Law Students Set to Learn Al and Visual Modelling Skills
Ulster University’s Centre for Legal Technology has teamed up with law‑tech firm StructureFlow to embed AI and visual‑modelling training into its law curriculum. The partnership introduces a platform that converts text, data and images into interactive diagrams, timelines and process maps, giving students hands‑on experience with what the centre calls “structural intelligence.” Over the past nine years, top firms such as Allen & Overy and Baker McKenzie have worked with the centre, underscoring industry demand. Research shows 60% of lawyers now regularly use AI for routine work, highlighting the urgency of these skills.
Efimis Continues to Expand AI Capabilities with Eve, Its In-App AI Assistant for Legal Finance
Efimis has launched Eve, an in‑app AI assistant embedded in its legal‑finance platform, allowing law firms to retrieve financial and operational data through natural‑language queries. Eve currently covers fees, performance, debtors, matter balances and broader analytics, cutting the need for...
How P4B Law Modernised Its Legal Tech with Osprey Approach
P4B Law, a 20‑year‑old specialist employment firm, replaced its aging case‑management system with Osprey Approach. The UK‑based provider delivered a user‑friendly platform that streamlined time‑recording and remote collaboration. Migration of legacy data proceeded smoothly, and tailored onboarding gave staff direct,...
SRA Needs to Change “at Pace” To Catch Next PM Law, Says LSB
The Legal Services Board (LSB) chief executive Richard Orpin warned that the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) must complete its transformation “at pace” after the recent collapses of Axiom Ince and PM Law, which threatened to lose about £40 million of client...
Law Firms Praised for Work that Supports Climate Action
Law Students for Climate Accountability (LSCA) released its latest report, noting that UK law firms are increasingly abandoning fossil‑fuel work in favor of renewable‑energy projects. Over the past five years, firms facilitated $700 bn of fossil‑fuel transactions but more than $1.2 tn...
Octopus Legacy Eyes Surge in Probate Work After Acquisitions
Octopus Legacy, the estate‑planning arm of the £13 bn (≈$16.5 bn) Octopus Group, announced a plan to boost its probate volume by 1,000% within a year after acquiring NewLaw Solicitors' private‑client team. The deal adds over 50 lawyers and staff, expanding the...
BigHand and Ayora Partner to Bring AI-Powered Intelligence to Legal Pricing and Budgeting
BigHand and Ayora announced a strategic partnership that embeds Ayora’s AI Pricing Agent and data enrichment layer into BigHand’s Matter Pricing & Budgeting platform. The integration merges BigHand’s established pricing, budgeting and matter‑tracking infrastructure with Ayora’s AI‑driven data quality and...
Firms Need to Move Faster on AI Pricing
Law firms are scrambling to align pricing with AI‑driven efficiencies, yet most remain stuck in traditional hourly models. While 80% of corporate legal executives anticipate lower outside‑counsel bills, only 9% of firms report clients actively demanding price changes. Recent data...
SRA Ordered to Make Interim £200k Costs Payment to Dentons
The UK Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has been ordered to pay an interim £200,000 (≈ $256,000) to global law firm Dentons after a Court of Appeal decision. The judges awarded Dentons 65% of its total legal costs – roughly £516,000 (≈ $660,000)...
Weightmans Rolls Out Clio Operate Firmwide
Weightmans LLP has selected Clio Operate as its firm‑wide case and matter management platform after a 12‑month evaluation. The cloud‑based solution is designed to handle the complexity of diverse practice areas such as debt recovery, corporate, employment and personal injury...
Big City Law Firms “Continuing to Fuel the Climate Crisis”
A new report by Law Students for Climate Accountability reveals that 20 UK law firms facilitated $706 bn in fossil‑fuel transactions between 2021 and 2025, with the five Magic Circle firms responsible for nearly 70 % of that volume. The LSCA Climate...
Solicitor Struck Off for Asking Client to Pay Fees Into His Bank Account
A criminal‑defence solicitor in County Durham diverted £5,510 (≈$6,888) of client fees into his personal bank account, accepting four payments ranging from £10 to £2,500 between November 2023 and February 2024. He never opened a case file or transferred the...
The SRA’s Strict Liability Gamble Has Failed. Good
The Court of Appeal overturned the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s strict‑liability stance on Money Laundering Regulations breaches in the Dentons case, ruling that misconduct requires a test of “sufficient seriousness.” The High Court had previously held any breach, however minor, amounted...
John Barkers Solicitors Delivers Growth with OneAdvanced
John Barkers Solicitors, a 140‑year‑old firm in the Humber, partnered with OneAdvanced to replace legacy IT systems with a cloud‑based legal‑technology platform. The new solution enabled seamless hybrid working, allowing the firm to maintain operations and even grow during the COVID‑19...
DSW Launches Legal Arm with Appointment of New MD
Dow Schofield Watts (DSW) has launched a new legal division, DSW Legal, appointing James Mallender as Managing Director. Mallender brings three decades of experience, having grown The Legal Director to roughly $9 million in turnover and a 50‑lawyer team. The new arm builds on...