Author: Dan Bindman

This post was originally published on this siteMarginalised groups who associate lawyers with the criminal law have greater trust if contact is made in the context of a health justice partnership, research has found. The post Health justice partnerships help navigate ‘minefield’ to build trust appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteAI will open up the world of legal services to a new generation of consumers by helping them work out how lawyers can help with their problems, according to Professor Richard Susskind. The post Susskind: AI could crack the problem of unmet legal need appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteConditions are more favourable for the growth of health justice partnerships, which join healthcare services with social welfare legal services, than they have been for many years. The post Environment for link-ups between lawyers and NHS “very favourable” appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe emphasis put on price transparency and comparison shopping by the Competition and Markets Authority and adopted by legal regulators, is unlikely to make much difference. The post Price transparency “unlikely to inform decisions” appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA project to build a digital settlement prototype that speeds up payments in conveyancing by linking banks, conveyancers and HM Land Registry has ended successfully. The post All-digital trial sounds death knell for paper-based conveyancing appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteLawyers and others face a future in which criminals can use artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT to enhance their ability to commit fraud, Europol has warned. The post Lawyers face enhanced risk in “grim” AI-fuelled crime outlook appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteCandidates for the qualifying work experience component of the new solicitor’s qualification process will not have to gain it in an English law jurisdiction, it has emerged. The post English law experience “not required” to qualify as solicitor appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteMacho masculinity and the alignment of what is generally considered professional at the Bar with heterosexuality, is creating problems for sexual minority barristers. The post Credibility at Bar linked to “masculine heterosexuality” appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe government’s tenancy mediation service pilot, which hoped to have 3,000 successful resolutions, ended up with just four, a review published this week has shown. The post Pilot suggests mediation in possession cases unpopular appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteGlobal law firm Allen & Overy has become the first law firm to adopt an AI assistant similar to ChatGPT to help speed up the work of more than 3,500 lawyers. The post Ask me anything – Allen & Overy adopts ChatGPT-style legal AI tool appeared first on […]