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Work smarter, not harder: tips to increase lawyer productivity
Hard work is the hallmark of success. Or is it? Lawyers and other legal professionals spend much of their time…
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We teamed up with Herbert Smith Freehills to demonstrate how candidates should tackle difficult questions in interviews - and what they should avoid. In part 2, we answer 'what skills do you have that make you well-suited to this career?
We teamed up with Herbert Smith Freehills to demonstrate how candidates should tackle difficult questions in interviews - and what they should avoid. In part 1, we answer 'why do you want to work for an international law firm?'
The law is fertile ground for predictive analytics and machine learning. In part 2 of this series, we look at the social benefits of potential uses of analytics in legal.
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Thomson Reuters and the Open Data Institute are collaborating to create a more open approach to legal data across the sector. How could open data improve access to justice, for citizens as well as lawyers?
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The frequency with which law firms are falling victim to data breaches and hacks should leave clients questioning their firm’s data security. Are law firms doing enough to protect their clients' data, and where are the weak links?
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What makes a star lawyer? The attributes required differ depending on the lawyers’ specialty, but they can also be different depending on the gender of the client identifying the star, according to a new survey by Acritas.
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Could predictive analytics help lawyers to avoid miscarriages of justice? What are some of the use cases that could help transform the legal industry, and what benefits might they bring to society at large?
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Are you ready for Brexit? As businesses intensify their preparations ahead of the invoking of Article 50, our experts at Practical Law In-house offer their insight as to the contingency planning that in-house lawyers should be undertaking.
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