“Data is the oil of the digital era,” proclaims a 2017 Economist article. Big business—especially tech giants like Alphabet (Google’s parent), Amazon, Facebook, and Apple among others– are mining data like Standard Oil processed petroleum a century before. Why is the legal industry still running on gut and instinct while the businesses it serves are propelled by …
This article was originally published on LinkedIn by Lawfest 2019 attendee Jay Pierce and has been republished. I recently attended LawFest2019 and was struck by how the event had matured since I last attended the inaugural event in 2013. As a newly minted lawyer at the time, I walked straight into large commercial litigation that …
Traditionally built on a work-hard-at-all-costs attitude, looking after your mental, physical, and emotional health has not always been seen as a priority for legal professionals. MAS has a long history of providing services for members of high-pressure professions and recently partnered with the New Zealand Bar Association and to extend its unique approach of caring …
This article was originally published on MAS Hub and has been republished. Technology has always made our jobs and lives easier. From the printing press to the motor car, the telephone and computers, each development has marked an advance in human ability. But, thanks to the popularity of dystopian futures and sci-fi movies, some look …
This article was originally published on New Zealand Law Society and has been republished. Predicting or speculating on future developments is fraught with danger. So many things can intervene. It can also be unfair to ask someone to look forward, with a myriad of possible influencers always ready to take things in new and unexpected …
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This article was originally published on Corporate Counsel and has been republished. Google’s head of legal operations, technology and strategy has spoken out about the legal profession’s “stubbornly resistant” nature towards disruption, offering an insight into why such reluctance occurs, and its effects in-house. Speaking at last week’s Corporate Counsel Summit, Mary O’Carroll zoned in …
Eric Chin is the man who coined the phrase “NewLaw”. He has consulted to the legal industry for nearly a decade, first at renowned consulting firm Beaton, and now with his new firm, Alpha Creates. Josef Legal sat down with him to talk about legal tech, NewLaw, how the legal industry has changed over the …
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The advances in technology have greatly transformed how law is practiced, with even greater change on the horizon. Traditionally the legal profession has been slow adopters of technology, but this is changing as law firms are being forced to change how legal services are delivered, largely to better meet the demands of their clients. The …
LawFest is the one event of the year legal professionals should attend to learn how to adapt and thrive in a changing market. We continue to evolve the event, showing you the opportunities to innovate and embrace technology. Speakers will provide practical insights of how they are innovating, with – what they are doing, where …
The legal profession globally is facing considerable change as growing pressures are forcing law firms to innovate in how they deliver their legal services. Law firms are only starting to take advantage of the opportunities that technology brings – opportunities that many other industries have embraced for many years. Globally law firms are ahead of …
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