Glass ceiling keeps women from top jobs in law
Women are advancing in the legal profession, but sexist stereotypes may persist barring them from many of the top jobs
Legal Innovation 2018
Technology is revolutionising the legal sector. From artificial intelligence lowering costs, to blockchain providing data security, the industry is ripe for disruption. The Legal Innovation special report, published in The Times, looks into a plethora of issues affecting the global rule of law, tackling environmental infringements across Europe, the talent crisis caused by non-traditional competition, threats posed by populist politicians and issues of gender imbalance within the sector. Also featured are an infographic detailing the rise of cybersecurity on the agenda of law firms and the need to face the taboo of mental health in the workplace
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Law firms must adopt AI or risk being left behind
Law firms must adopt artificial intelligence technology and adapt services rather than letting rivals eat into their profits
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Law firms face talent crisis in poaching war
Growth of in-house legal departments is spurring law firms to reflect on their workplace culture to attract and retain the best talent
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Paris Agreement: lawyers tackle European environmental law infringements
Governments and companies that pollute the planet are being challenged by a growing band of campaigning environmental lawyers
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Digitisation of conveyancing: a key opportunity for law firms to innovate
With buying and selling a home still typically taking months to complete, private sector businesses are leading the innovation charge to drive transformation and reform. Conveyancers that resist digital transformation face a challenge to keep up
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Law firms embrace cloud technology to meet millennials’ expectations
Cloud-based technology will continue to transform the legal industry
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Innovating for a competitive future
As an era of unprecedented opportunity opens up for legal businesses, only those who actively embrace new ways of working, even if that means battling traditionally risk-averse cultures, will be fully poised to reap the benefits
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Uncover your operational blind spot
Depending on who you ask, the era of super profits has either already finished or the end is on the horizon. Either way, the future looks different, says James Kippenberger, managing director of commercial product management and UK client delivery at BigHand
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Conference calls and client security
While law firms increase efforts to protect client confidentiality from cyberbreaches, a glaring hole remains exposed when it comes to remote meetings
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Mobile legal practice management: better service, better work-life balance
Quills to pen and paper to the typewriter to word-processing – there have been numerous technological evolutions in providing legal services over the years. We are now well into the latest evolution in legal technology – mobile working
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Application of AI in the legal sector: challenges and opportunities
Artificial intelligence is now an essential part of legal practice
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Data security: the devil is in the detail
New data protection regulations signal the need for businesses to ensure their systems are protected
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AI for Business 2021
Is artificial intelligence really as transformative as claimed? Yes, says mathematician and broadcaster Hannah Fry, but not in the ways we might think. Our AI for Business report explores how AI can help save retailers from stock shortages, how the government’s new national strategy could make the UK an AI superpower and whether or not we can really teach machines how to imagine
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Digital Learning 2021
What will a hybrid model of digital learning look like? How can you get the most out of the time you spend learning online? This report offers advice on how to incorporate digital learning in the classroom and in the workplace. We also look at the most effective strategies for making sure the knowledge sticks.
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Climate Change 2021
As we inch closer to COP26 in Glasgow this year, companies are starting to get serious about their part in tackling climate change. Our Climate Change report explores how SMEs can reach net zero, whether carbon offsetting is a good idea and why it might be time to ditch GDP as a way to measure how well a country is performing
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Digital Transformation 2021
After 18 months of rapid digital transformation, questions are now being asked about how many of the changes implemented will last as the world reopens. Our Digital Transformation report explores how to measure performance, why embracing corporate digital responsibility is crucial and whether people really are the secret to transformation success