Category Archives: Lawyers

Coming down to earth at the Masters Conference in London

As we sat on the 32nd floor of Broadgate Tower for the Masters Conference last week, a series of people came past the window. Was there a metaphor here, I wondered, for lawyers’ adoption of technology? These people were brave; … Continue reading

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New career opportunities where technology meets legal practice

You may have noticed an increasing focus in this blog on career opportunities in electronic discovery / disclosure and the wider world where technology meets legal practice. I have no intention of becoming a kind of jobs board, but my … Continue reading

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Interview: Doug Ventola of Consilio on law firm diversity and other criteria which matter to clients

I recently moderated a panel in Toronto whose theme was the continuing importance of the human element in the provision of legal services. One of the examples I drew on was the fact that, for all their focus on cost … Continue reading

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What have the futurists ever done for us?

The agenda for ILTA INSIGHT in London on 14 November includes a full programme designed to appeal to legal practitioners in every area of practice. There is also a speech by legal and business futurist Rohit Talwar. What can we … Continue reading

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ILTA and Rohit Talwar – a project to analyse technology disruption and change

ILTA is running a project on the impact of technology on legal practice, with the futurist Rohit Talwar. The results will be delivered at ILTA Insight 2013 in London in November. After the ILTA / ALM technology conference in Hong … Continue reading

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A different view of legal careers – If I knew then…

Although Legal Cheek bills itself as a source of “irreverent legal news” it has been running a rather good series called If I knew then… which invites lawyers who have been successful in their fields to say how they got … Continue reading

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