Joanna Goodman
FeatureUK primed for 'AI take-off'
London Tech Week showcased the UK’s AI acumen, backed by £1bn of government funding. But digital infrastructure needs critical attention.
FeatureA firm of one's own
How do you avoid the dream of building your own specialist firm from becoming a nightmare? Joanna Goodman talks to solicitors who know.
FeatureAll in it together
The benefits of becoming an employee-owned law firm can be cultural as well as financial. As Joanna Goodman hears, for some it is the magic pill that cures the headache of succession.
FeatureGenAI generation gap
Digital literacy is an integral part of education for the lawyers of tomorrow. Law firms must be attuned to the impact of AI on juniors.
FeatureGenAI finds its voice
Voice-first interaction is recasting AI as a digital colleague rather than a tech tool. This could be the ‘new frontier’ for GenAI.
NewsPointing the finger
With lawyers’ ethics under increasing scrutiny, the profession’s regulators have come out fighting, issuing a raft of reviews and reports. But deeper cultural change may also be needed, reports Joanna Goodman.
FeatureAI and mid-sized firms roundtable: Intelligence testing
For mid-market firms, the advent of generative AI is a double-edged sword. The technology can handle routine tasks and free up billable time, but also obscure intrinsic flaws in processes.
FeatureAI change agents
Agentic AI offers law firms a new level of automation and the possibility of removing the need for human interaction.
FeatureIP in the age of AI
Alleged copyright infringements in the training of AI models, compulsory mediation and the boundaries of Brexit are among the recent landmark developments exercising IP lawyers. Joanna Goodman reports.
FeatureNew world disorder
The exponential rise of GenAI heralded a deluge of new security threats – are law firms up to the challenge?
FeatureGenAI two years on
Looking back at the first generation of legal AI shows how dramatically the profession’s tech scene has changed.
FeatureImitation game
Brexit has cast a long shadow over the intellectual property sector, while artificial intelligence tools await the certainty test cases will provide.
OpinionBalancing innovation and regulation as AI marches on
Joanna Goodman reviews 'Living with the Algorithm: Servant or Master? AI Governance and Policy for the Future' by Tim Clement-Jones.
FeatureNeurodiversity: Tech that can help in the workplace
From noise-cancelling headphones and standing desks, to software like note-taking apps and collaboration tools, technology can play a part in supporting neurodivergent employees.
FeatureOversight seeing
Artificial intelligence continues to dominate lawtech, but will the challenges of regulation slow the pace of innovation?
NewsTech solution to access to justice crisis 'tantalisingly close'
As the clock ticks on the government-funded LawtechUK programme, focus is on unmet legal need.
FeatureGenAI – the power of conversation
The advent of GenAI demands a fundamental shift in law firm thinking. Now tech is less about search and more about conversation.
FeatureStaying at number 1
Brexit was a headache for lawyers keen to maintain London’s pre-eminence as a centre for dispute resolution. But the capital has defied the doomsayers. Business is booming on the back of a surge in class actions, reports Joanna Goodman.
FeatureRoundtable: Making AI work for law
The legal sector’s engagement with the staggering potential of artificial intelligence has surprised long-time observers of this traditionally cautious profession. Joanna Goodman reports from the Gazette’s latest roundtable discussion.
FeatureEarning and learning
Solicitor apprenticeships have proved a good news story for the profession – widening access and expanding law’s talent pool. The challenge, Joanna Goodman reports, is to ensure numbers keep increasing.