The bridge between legal service requirements and IT has long been an important talking point but what can we really do to make things easier, faster and more informative? In some instances, the basic structure IT can take within a firm is limited, but it’s not only the physical constraints on what can be achieved […]

The UK’s leading legal systems innovator, Zylpha, has announced an integration of its widely acclaimed legal document bundling software for the popular iManage 9 platform. Of particular note is the all new Pay As You Bundle functionality, enabling users to pay only for what they use. A traditional enterprise integration is also available for organisations […]

Data is a vital asset to every modern legal practice. It is the backbone of both case and business continuity and without it, almost any firm today would cease to operate. As data sets grow continuously, law firms are becoming ever more reliant on third party cloud-based systems to manage and store most, if not […]

Change is always hard. Lawyers have seen the legal field transform with the arrival of machine learning, AI and case management software and there has been concern among lawyers about the future of their careers. If AI is so smart, can it take over legal jobs? If there is no need for someone to go […]

At Accesspoint, we understand the challenges legal firms face with sticking to deadlines, providing a high quality service to clients and still meeting the expectations of the ever changing legal environment. That’s why we don’t want you to sweat over the small things and waste hours of your precious time completing tedious tasks and populating […]

St John’s Buildings barristers’ chambers has won Technology Venture of the Year at the British Legal Technology Awards 2019. The award was a result of a venture between three major players in the legal services market collaborating to create the first truly automated end-to-end digital solution for insurers, solicitors and counsel using Artificial Intelligence (AI).  […]

In its report looking at the need for improvements in the home buying process, the government outlined three key areas of concern. Firstly, the quality of the consumer experience, secondly the length of time a transaction takes and thirdly the number of purchases that fall through. Technology should offer improvements in all of these areas […]

The old saying about a week being a long time in politics is clearly relevant at the moment, so to look back over the last 18 months in terms of the home buying and selling process is somewhat problematic simply because there has been so much going on, with progress made across a large number […]

When the government published its paper, Improving the home buying and selling process, in April 2019, it made a clear request for technological improvements. The whole lifecycle, from estate agent listing to land registration faces modernisation, with technology led innovation such as digital signatures, ID verification and the adoption of e-conveyancing combined with a closer monitoring […]

How law firms can take ownership There have been multiple attempts to improve the home purchase process. Most have failed but there are, finally, signs of progress from the emergence of an array of ‘prop-tech’ start-ups through to some compelling proposals from the Home Buyers and Sellers Group.   Whilst encouraging, it will be hard to […]

In February 2019 The House of Commons released a briefing paper about Improving the Home buying and selling process across England. The paper identified the main concerns with our current home buying and selling process as: -Time taken to complete a transaction -Transactional failures  -Consumer inexperience -Lack of transparency -Weak regulation of Estate Agents -Lack of […]

Legal Support Network (LSN) is excited to be ending the year on a high! A record-breaking 610 legal professionals are registered for LSN’s last networking event of 2019 in London. Transforming the Anthologist on Monday 18 November, LSN’s prestigious event brings together the brightest legal business professionals for a free evening of fun, games and […]

Global law firm leverages AI-powered search to unlock knowledge and relationships across its 1,000 lawyers and 65 million documents to help streamline financial operations iManage, the company dedicated to transforming how professionals work, today announced that Womble Bond Dickinson – a transatlantic law firm with more than 1,000 lawyers based in 27 UK and US […]