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Automation Requires Time, Expertise That Not All Legal Departments Can Spare

Legal departments want to automate more. But fixing inefficiencies can run into resistance by in-house attorneys not wanting to feel like an "IT service."
3 minute read

International Edition

In-House Teams Want to Transform Contracting Processes, EY Survey Finds

The Big Four survey has found almost all UK businesses are looking to cut costs in the area.
2 minute read

Legaltech News

Workflow Automation Is Helping Legal Departments—If Their Expectations Are Right

Attempts to automate entire processes or unrealistic expectations may be sullying some law firms' and corporate legal departments' experience with automation software.
3 minute read

International Edition

Freshfields and Taylor Wessing Advising As JP Morgan Buys Nutmeg

The deal is the latest sign of U.S. banking giants making a push into the U.K. financial services sector.
2 minute read

The Recorder

Will Voice Recognition Tech Be the Target of a New Wave of BIPA Complaints?

A group of McDonald's customers claim that the food service chain's drive-thru technology violates Illinois' biometric privacy law. If they can prove that the company is using voice recognition to identify repeat customers, some privacy attorneys say the case could make new law.
4 minute read

Law.com

What's Next: McDonald's Customers Order Up BIPA Suit Over Drive-Thru Tech + An Evolution in Ransomware Attacks + A Trial Over AI-Driven Chat

A proposed class action claims McDonald's voice recognition technology is storing drive-thru customer's voiceprint biometrics to create a "tailored experience."
7 minute read

International Edition

Ashurst, Eversheds and Mills & Reeve Among Big Winners at the 2021 Legal Innovation Awards

The awards recognised the firms, individuals and service providers driving revolutionary change in the legal market, in a virtual ceremony held on Friday.
2 minute read

Legaltech News

As Legal Departments Embrace No-Code Automation, Some Firms Remain Resistant

While legal departments see a way to elicit greater efficiencies, law firms worry about a threat to their business model.
3 minute read

Legaltech News

As Legal Embraces More Automation, Attorney-Founded Startups See an Opening

While lawyers and legal staffers have an advantage when launching legal automation software, their startups can still face common growing pains.
4 minute read

International Edition

DAC Beachcroft Launches Client Crowdsourcing Platform

The platform allows the firm's staff to collaborate with clients on business challenges.
2 minute read

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