Technology
Court case held in the metaverse
Participants use VR headsets and interact via avatars
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What does digital transformation mean for women in law?
MSc student and qualified Turkish lawyer Öznur Uğuz considers how advancements in tech help and hinder the current gender gap
Gowling launches TC tech seat with secondment to AI start-up
Goal of creating young lawyers who ‘stand out’
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How a serial tech entrepreneur is transforming a global law firm
Legal Cheek’s Will Holmes sits down with Gerard Frith, Taylor Wessing’s Entrepreneur in Residence, to discuss how technology is changing the legal profession
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Ahead of the curve: How law firms are preparing their clients for the next big thing
Osborne Clarke’s Catherine Hammon explains how she got into digital transformation and why being a knowledge lawyer means always staying one step ahead
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How to shape the future as a tech lawyer
M&A lawyer and UK head of Linklaters’ technology sector Derek Tong discusses his experience helping tech companies realise their ground-breaking visions for the future
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The journey from legal publisher to tech giant
Head of brand and communications at LexisNexis, Matthew Leopold, discusses the new, user-friendly tools the company has created to make the law more accessible
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Is the smart money on ‘smart contracts’?
Law student Tanzeel ur Rehman considers some of the drawbacks of self-executing agreements
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The rights and wrongs of life in the metaverse
Future trainee William Holmes takes stock of the various legal issues emerging in the virtual world
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The Binance backlash
Durham University law student Jamie Campbell looks at the potential dangers of crypto derivatives
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AI in healthcare: a legal and ethical balancing act
Government paralegal Marie Le Frapper considers how best to strike the balance between providing users adequate protection and encouraging growth and investment
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Legal tech: what aspiring lawyers really need to know
Four experts go beyond the buzzwords to examine the real impact technology is having on the legal industry
Macfarlanes launches legal technologist grad scheme
Two-year TC alternative to start in September 2021
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Working at a US law firm in London
Partners from Akin Gump and V&E join a legal education expert to discuss what it’s like to work in the City
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What the tech revolution means for aspiring lawyers
ULaw senior tutor Mike Butler on the impact technology is having on legal education
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The key commercial awareness themes of 2021
Lawyers, legal education and tech experts explain what students should focus on as they apply for training contracts this year
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Life as a cyber security leader at an international law firm
Christian Toon, chief information security officer (CISO) at Pinsent Masons, reveals the risks and opportunities associated with digitalisation, as well as how a career in cyber security may be of interest to those studying law
Revealed: The best law firms for legal tech 2021
From AI-powered doc review to smart contract signing software; which law firms are the most technologically advanced?
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How innovation is shaking up the legal sector
Lawyers and legal education experts share their experiences from the frontline of legal tech
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My unconventional journey into law
A former chef, retail assistant and army officer explain how they made their way to Addleshaw Goddard