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Tech’s impact on access to justice blighted by ‘widespread confusion’, says Law Society

Technology has a role but it’s not the ‘silver bullet’

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‘Hackers, hustlers and hipsters’ not enough to solve access to justice problems, argues top law prof

A ‘killer app’ is yet to emerge

Sep 11 2019 8:56am
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Simmons & Simmons embraces NewLaw movement with ‘legal engineering’ acquisition

BigLaw continues to make big moves into the lawtech space

Jul 24 2019 12:10pm
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Lord Neuberger-backed AI contract drafting tool secures £2 million funding

It’s currently being piloted by Clifford Chance, Pinsent Masons and Withers

Jul 24 2019 9:59am
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Manchester Uni law students design app to field out-of-hours legal advice centre enquiries

Hits online shelves later this year

Jul 18 2019 10:47am
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British 22-year-old lawtech entrepreneur raises £3.7 million from Facebook and Airbnb backers to help fund ‘robot lawyer’ app

Joshua Browder secures big financial boost

Jul 4 2019 12:41pm
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Inside Norton Rose Fulbright’s new lawtech module with York University

Those behind the first-of-its-kind, jointly-taught programme reveal the thinking behind the move

Jul 3 2019 12:37pm
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How lawtech looked in the 90s

ULaw campus dean Sarah Pooley reveals how innovation has long been a feature of legal practice and what it now means for future lawyers

Jun 10 2019 3:29pm
Clients more concerned about robots than lawyers, says legal AI chief

🤖 > 👨‍⚖️

Jun 6 2019 11:42am
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‘Uncritical reliance’ on AI in criminal justice could lead to ‘wrong decisions’, says Law Society

Warning contained in new commission report

Jun 5 2019 11:27am
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Ministry of Justice commits £2 million to legal tech

As barristers ballot on strike action enters final hour

Jun 4 2019 4:05pm
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Norton Rose Fulbright teams up with York University to launch lawtech module

Exclusive: 40 places up for grabs

May 22 2019 2:34pm
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‘Tech doesn’t respect boundaries — it is universal and affects how we run all our practice areas’

Legal Cheek Careers chats to Clifford Chance partner and co-head of the technology practice, Jonathan Kewley, about the firm’s new lawtech training contract

May 16 2019 11:42am
Tech isn’t meeting our needs, say nearly half of lawyers

Over a third considering career change as a result

Apr 10 2019 12:40pm
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BPP students to be taught digital skills through new lawtech partnership

Training on HighQ platform to be part of syllabus

Apr 8 2019 9:01am
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Video: How innovative are law firms behind the scenes?

Legal Cheek probes beyond the marketing puffery

Apr 4 2019 11:33am
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‘I want some lawtech experience before I start my magic circle training contract’

Any advice?

Mar 29 2019 9:49am
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Estonia to build ‘robot judge’ to clear case backlog

Baltic nation’s justice officials call on services of 28-year-old AI whizz

Mar 26 2019 12:01pm
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Robots are not coming to take our jobs — but they are changing the way we do them

Lawyers are no longer isolated providers of water-tight legal documents

Feb 27 2019 8:59am
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5 things students need to know about lawtech

A panel of experts share their insights

Feb 15 2019 2:06pm
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Adapt to lawtech or be left behind

Ahead of Legal Cheek‘s lawtech-themed Secrets to Success event at ULaw Moorgate next Tuesday, trainee solicitor Daniel Down explains how Gowling WLG is embracing change

Jan 30 2019 3:12pm