Dye and Durham – The over-compliance problem in UK law firms

Anti-money laundering compliance, in theory, is mandated and designed to help firms identify risk and to counteract legitimate concerns about criminals who may be hiding or moving illegally obtained money. Increasingly, in practice, those legal professionals working in compliance or who are obligated to perform compliance checks report that is becoming time- and resource-heavy and […]

Litera webinar: The final mile that determines deal success

Legal AI has reshaped research, diligence, and drafting. But the phase that actually determines whether a deal closes profitably? The last mile of a transaction, where one agreed change has to cascade accurately across every document, every ancillary, and every schedule under a tightening deadline, is where hours disappear, errors multiply, and realization quietly erodes. […]

Efimis strengthens legal financial management platform with integrated general ledger function

Efimis, a best-in-class legal financial management platform built specifically for law firms, includes a fully integrated General Ledger that removes the need for separate accounting systems and disconnected financial processes. Acting as a core component of the Efimis platform, the General Ledger provides firms with a complete accounting record across both Client and Office ledgers, […]

LexisNexis insight: How AI-assisted litigants in person are reshaping legal workloads

AI is changing the nature of cases involving self representation. The rise of general-purpose AI can mean barristers may need to spend more time checking what they receive for accuracy and relevance This can make legal information easier to produce, but it can also increase the volume of material that barristers must assess. Arguments may […]

Xperate on AI guardrails in law firms: Why safe adoption starts with control

Everyone is talking about what AI can do for law firms. Far fewer are asking the more important question: How do we control it? What are guardrails? Think of them like motorway barriers. They don’t slow you down – they stop you from going off the edge. In practice, guardrails are: Clear rules on how […]

Litera: How Dechert generated 40,000 documents in a year?

Nobody joins a deal team to rename files or update document 23 of 50 by hand. Yet across the profession of law, that is exactly where lawyer hours quietly disappear, and where errors and write-offs creep in.   Firms are proving there’s a better way. Working with Litera, Dechert, a global law firm, drafted more […]

Legora acquires Wexler to bring fact intelligence to agentic legal work

Legora today announced the acquisition of London-based Wexler, the fact intelligence platform that extracts, verifies, and reasons over the factual record from large and unstructured document sets, used by some of the world’s leading litigation and disputes teams at Clifford Chance, Goodwin, and Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, as well as in- house legal and compliance […]

Briefing: Why B Corp certification is more than a badge – Buckles Law

Mel Smith, chief operating officer at Buckles Law, highlights why the firm’s decision to become B Corp certified is a strategic step towards higher standards and greater client trust The legal sector has no shortage of ways to measure the quality of law firms and their people. Directory rankings, reviews, award short listings and peer recognition all […]

Clio’s AI Summit: The EMEA legal summit on AI, growth, and running the firm

Tuesday, September 29th, 2026 Event from 11:00am – 3:00pm The legal profession is changing fast and AI is at the centre of it. This free, one-day virtual summit brings together some of the sharpest minds in legal technology to help you cut through the noise and get practical about what AI means for your firm […]

Xperate on vibe coding in legal tech: Why speed without control creates risk

Vibe Coding is fast.  But control is everything There is a new trend gaining attention in AI development. Describe what you want. Let AI write the code. Ship it. It is often referred to as “vibe coding”, and for early-stage prototypes, it can be extremely useful. It allows ideas to be tested quickly, concepts to […]