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Content creation: Is AI the future?

26 May 2023

Sitting down to write this article about how artificial intelligence is changing marketing, I briefly wondered if I could ask ChatGPT to write it for me instead.


Interest rate increases and law firm cash flow

23 May 2023

Law firms should be exploring options to earn additional income and, with interest rates hitting 4.5% earlier this month, one option is to review the interest rates they are receiving on client funds.


SME law firms: why time is ticking for the billable hour

19 May 2023

The move towards alternatives to hourly billing is mostly being driven by clients who are now seeking out firms that offer – among other things – results, value for money and no unexpected extras.


Anxiety is not just for Mental Health Awareness Week

17 May 2023

Anxiety, the theme of this Mental Health Awareness Week, is pervasive amongst legal professionals and is one of the top three reasons people turn to LawCare for emotional support.


Do you have customers or clients?

15 May 2023

Calling a customer a client does not make them one, even if you consider them to be. Only the individual or individuals can truly decide whether they consider themselves a client of your legal practice.


Should the Wills Act 1837 be revoked to prevent predatory marriage?

12 May 2023

One of the issues currently being considered by the Law Commission (and by the Law Society and STEP) is whether marriage should no longer automatically revoke a will.


When will I be SLAPPed? Lawyers need to know

9 May 2023

Nine months ago, the government said it intended to pursue legislative reform to combat SLAPPs at “the earliest opportunity”. There is no sign of it yet. So where does this delay leave litigation lawyers?


Why your firm needs a diversity, equality and inclusion framework

3 May 2023

Diversity, equality and inclusion work at law firms can be rushed in as a ‘reactive’ system for various reasons. This is not the most efficient way to promote it.


Could working together help the PI market bounce back?

28 April 2023

The cost-of-living crisis coupled with the ‘no win, no fee’ chance for genuinely injured claimants to recover damages without paying a penny upfront should be a no-brainer, right? Wrong.


Advantage AI: The litigation game is changing

25 April 2023

The idea of a workspace, whereby legal teams, counsel, judges, and clients can access a ‘single source of truth’ is a relatively novel concept; however, this is starting to grow in momentum.

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Five key issues to consider when adopting an AI-based legal tech

As generative AI starts to play a bigger role in our working lives, there are some key issues that your law firm needs to consider when adopting an AI-based legal tech.


Bulk litigation – not always working in consumers interests

For consumers to get the benefit, bulk litigation needs to be done well, and we are increasingly concerned that there are significant problems in some areas of this market.


ABSs, cost and audits – fixing regulation after Axiom Ince

A feature of law firm collapses and frauds has sometimes been the over-concentration of power in outdated and overburdened systems of control.


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