The final event in the current series of UKLTA (www.uklta.org.uk) online forums took place yesterday, where our expert panel shared their top tips for information and cyber security, considering how practices have adapted during lockdown and how technology can help. Chaired by Heather Anson (Anson Evaluate), our panellists Peter Wright (Digital Law UK), Jen Williams (Lawyer Checker) and David Baskerville (Baskerville Drummond) provided clear and practical advice on what firms can do to help protect themselves from cyber and information security threats. The recording of the event is available online for the next seven days - so catch it [...]

The UKLTA has launched a new Innovation Sounding Board, for innovators within UKLTA member law firms to share different ideas and approaches to innovation. The group was created to provide an opportunity for people involved in championing innovation to share ideas, challenges and experiences, and a forum through which members can discuss and explore in a safe space under Chatham House Rules. Founded by Catriona Wolfenden (Partner & Innovation Manager at Weightmans) and Beth Wells (Legal Engineer at Weightmans), the group brings together innovation leaders and champions from across the legal sector. Catriona said: “We are always keen to [...]

The second UKLTA online forum took place this week, where our expert panel shared their top tips for Client Communication & Confidentiality, considering how communication has changed over the past few months and how firms can adapt and thrive. Our next panel “Wills & LPA’s During Lockdown” takes place next Thursday at 5pm and you can book your place here. Chaired by Harvey Harding (PM Law), our panel members Catriona Wolfenden (Weightmans), Nigel Stott (Hudgell Solicitors), Rob Hosier (inCase), Kevin Bishop (etiCloud) and Douglas Orr (novastone) gave some great insights for firms considering how to leverage technology to improve [...]

The first UKLTA online forum took place last week, where our expert panel shared their top tips for Remote Client Onboarding, as well as more general advice on bringing new technology into your firm. Our next panel “Client Communication & Confidentiality” takes place this Thursday at 5pm and you can book your place here. For firms considering how to digitise their client onboarding process, our law panel members Sarah Blair (Thorntons), Rachael Hodge (PM Property Lawyers), Austin Blackburn (Nash & Co) and Chris Walker (Gorvins Solicitors) gave clear explanations of how they have done it, and are now using [...]

The first UKLTA online forum took place last week, where our expert panel shared their top tips for Remote Client Onboarding, as well as more general advice on bringing new technology into your firm. For firms considering how to digitise their client onboarding process, our law panel members Sarah Blair (Thorntons), Rachael Hodge (PM Property Lawyers), Austin Blackburn (Nash & Co) and Chris Walker (Gorvins Solicitors) gave clear explanations of how they have done it, and are now using technology within their practices to enhance client experience, whilst also driving efficiency and cost savings. The knowledge shared by our [...]

THE UKLTA is collaborating with NextGenPSF on a series of lunchtime webinars, considering the adoption of AI and technology within the professions. The events are free to join and the series runs over three consecutive Thursdays as follows: Adopting AI in Professional Services Firms : An International Perspective (25th June 2020, 12.30-1.30pm) AI adoption in Professional Services Firms is set to bring with it unprecedented benefits such as wider access to public goods (e.g. health, justice). However, it also faces significant challenges in terms of lack of technological maturity, access to data, budget constraints and reluctance to change. In this webinar [...]

The UKLTA is pleased to announce a new series of online forums to support our members and the legal industry as we adapt to a new way of working and the challenges and opportunities it brings with it. Our forums will bring firms together to discuss how they are tackling the challenges of the new working environment, with a particular focus on how technology can help. Our forums are panel led, with the opportunity for forum participants to ask questions, join the discussion and share their own experiences. Today we are announcing the first four events in the series: Remote Client [...]