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Contingency and business continuity – how would your firm cope with the sudden incapacity of key personnel?
Planning for the unexpected absence or loss of a law firm’s key personnel is an essential part of risk and business management.
iManage Insight+ addresses AI governance gap with enhanced contextual intelligence
Enterprise-scale data integration, cross-system connectivity, and multi-region support strengthen knowledge discovery and improve AI outcomes across the iManage platform
Why so many firms lose momentum with Copilot, and what leaders can do to get things moving again
At Stridon, we’re working with a growing number of firms in exactly this situation. Below, we unpack the most common reasons Copilot programmes stall, and how firms can restart progress with confidence.
Craig Matthews, LEAP CEO: LegalEx London shows how AI, used properly, can unlock real efficiency for law firms
In 2026, the challenges facing law firms are no longer abstract. They are practical, daily pressures around efficiency, productivity, risk management, cybersecurity, client service and staff burnout.
Bundledocs unveils Bundledocs Review Collaboration Platform
Fully integrated within the existing Bundledocs production platform, Review enables firms to move seamlessly from document preparation to review and collaborative editing.
A quiet legacy: Protecting a mother’s final wishes
She was aware that her mother had made a will using a solicitor in Wellingborough many years earlier. But when she searched through her mother’s paperwork and personal effects, she found no copy.
Only 3% of compliance professionals say their organisation is fully prepared for AI regulation
New VinciWorks research exposes a significant training and readiness gap across UK-regulated industries. As GDPR enforcement intensifies, the EU AI Act enters its implementation phase, and the UK regulator signals that obligations are already in force
Allianz Legal Protection has appointed Samantha Williamson as Business Development Manager
Sam joins from Allianz’s Birmingham branch, where she was Underwriting Team Manager for Property & Casualty.
Conveyancing sector sees steady caseload growth amid easing market consolidation
Search Acumen has conducted proprietary research of HM Land Registry data which shows property transactions were 3.09% higher in Q4 2025 than in Q4 2024.
Most employers unprepared for menopause compliance deadline, as three in four say the law does not go far enough
New research from VinciWorks reveals a significant governance gap on menopause at work, with most organisations yet to commit to action plans required under the Employment Rights Act
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Linklaters’ chief growth officer takes the ‘blank sheet’ challenge
Posted by Scott Jones, deputy editor of Legal Futures As LegalTechTalk gets underway today, we invite our third and final lawyer to take the ‘blank sheet’ challenge – sketching out their dream law firm with the freedom to start again from… Read More
The ‘blank sheet’ challenge, part 2 – what would you do differently?
In the second part of this blog series, Shainul Kassam, managing director of small London firm Fortune Law, sets out how she would set up a law firm now.
The ‘blank sheet’ challenge – what would you do differently?
The law is all about precedent and what came before. But imagine you had a blank sheet of paper and could start from scratch. What would you do differently? What would stay the same?
