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Family justice “at risk from AI transcription tools”
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (597+ words) Lefley: Potentially a fatal flaw in safeguards The use by social workers of AI transcription tools is “impacting the integrity of written documents”, with “significant risks” for family justice, legal charity JUSTICE has warned. Deputy legal director Ellen Lefley said…...
Small firms join forces to step up compliance officer campaign
6+ day, 18+ hour ago (830+ words) Small and medium-sized law firms opposed to rule changes on who can hold compliance officer rules have banded together to lobby both the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and Law Society. So far 28 law and advisory firms have signed open letters…...
Partnership-based IP firms “will struggle to invest”
6+ day, 14+ hour ago (614+ words) Minford: Law firms not solving clients’ immediate problems Intellectual property (IP) firms based on a partnership model “will struggle to invest what is needed for the long-term future”, the chief executive of global IP firm Rouse has predicted. Luke Minford…...
People with legal problems turn to chatbots for emotional support
1+ week, 5+ day ago (627+ words) People with legal problems are seeking emotional support from AI chatbots, as well as using them to check the services they receive from their lawyers, according to research. Legal charity JUSTICE said that a sixth of people reporting a legal…...
A decade in, the fundamentals of adoption haven't changed
1+ week, 6+ day ago (601+ words) Alex Joannou, Head of Revenue at LEAP Enterprise By Alex Joannou, Head of Revenue at Legal Futures Associate LEAP Enterprise Alex Joannou has spent a decade selling technology to law firms and is now the Head of Revenue for LEAP…...
Humans behind the tech: João Fernandes, Head of Innovation and AI
2+ week, 6+ day ago (727+ words) João Fernandes, Head of Innovation and AI at InfoTrack João Fernandes joined InfoTrack in 2017 as a.NET developer. Nearly a decade, several promotions and one new job title later, he’s now leading the charge as our Head of Innovation and…...
iManage announces general availability of its next-generation platform, enabling organisations to scale AI reliably
2+ week, 6+ day ago (653+ words) Legal Futures...
Is innovation outpacing integration?
3+ week, 3+ day ago (434+ words) Our report reveals that more than 60% of firms are facing a software integration crisis, and 64% describe themselves as stuck in “automation purgatory”, meaning they have started their digital journey, but they are failing to achieve fully connected workflows. Technology without…...
The Right to be Forgotten: AI, DIY and the real value of professional representation
3+ week, 4+ day ago (1463+ words) Philip Martin, Internet Erasure By Philip Martin, Senior Caseworker at Internet Erasure Ltd The Right to be Forgotten is one of the most significant privacy rights created in modern times. Like most legal services, Right to be Forgotten applications and…...