Train Now, Link Later: Linklaters’ training curriculum gets a legal tech update
Linklaters has partnered with Swansea University to create a course based on legal technology for its trainees.
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April 1, 2020
Slaughtering the Planet?: Magic circle firm targeted by environmentalists
On 28 February, Lawyers for Extinction Rebellion staged a demonstration outside Slaughter and May’s Moorgate office to protest against its representation of big players in the oil and gas sector.
March 27, 2020
A Sign of the Times: Are corporate dress codes going out of style?
Pinsent Masons has followed the lead of several other City firms by scrapping its stringent, two-page dress code in favour of a more relaxed, one-line policy that requires lawyers to “dress appropriately for their job, schedule and stakeholders”.
March 20, 2020
The Judge Factor: Upcoming judicial reforms suggested
The former Attorney-General (AG) Geoffrey Cox has speculated future judges of the Supreme Court would have to be interviewed before a joint committee of MPs and Lords.
March 17, 2020
Is Green the New Black?: Why green bonds & sustainability-linked loans are the new sexy
According to Linklaters’ 2019 data, green bond borrowing reached a global all-time high, having raised a total of US$185bn worldwide. The Financial Times further reports sustainability-linked loans have seen similar growth rates, with a whopping 250% increase in global loan borrowing last year.
March 16, 2020
Long Live the Law: A look at the legal industry’s impact on the economy
The Law Society commissioned a report from KPMG detailing the legal industry’s impact on the UK’s national economy and how the sector has grown since the last commissioned report in 2016.
March 12, 2020
The Legal App Store: Reynen Court’s legal platform backed by Big Law
Before its launch, Reynen Court is already positioning itself as the “app store” for LegalTech solutions, after the platform attracted further investment from global law firm Orrick.
March 11, 2020
Power to the People Platform: Osborne Clarke harnesses data for new in-house tech product
Osborne Clarke Solutions, the law firm Osborne Clarke’s in-house software development vehicle, has developed a new in-house tech product, “People Platform”.
February 24, 2020
Laying Down the Law: SRA joins forces with #MeToo and takes action against offending lawyers
More top London lawyers are being investigated by the Solicitors’ Regulation Authority (SRA) and appearing before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) after allegations of harassment.
February 21, 2020
Data is the New Currency: Herbert Smith Freehills launches new Digital Law Group
International law firm, Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) launches the Digital Law Group, dedicated to the development of specialist technology.
February 20, 2020