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BDO

Legal sector at tipping point as technology concerns take hold

17/03/2017(0)
The global legal industry is at a tipping point as firms struggle to keep up with advancements in technology that continue to disrupt the market, according to a new ... Read More
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UK Legal chiefs say the Government should give EU citizens unrestricted access to UK jobs – Brexit

17/03/2017(0)
Legal chiefs say the Government should give EU citizens unrestricted access to UK jobs in post-Brexit Britain and claim that British workers do not lose out to EU migrant ... Read More
Mergers

Mergers faced greater scrutiny in 2016, magic circle firm reports

16/03/2017(0)
Magic circle firm Clifford Chance has said it is becoming increasingly difficult to push through mergers in concentrated markets where there are few big players, particularly in the EU. ... Read More
Robot-Lawyer

Law firm in New Zealand invests $2 million in artificial intelligence

15/03/2017(0)
Law firm MinterEllisonRuddWatts has invested $2 million in a joint venture exploring the potential use of artificial intelligence for legal services. Chief executive Mike Schubert, who is chair of ... Read More
Pinsent-Masons

International law firm announced the promotion of 16 individuals to its partnership

14/03/2017(0)
International law firm Pinsent Masons has announced the promotion of 16 individuals to its partnership, taking effect from 1 May 2017. 80% of the individuals being promoted to partner ... Read More
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More than a third of law firms in England and Wales owned by women

13/03/2017(0)
Equality in the solicitor profession is moving closer with more than a third of law firms in England and Wales now estimated to be majority-owned by women, the Law ... Read More
linklaters

Linklaters launches AI data analysis tool

13/03/2017(0)
Linklaters has teamed up with city tech start-up Eigen Technologies to launch an AI-backed data analysis and extraction tool in order to achieve ‘a level of flexibility’ not currently ... Read More
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PwC launches Hong Kong legal practice

10/03/2017(0)
The Big Four accountancy firm has entered the legal fray making hires from King & Wood Mallesons and O’Melveny & Myers. The move has resulted in the establishment of ... Read More
Robot-Lawyer

The ‘robot lawyer’ giving free legal advice to refugees

09/03/2017(0)
A technology initially used to fight traffic fines is now helping refugees with legal claims. When Joshua Browder developed DoNotPay he called it “the world’s first robot lawyer”. It’s ... Read More
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Yahoo General Counsel resigns following investigations for cybersecurity failures

08/03/2017(0)
A report prepared for the Securities and Exchange Commission identified $11 million worth of legal costs associated with a mass hack of Yahoo accounts that took place in 2014. ... Read More
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