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24 January 2025 / Paul Walker
Issue: 8101 / Categories: Features , Technology , Artificial intelligence , Legal services
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Time to thrive in 2025

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Is your firm ready for AI-powered self-service & a prompt revolution? Paul Walker runs through the coming developments in generative AI & how law firms can make the best of them

2024 witnessed transformative strides in generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies—but 2025 promises still further developments in two critical areas: prompt engineering and AI-powered self-service. What do law firms need to know about these two developments, and what steps do they need to take to make sure they can effectively embrace these trends?

A prompt revolution

Despite its groundbreaking capabilities, many legal professionals still struggle to harness the full potential of generative AI tools. User error perhaps? Not exactly. The art of unlocking the full power of generative AI lies in the art of crafting the perfect prompt. The more specific and well-defined the query, the more useful the output. Prompts are truly the last-mile connections linking employees to the knowledge residing in the organisation for faster and more informed decision-making.

Recognising the need for this critical link between

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Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

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Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

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Lime Solicitors—four promotions

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NEWS
The Attorney General, Ellie Reeves KC MP, and Solicitor General, Andy Slaughter KC MP, marked the 25th anniversary of Pro Bono Week by joining lawyers, charities, students and parliamentarians at events celebrating voluntary legal work
A polished legal defence may owe more to artificial intelligence than legal merit—and creditors risk paying the price in delay and expense
Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete
Should a conviction stand when a later ruling reveals that the law underpinning it was wrong? The answer exposes a clash between finality and justice
Possession claims are entering a new digital era, with procedural traps awaiting practitioners who assume familiar rules still govern every step
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