In 2015, Helen Lowe was offered a new job. She received a phone call from the Co-op. It approached her for a role presented as “business manager” for the in-house legal team. Lowe was dumbstruck. She had no idea what the role entailed and had never worked in a legal environment. She thought they had […]
Ashurst is calling on applicants to join Fintech Legal Labs, after the next round of the firm’s accelerator was delayed due to the pandemic. The firm is taking in applications from fintechs interested in being part of the accelerator, with 300 applying so far. Speaking to The Lawyer, Ashurst finance partner and founder of Fintech […]
How three large corporations worked pro bono with third-sector organisations to give them the platforms and automation needed to save time and money
DWF has brought in a KPMG expert to spearhead the launch of the latest offering within its New Law ranks. The listed firm has recruited KPMG senior manager Jordan Owen to head a new global secretarial and entity management service as part of its Connected Services division, one of the main businesses the firm has […]
The founder of Allen & Overy’s flexible resourcing business Peerpoint is joining provider Elevate in a new role, months after leaving his post at the firm. Ben Williams will become vice president and general manager for the provider’s contract services business unit. He left Allen & Overy last December. Williams joins after a long stint […]
Deloitte Legal has kickstarted an initiative to support integration with its newly-acquired Kemp Little team, as Emily Foges, its recently-hired head of managed services, expands her remit. Foges has recently seen her remit increase from just overseeing Deloitte Legal’s UK and EMEA jurisdictions to global coverage. She took on the leadership function in June, concluding […]
Linklaters‘ in-house tech startup Nakhoda has started to host trainees as part of secondments aimed at equipping them with product development and commercial skills. Under the leadership of former head of innovation Shilpa Bhandarkar, who has recently been appointed as chief executive officer of Nakhoda, the 2017-launched in-house start-up sees developers, designers and product managers […]
Shoosmiths has launched a new separate consultancy arm, as firms ramp up efforts to provide alternative services for clients. ‘Shoosmiths8 Connected Services’ has been established to help clients with their legal, as well as broader business requirements. It includes a suite of eight products across innovation, contracts, coaching, corporate advisory, privacy and data. The eight […]
Lawyers on Demand (LOD) has struck a new partnership with a legal tech consultancy, as it seeks to expand its offering in light of increased demand. The flexible resourcing provider has signed a deal that will see it inject an unspecified amount of cash into Syke, a 2016-founded UK legal engineering firm that has accumulated […]
The chief executive officer of Clifford Chance‘s digital products unit Applied Solutions has left the business after three years. Jeroen Plink, the New York-based leader of the firm’s unit, has departed after growing the arm from a concept to a revenue-generating venture. Turnover first reached around £610,934 last year, matching an aim revealed by The Lawyer when the […]
BCLP’s NewLaw arm Cubed has introduced a new client-focused role to boost expansion in the EMEA region, following new ambitions for the development of the business driven by positive financials. Cubed has brought in a head of account management for EMEA in the form of Kirsty Dougan, who was previously head of Asia-Pacific for Vario, […]
Linklaters‘ in-house tech startup Nakhoda is launching its first new platform, five months after an overhaul of its innovation function. The firm’ venture is debuting a new contract automation platform, CreateiQ, that speeds up and the drafting of new contracts and transform each document into a bank of data that client companies can tap in […]
Clifford Chance has hired the majority of apprentices enrolled on its project management scheme into full-time roles, with a second round planned. In 2019, the magic circle firm debuted an apprenticeship training scheme for legal project managers that was developed in collaboration with experts from WhiteHat, a startup that creates alternatives to university through apprenticeships […]
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is looking to appoint its next chief financial and marketing officers in the US, The Lawyer has learned, marking a strategic shift following the recent exit of both its current heads. Sources told The Lawyer that the magic circle firm has engaged recruitment firm The Alexander Group to fill two current vacancies […]
KPMG Law has brought in a senior regulatory lawyer from the in-house team at Lloyds Banking Group, as part of a double hire to boost its legal ranks. The legal arm of the Big Four accountancy firm has taken on Justine Sacarello, who until now was head of legal change and risk management at Lloyds […]
Ashurst has brought in a senior business development head from Clifford Chance, who will take a seat on the firm’s executive board to drive further expansion. The firm has taken on London-based Laura Nicholls, who will become the firm’s global chief business development officer based in London. Reporting into managing partner Paul Jenkins, Nicholls will […]
Dentons’ specialist risk advisory business, headed by an-ex Norton Rose Fulbright duo, was closed months after launch, recent LLP accounts have revealed. In August 2019, the firm had established a risk consulting business outside of the firm’s UK and Middle East LLP. Dentons Risk Consulting was spearheaded by managing directors John Davison and Christian Blackwell, who […]
PwC Legal has reorganised internally some of its practices, The Lawyer has learned, as its incumbent leader recently passed on the reins to a new chief. Sources said that in the past few weeks the legal arm of the accountancy firm has redirected two of its practices into other parts of the business. In particular, […]
Matheson’s head of digital services Tom Connor shares his insights into working as part of the senior management team to design, execute and lead the evolving digital transformation strategy at Ireland’s largest law firm. The events of the past year have significantly altered the way in which many people and businesses think about how […]
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas is paving the way for start-ups in Delhi
As the pandemic took hold, the firm’s graduate recruitment team was forced to devise a creative online solution, boiling down two weeks of learning into one
Complex document review systems and virtual law firm structures helped bring a mammoth case to a successful conclusion
Across the UK’s legal industry, junior candidates are being put through their paces in a virtual environment as Covid-19 enforces a move away from a day of face-to-face interviews and office tasks.
An in-house solution to managing contracts with artificial intelligence came about after third-party software laid the foundations
“Curveball after curveball after curveball” is a pretty accurate summary of 2020. Yet, despite every unpredictability that came our way, the legal industry found ways to survive — and even thrive — with technology playing a central role in the transformation.
Here’s the situation: you have a blank sheet in front of you and some thoughts about a problem you want to solve, but that’s about it. How do you properly scope out the problem? How do you make sure you don’t bite off more than you can chew? How do you make sure that the project is aimed in the right direction and stays on target?
The pandemic is clearly going to be with us longer than many of us anticipated and although law firms around the globe are learning to cope with a remote working culture, there are still some big questions facing the legal industry: What lies in store for the future of the workplace? Have client demands changed […]
Are you confident that insider threat is at the centre of your cybersecurity strategy?
Workflow automation is changing the way law firms deliver services and win business with their corporate clients.
As non-essential retail and other businesses start to open up, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) continues to update its advice and guidance on returning safely to the workplace.
The number of digital nomads has been growing as a result of the pandemic and the limitations on the movement of people due to the lockdown measures that have been put into place. As a result, this seems like the right moment to look at the implications the arrival in Portugal of digital nomads will have in many areas of the law.
When setting up a global anti-counterfeiting programme for the first time, there are several aspects to consider.
The importance of building a compelling profile in this new normal and the ways executives can elevate their virtual presence.
Should law firms put clients or culture first in their business model?
In this article, we summarize the UNEP Report findings to help Canadian businesses and communities understand the paradigm shift described by UNEP, and what changes UNEP expects.
Did you know that goods haven’t become more expensive?
The growth and dynamization of the economy needs predictability. And that ceases to exist. The planning of transactions not subject to EC scrutiny, when it involves certain assets, is now able to be Russian roulette.
As the face-to-face economy returns in the coming months, this webinar considers what needs to change for brands and businesses in these sectors as we move in to the next new normal and what the high street and leisure industries must do to reinvent themselves to compete with, amongst many things, digital-only operators.
The Charity Commission focuses on charities meeting “public expectation”, but they also need to remain true to their stated purpose, even when doing so may prove controversial.
Will an inquest always be required after a homicide trial when there have been alleged failures by state agents to protect life? In this Judicial Review case Garnham J gives us the answer by summarising the scope of the requirements of an effective Art 2 investigation and, particularly helpfully, setting out what is not required to satisfy the state’s the investigative obligation. The Senior Coroner […]