With only so many (billable) hours in a day, it’s critical for lawyers to make their workflows, practices, and processes as efficient as possible. And, while optimising these daily tasks can help get you part of the way towards a more efficient practice, automation is the not-so-secret ingredient for taking your time management to the next level.

For successful law firms, technology has become inseparable from practice. Case management, compliance, billing, and client collaboration all depend on digital platforms. Faced with this reality, some firms consider developing their own software in-house.

LegalEx “the capital event for legal innovation” has a new venue in 2026.  It will be hosted on 25th February at Convene, Bishopsgate.  Following consultation with industry representatives, the organisers, Roar B2B, decided to make the move from London Excel to the City to facilitate a richer experience for delegates and more focused exhibition.

Litera, a global leader in legal AI technology solutions, announced the strategic integration of its GenAI-powered contract review platform, Kira, directly into its transaction management software, Litera Transact.

Elite today announced the appointment of Diane Holman as Chief Human Resources Officer, underscoring Elite’s focus on building the people and culture required to support continued growth and scale. 

NetDocuments, the cloud-native, AI-enabled legal document management platform, today announced the completion of its acquisition of eDOCS from OpenText.

Clio, the global leader in legal technology, is launching Clio Elevate, a brand-new international event series, in partnership with Jameson Legal Tech. The first stop is Dublin, bringing together the legal community to explore the technology transforming modern law firms.

For years, law firms invested tactically in point solutions for time recording, billing, conflicts, CRM, and HR processes. Each system answered a specific need, but together they created a fragmented operational picture.

The property market is constantly evolving, and staying ahead of regulatory changes is key for professionals who want to deliver the best service to their clients.

For the third-year running, we’ve gathered the major trends shaping knowledge across the legal sector, directly from the experts. To mark the launch of the 2026 Trends Shaping Knowledge e-book, we’re bringing together three leading experts featured this year to discuss what these shifts mean for law firms and the future of knowledge work.

Sysero will provide support for on-device installations across all major platforms with the release of Sysero 3.0 in Q1 2026. As well as increasing performance of the Sysero app, on-device support will provide native messaging support in workflows be the end of Q1, to allow users to immediately act on an incoming workflow alert.

NetDocuments, the #1 trusted cloud platform where legal professionals do their best work, has published its 2026 Legal Tech Trends report. Informed by legal professionals, technology partners including Microsoft and Thomson Reuters, plus NetDocuments’ own experts, the report identifies six key trends for the year ahead.

MIPIM 2026 takes place in March, bringing the global real estate community back to Cannes for four intense days of meetings, networking and profile-building. For law firms operating in the real estate, development, finance and infrastructure space, it remains one of the most important fixtures in the annual marketing calendar.