Technology

Access to AI risks entrenching disadvantage for SME law firms. Robert Taylor sets out the tools they need—& how to find them

As virtual worlds continue to expand, so do the avenues for legal disputes within them: Jacqueline Watts explains why lawyers should get to grips with the metaverse

Six out of ten lawyers now use artificial intelligence (AI) in their day-to-day work (up from 46% in January), according to a LexisNexis UK report, ‘The AI culture clash’

The Law Commission, which advises the government on reform, has floated the idea of giving artificial intelligence (AI) systems legal personality

Conveyancers can now submit documents signed with a Qualified Electronic Signature (QES) tool, HM Land Registry has said

The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) data breach is worse than previously thought, it emerged last week

Frontline legal services have the most to gain from artificial intelligence, but also face unique challenges in its provision, write Emily Carter & Sahil Kher

In this week's NLJ, Emily Carter and Sahil Kher of Kingsley Napley reflect on the Ayinde case and the broader implications of AI in frontline legal services. The authors argue that while AI offers transformative potential for under-resourced law centres, it also deepens the divide between well-funded firms and those on the frontline

How is tech changing the way companies do business, & how can the law keep pace? By Piers Larbey & Izabella Brooks

Adrian Jaggard on why technology is the key battlefield in the war for legal talent