Author: Nick Hilborne

This post was originally published on this siteA law firm is using teams of trainee solicitors to find problems that can be solved by artificial intelligence, develop solutions and present them to managers. The post Law firm uses trainees to find problems and solve them with AI appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteMental health challenges are costing large law firms millions of pounds every year and reducing productivity by 19%, a report has indicated. The post Mental health challenges “costing large law firms millions” appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteConveyancers spend approaching half of their working day chasing other stakeholders or being chased by them, a report has found. The post Conveyancers spend nearly half their time chasing people appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA solicitor who sent “threatening” letters to at least 244 secondary schools, telling them they could be at risk of criminal or civil liability for implementing Covid measures, has been fined £2,500. The post Fine for solicitor who sent “threatening” Covid letters to schools appeared first on Legal […]

This post was originally published on this siteLawyers’ approach to wellbeing should form part of their performance assessments, while firms should have “open and honest discussions” with clients about mental health. The post Make wellbeing “part of lawyers’ performance assessments” appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe proportion of lawyers saying they regularly use credit cards because they have run out of money has more than doubled in a year to almost half. The post Half of lawyers “regularly use credit because they’ve run out of money” appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA pioneering ABS is set to become the first law firm to launch its own PII product – for law firms, among others – and revealed it has investment from a sovereign wealth fund. The post ABS backed by sovereign wealth fund to sell PII to other law […]

This post was originally published on this siteConsolidation in the clincial negligence market will continue as the market slows over the next couple of years, a report has suggested. The post Clinical negligence revenues set to slow as number of firms falls appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA UK-based contract platform which uses artificial intelligence to draft, edit and review agreements has secured £13.3m in its latest funding round. The post Contract platform to recruit lawyers after £13m funding boost appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA law firm has been granted an injunction by the High Court after four female members of staff received anonymous, “obscene and criminal” phone calls. The post Law firm granted injunction after “obscene and criminal” phone calls appeared first on Legal Futures.