Smart contracts
HSF’s Digital Law Group – Making Smart Contracts A Reality
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) is one of a growing number of major law firms that believe smart legal contracts are going to eventually become a …
Big Four
Deloitte Legal To Work With Academic Tech Venture Group
Deloitte Legal is to collaborate with Conception X, a nine-month programme designed to train PhD students in technology entrepreneurship and to support them in building …
Smart contracts
Smart Contract-Based $2.5m LAO Fund Seeks Investors
The LAO or Legal Autonomous Organisation, a blockchain- and smart contract-based investment vehicle that seeks to redefine the joint-stock company, is calling for investors in …
Event Review
Inspire.Legal – Event Review
By Nikki Shaver, Managing Director, Innovation & Knowledge, Paul Hastings The notion of ‘tribe’ raised its head at LegalGeek UK last year and re-appeared this past …
Big Four + LegalTech
EY Law Picks LAWLIFT To Provide Document Automation For Clients
Big Four legal arm EY Law, has chosen LAWLIFT to help them to provide corporate legal departments with automated documents. The news follows a series …
Contract Data
62% of GCs Still Use Excel, SharePoint + Email to Manage Contract Data
A survey by ContractPodAi, the AI-powered contract lifecycle management platform, has found that 62% of companies are still using Excel, SharePoint or email to manage …
Data Analytics
Knowable Formally Launches Contract Data Analysis Platform
Knowable has now formally launched its contract data analysis platform which utilises NLP, along with some additional human review (AKA ‘lawyers-in-the loop’), to provide corporates …
#GLH2020
Global Legal Hackathon 2020 Launches, Will Include Inclusivity Challenge
The Global Legal Hackathon is launching again – now for the third time. The event, which will take place March 6-8 in more than 50 …
Legal AI
Making a Strong Case for AI-Powered Legal Software
Introducing a new downloadable whitepaper by Kira Systems In 2018, Thomson Reuters surveyed more than 400 corporate counsel and senior administrators on their efforts to …
Innovation Groups
Meet LID + Get Involved In Legal Innovation & Design
Legal Innovation and Design (LID) is the creation of Nikki Shaver, Managing Director, Innovation and Knowledge at international law firm, Paul Hastings. It’s a new …