2016, Balfour Beatty’s legal department embarked on one of the largest compliance programmes of its kind. How did the team embed the company’s values and processes into such a large workforce?
How Baker McKenzie built a dawn raid app
Bakers claims its app is unique in the legal market and the effort goes on to add bespoke functions for clients
Should car manufacturers bear liability when man and machine are driving together?
Fatal road accidents involving self-driving autopilot technology have raised fresh safety concerns, while opening up a debate about the ethics of automobile makers
Considerations for firms bringing in compliance analytics solutions
As firms’ use of AI and machine learning continues to grow, the practical considerations and challenges for effective implementation of data analytics strategies need to be discussed
Technology collaboration transforming legal processes with AI innovation
Three major players in the legal services market have created the first truly automated end-to-end digital solution for insurers, solicitors and counsel using Artificial Intelligence (AI). Keoghs Solicitors, St John’s Buildings barristers’ chambers and Advanced, the legal software specialist, have developed a digital solution using AI which enables Road Traffic Accident (RTA) personal injury cases […]
DSARs: How to use technology effectively to save you time and money
Every company must deal with Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs), and since the introduction of GDPR, under very tight timescales and at no cost to the applicant. Watch the on-demand webinar Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs), to learn how OpenText™ Axcelerate™ helped the Norton Rose Fulbright employment and Data Protection team create workflows to respond […]