This article was originally published on the New Zealand Law Society and has been republished. The legal profession is only starting to take advantage of the numerous opportunities that technology brings, although many aren’t taking advantage of what is one of the most popular forms of communication today – social media. Social media can provide …
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In this issue of LawTalk we look at legal tech in New Zealand, with some of the tech developments and talk to some of the people involved. Legal technology is a burgeoning industry with an enormous and vibrant array of conferences, workshops, hackathons, CLOC events and seminars around the world. Add the word “disruption” and throw …
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This article was originally published on Bloomberg Law and has been republished. Mike Gamson’s recent decision to leave LinkedIn to become CEO of e-discovery company Relativity is a notable illustration of a mainstream technology executive looking to take advantage of the burgeoning legal tech sector. Executives like Gamson, who have helped build big tech operations, …
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This article was originally published on the New Zealand Law Society and has been republished. Globally the data volumes experienced in the discovery process are increasing rapidly and this is no different in New Zealand. A common myth in New Zealand has been that our discovery data volumes are only small. This is not the …
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“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 …
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