Legal technology

Predictions for 2020

What does 2020 hold for your law firm?

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In this article we look at some of the predictions and analysis from analyst, accountancy and consumer organisations, and a legal visionary.

Technology

Gartner expects that IT spending in EMEA will begin to recover in 2020 after three consecutive years of decline. During 2019 we suffered a period when local prices rose for technology hardware due to the unfavourable exchange rate between the British Pound and the US Dollar.

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Legal Workflow joins LSSA

Legal Workflow joins the biggest ever membership of Legal Software Suppliers Association (LSSA)

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Legal Workflow are pleased to announce we have joined LSSA, the trade organisation for the legal technology industry. We join three other new members – GlobalX, Moneypenny and Yourkeys.

LSSA Chair, Craig Matthews comments: “We welcome these four exciting companies to the LSSA. The number of full members of the LSSA is now at a record high 26 companies. This growth shows the association’s relevancy and attractiveness to legal tech companies. The LSSA is going from strength to strength and […]

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AI and law firms

Artificial Intelligence and what it means for law firms…

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Search “What is Artificial Intelligence (AI)” on Google and you’ll get more answers than you can shake a stick at. Ask what that means in law firms and you’ll be there for hours…
A simple explanation is:
“the theory and development of computer systems able to perform tasks normally requiring human intelligence, such as visual perception, speech recognition, decision-making, and translation between languages.”
So, it’s all about computers having inbuilt “intelligence”, that enables them to learn from experience and to thereby improve their […]

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Workflow for law firms

What is workflow? Tips on how can it be applied in your law firm…

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Although workflow originated in the manufacturing sector, where good processes are essential to the smooth running of a factory, it applies equally well to a law firm. Just thinking about your own firm. Are there many repeatable activities that happen in sequence occurring every time a new client is signed up, a new case is taken on or a new assignment is carried out?
Wikepedia says:
“A workflow consists of an orchestrated and repeatable pattern of business activity enabled by the systematic […]

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Events in September and October

Recent and upcoming events…

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September and October see Legal Workflow involved in various Legal events.
The Alternative IT Conference
The first was the Alternative IT conference, where our MD – Martin Langan – facilitated roundtable discussions on “Providing a 24/7 service for clients without keeping you up”. Discussions included:

meeting clients’ increasing expectations for online services 24/7 has to be more than case tracking
real life examples of products and services that actually advise clients, not just have them filling in forms
integration with […]

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Digital Services

Feeling threatened by digital services and AI?

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Change is happening all around us and technology helps speed up the process. To stand still is to go backwards and in business nobody can afford to let that happen. Legal firms are no different, they too must move with the times to become more efficient, to meet the needs of their clients and to be profitable.
Don’t feel threatened by digital services, embrace the technology and make it work for you. Meet the new breed of legal IT consultancy from […]

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