Is paperless working possible in legal? Before I started my law degree, I worked as an IT administrator at a high street firm near where I grew up. Alongside advising solicitors to reboot Windows XP if they encountered issues with their computers, I was also in charge of organising the stationery cupboard. …

The benefit of the new Why lawyers should entertain new ways of doing things probably deserves its own article, but I will try and summarise here. Most firms (hopefully) want to improve how they deliver their services to clients, and also how they operate internally. The combination of these two things can lead to: Lower…

Many private practice lawyers pride themselves on offering a highly bespoke service to their clients. When you ask a lawyer what their typical day consists of, you hear things like, “every project is different”, “it depends”, “different stuff comes up every day”. …

Innovation is a hot topic in the legal industry — particularly in law firms. The larger law firms have dedicated legal innovation teams. Many have introduced legal innovation partners, and chief innovation officers. Yet there appears to be confusion around what is meant by the word “innovation”, and what the…

Since the introduction of email, the way in which transactions have been implemented on by legal teams have remained largely unchanged. Historically, there has been heavy reliance on conference calls to run weekly updates and resolve roadblocks in progressing a transaction. Emails would be sent to exchange drafts of documents…

Throughout my legal technology career, I have seen a number of different approaches when it comes to buying legal technology. The ideal approach to buying technology prioritises the business value technology delivers ahead of everything else. Unfortunately, it is all too easy to be distracted by the promise and excitement…

Being a lawyer gave me the feeling I could turn my hand to anything. When I switched to legal technology, it took me far too long to realise that I had found myself on one of life’s steep learning curves. …

Your firm has spent money on a new tech tool. Maybe a firmwide email goes around telling you the tool is ready to use. You instantly delete it — you don’t have time to read emails. Perhaps a random shortcut appears on your desktop. It stays there, getting comfortable next…

Junior lawyers are the lynchpins of transactions. While they work with partners and their seniors on structuring transactions, negotiations, and strategy, the work they do around making sure things are delivered on time is often forgotten. On a complex cross-border transaction, this work includes making sure all documents are on…