What we know, you know.

While other industries innovated, it seemed for a while that the legal profession was hunkered down in a bunker somewhere. Comprehensive and non-uniform regulation and risk-averse, independent stakeholders have kept interest, and funding, for disruptive tech lower than in other industries. But in recent years, squeezed by market forces on one side, and pushed by advances in machine […]

We live in a hyper connected world. It can be hard to keep up with the latest tech predictions at the best of times. Despite some industry resistance to new technologies, the legal profession is now rapidly moving to join the technology ‘disruption’ that has marked the last decade for many sectors. As we reflect […]

Technology implementation within law firms is not really optional. That’s not just so that the firm remains efficient and competitive but lawyers must also keep abreast of the changes in law and the benefits and risks associated with relevant technology. Every lawyer knows that practice management and document automation software can save clients’ money while […]

Time management for lawyers is one of the most difficult tasks in a busy law practice. Many attorneys are reluctant to consider developing a time management plan, as if it is somehow beneath them. However, having an efficient law practice and a good work/life balance doesn’t happen by accident. Smart attorneys implement some kind of […]

Even before the Legal Services Reform Bill has been finalised, we have seen significant changes to the Irish legal services market. For example, we now have more practicing female solicitors than practicing male solicitors in Ireland for the first time. The Law Society of Ireland also tells us that the number of practicing solicitors in […]