Practice Management
Two-thirds of large law firms researching generative AI
Nearly two-thirds (64%) of large law firms in the UK are exploring the potential of generative artificial intelligence (AI), along with around a third of smaller firms, a report has found.
£1.8m grant to help SME law firms “make sense” of tech market
A project to help around 60 SME law firms navigate a “confusing” market and adopt digital technology has been launched with £1.8m in government funding.
Mentoring scheme aims to help firms retain Black lawyers
A mentoring scheme involving qualified Black lawyers and senior lawyers in other law firms aims to help firms retain Black lawyers as well as understanding the obstacles they face.
Family law firm allows solicitors to work four-day week
A family law firm in North London is giving its solicitors a day off every Wednesday as part of a pilot of the four-day working week, its managing director has revealed.
“AI won’t replace lawyers – so long as they embrace it,” says top City firm
Generative artificial intelligence will not replace lawyers, but lawyers who use it will replace those who do not, the head of lawtech at a leading City law firm has predicted.
Top accountants set to grow legal arm after innovative PE deal
Top 10 accountancy firm Moore Kingston Smith is set to expand its legal services arm after becoming the first to take on private equity funding while staying a limited liability partnership.
Ince Group was sold for £2.2m while owing creditors £41m
National law firm Axiom DWFM is paying £2.2m for listed practice Ince Group, whose creditors are owed £41m, according to the administrators, who set out what went wrong.
Solicitors accused of “mistrust and indifference” to lawtech
Solicitors have been described as displaying “mistrust and indifference” to new technology, with a lack of support from managers a major barrier, in a major study of attitudes to lawtech.
Chambers offered to “carry me up stairs” to pupillage interview
A barrister with a spinal cord injury has described how a set of chambers, despite being told in advance that he was disabled, offered to carry him up the stairs to a pupillage interview.
Firms could be forced to point consumers to LeO complaints records
Law firms may be compelled to point potential clients to Legal Ombudsman decisions about them to help make it easier for consumers to choose a lawyer.
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The rise of the agent
We believe AI agents are going to represent the biggest change to the way in which the general public interact with professional services business for generations.
The lonely role of a COFA: sharing the burden of risk management
Compliance officers for finance and administration in law firms can often find themselves walking a solitary path. But what if we could create a collaborative culture of shared accountability?
Mind the (justice) gap: Why are RTAs going up but claims still down?
The gap between the number of road traffic accident injuries and the number of motor injury claims continues to widen, according to the latest government data.
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