Law firms can be said to be among the juiciest of honeypots for hackers, given the confidential and privileged information and datasets lawyers come in contact with. Clients turn over their most valuable information to their lawyers under the auspices of...
Law has been historically grounded in structure and tradition, and this has also been the case with a lawyer’s progression through the internal hierarchy of a firm. Traditionally, most law firms are still organized as a pyramid; many junior associates at the bottom of...
In recent times, there have been a lot of advances in business model innovation, rapid technological disruptions in all industries, and there will continue to be a gradual shift in the delivery of legal services. As opposed to the ‘traditional’ law firms,...
At the just concluded Africa Legal Innovation Week 2020 that held virtually from the 1st - 4th of December, the organizers, Africa Law Tech recognized 50 Africans making great strides in legal innovation at the Africa Legal Innovation Awards, 2020. And the awards go...
Technology continues to challenge the way traditional services are delivered, and justice delivery is not excluded. Technology has necessitated adjustments that are both adaptive and innovative
A bit of curiosity got me thinking and trying to understand the difference between Legal Process Outsourcing and Legal Service Offshoring. I did a bit of research and then thought to share my grasp of both concepts. Legal Process Outsourcing refers to...
A lot of practicing lawyers often do not pay attention to the business development aspect of running their firm. Nowadays, It is no longer sufficient to set up a law firm with a small and modest sign board, and then expect clients to somehow find you. It now takes a...