Innovation

LPM’s Legal IT landscapes 2017 report presents a mixed picture of law firms' tech capability, but firms recognise that tech is central to a firm’s growth. Chris Jeffery looks at the key indicators to take the temperature of tech in legal at the SME level.

Artificial intelligence is the ultimate buzzword in legal for 2017. Richard Tromans, founder of TromansConsulting and editor of artificiallawyer.com, sets out the legal AI landscape in this exclusive report: what do you need to know about the technology changing your industry?

The Thomson Reuters Legal Executive Institute, in partnership with the Georgetown University Law Centre for the Study of the Legal Profession and the University of Oxford Saïd Business School, has launched a major study: ‘The 2017 Alternative Legal Service Study – understanding the growth and benefits of these new legal providers’.

Distributed ledger technology - commonly called 'blockchain' - may potentially be game-changing for several industries, including legal. A new white paper explains why the world's leading companies are investing in advancing blockchain.

Although law firms and legal departments in the Middle East are beginning to recognise the importance of technology to streamline processes and boost workflow efficiencies, they still have work to do to adopt new legal tech and play catch-up with global law firms. Read our new report to find out more.