Linklaters has wrapped its first global crowdsourcing campaign, this time devoting £20,000 to the development of a new client tool designed by three of its associates. The campaign was first launched in late 2019, four months after the firm ran a similar effort that gathered 38 new ideas from its staff to improve delivery, technology […]
Eversheds Sutherland has overhauled the innovation leadership of its firm following the departure of its head to a private equity firm late last year. Three months after its UK innovation chief Andrew McManus left to join private equity firm Bridgepoint, corporate partner Rachel Broquard has taken on a newly-created role as service excellence partner, with […]
After a blow to its tech credentials in Cambridge last year, Taylor Wessing has re-evaluated and is looking to the future with a new strategy.
Clifford Chance has set a target for its digital products unit Applied Solutions, just over halfway into its first financial year as a revenue-making business. The Lawyer understands that Clifford Chance wants to make £600,000 from the unit this year. Applied Solution is a separate venture and was launched in July 2018 as one of three […]
Konexo, the alternative legal services business operated by Eversheds Sutherland, has struck a partnership deal with accountancy firm Grant Thornton and an external tech provider to help clients face the intricate repapering process that will follow after Ibor legislation is dropped in 2022. The planned discontinuation will spark an amendment process to replace the current standard […]
Flexible lawyer service Lawyers on Demand (LOD) has brought in the head of legal operations at the John Lewis Partnership to boost its in-house focused business line. Starting in March as its first UK director of innovation and design, Maria Passemard will work closely with general counsels at client companies to help them manage their […]
Baker McKenzie is rethinking the pricing and packaging of its legal advice as part of a global review, The Lawyer has learned. The effort is part of a global project that will take place in the coming months across its international offices, and in line with broader plans to rethink service lines under newly-elected chairman Milton […]
US-headquartered New Law business Elevate has carried out an internal reorganisation following a spate of acquisitions over the past year. The process comes as the provider concludes the integration process to incorporate four different companies purchased over the course of 2018 and 2019, including legal AI technology and consultancy LexPredict, contract lifecycle management provider Sumati […]
DWF is bolstering its managed services capabilities with the acquisition of a US-headquartered business for £14.2m. The firm has purchased legal managed services provider Mindcrest, which has HQs in Illinois and operational bases in India, Chicago, New York and London. The purchase, which brings 360 professionals under DWF’s roof – and for the most part […]
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s legal innovation officer Isabel Parker is to leave the firm, after helping to steer it through several transformation projects since 2013. The Lawyer understands that Parker, a longtime innovation head at the magic circle firm, has exited to set up a new consulting business. Her career developed entirely at Freshfields; in the […]
Osborne Clarke has started selling clients a new cloud-based platform to manage employment matters for large-scale projects and litigation. The product, dubbed People Platform, is now being marketed to clients and provides visibility on the management, costs and risks related to workforce in a number of legal contexts. it was developed by Osborne Clarke Solutions, […]
The changing nature of the workforce at many UK firms has been highlighted in new data from The Lawyer, which underscores the impact of technology on the sector. Notably, the data confirms that some of the legal market’s roles, both traditional and emerging, have come under pressure to change in recent years, with some stagnating […]
Royal London general counsel Fergus Speight tasked his team with hanging the legal function operating model. Solicitor Peter McCusker led the way, and collaborated with procurement to reboot relationships with external firms
After joining insurance provider Simplyhealth in 2016, Jon Jansen-Alder, its general counsel and company secretary, embarked on a programme of transformation to align the legal team with the needs of the business
Southern Housing Group is one of the oldest and largest housing associations in the country. This case study examines how its legal team tackled a series of claims and established smooth and collaborative working
In-house lawyers at one infrastructure services company have responded to a new telecoms code by establishing direct relationships with barristers.
With a big-ticket office move potentially on the horizon, Baker McKenzie was keen to trial new ways of working
Norton Rose Fulbright has coupled a Japanese agile-working framework with automation software to dramatically cut document production time
By Julian Uebergang There are some degrees of cynicism when another law firm issues another press release regarding the next step on their innovation pathway. The latest foray into “Blockchain”, “Artificial Intelligence”, “Design Thinking” and “Smart Contracts” are touted as game-changers placing their firm at the forefront of the re-invention of the profession. The truth […]
By Dominik Hofmarcher, Alexander Pabs, Thomas Kulnigg, Maximilian Nutz To the Point: Impacts of the CJEU’s e-book decision on the trade with digital goods: While downloadable software may be resold without the consent of the rights holder under certain conditions this is not true for used ebooks. In short, this is what the CJEU recently […]
By Jack Binns Traditionally speaking, performance management and employee development are supposed to go hand-in-hand, with the former leading to the latter. But it is becoming increasingly apparent that the classic performance management processes such as annual reviews are failing to live up to that expectation. A growing body of evidence suggests that these methods […]
By Chris Shenton Gather round one and all, we’re here to talk (Weekly)10 Top Tips! Following on from our recent blog series looking at some of the crucial topics around remote working, we thought it would be handy to provide a list of Weekly10 Top Tips for effective remote working and keeping happy while telecommuting. […]