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Phil Spencer Announces UK’s Top Conveyancers At The ESTAS Conveyancer Awards

22 October 2018

Letting Agents' Anxious About Tenants Fees Bill

Letting Agents’ Anxious About Tenants Fees Bill

22 October 2018

Thirdfort Roundtable Discuss Improving Identity Verification In Homemoving Process

22 October 2018

Based in the Truman Brewery building in the heart of London, LegalGeek was poised and ready to open its third annual conference. Having grown exponentially throughout its short life, the quirky, industrial venue reflected the inventive and original startups that were housed within. The cavernous intertwined tombs revealed a vibrant, chaotic cacophony of enthusiastic sounds. As the maze of rooms filled up, an eclectic mix of LawTech startups demonstrated their waresto the 2,000 strong army of technology embracing legal professionals. Following Jimmy Vestbirk’s, Founder of Legal Geek, introduction to the event, he used the help of Siri to announce the morning’s speakers. The Rt Hon Lord Richard Keen, Scottish lawyer and Conservative Party politician, highlighted the wat LawTech has the potential to provide affordable justice for all by simplifying the processes and bringing down costs. His final conclusions that although technology has this capacity, the public may be concerned by the perception that machine learning and algorithms could be used to judge and sentence people in the future. His plea to the LegalTech creators was a need to legitimize smart systems to avoid public objections. Technology must appeal to and reassure the public that its use will not result in an Orwellian dystopia. Christina Blacklaws, President of The Law Society, discussed technology and its applications to the law. Whilst reminiscing about ‘Tomorrow’s World’ inventions, like robot snooker players, paper pants and bike boats failed to mainstream, she insisted that LawTech should. However, only if it benefits the consumer. Her following remarks regarding the importance of all stakeholders collaborating was also well received. The Ministry of Justice’s Amanda Smith spoke on the importance of making technology accessible and understood by all. Insisting that that data literacy will be vital in the future and technology should be more inclusive. Despite the torrent of rain, the afternoon sessions enlightened the LegalGeeks through the myriad of startups demonstrating how their products could improve efficiency, enhance business agility and improve firm security. Jimmy Vestbirk, Founder of LegalGeek, took the time out of his day to inform Today’s readers: The day is going well, so far! “It’s important to bring together the innovators of the legal profession because we bring together people that can be siloed in their law firms. These are the opportunities to reenergize, go back to their practices with a mindset of trying to bring about the changes that are needed. “The technology underpins it. People talk about AI, but actually, this is about a cultural change and technology being adopted, to bring about positive change, whether that is in conveyancing or other areas of law.” It took Amanda Goodman, writer of Robots in Law, to remind us of Mike Tyson’s words of wisdom that ‘everyone has a plan, until you are punched in the face,’ to remind us that innovation is difficult to plan for as you don’t know if it will catch on. Based on the atmosphere throughout the day, it is clear that many firms are willing to take that punch in the face by making the proverbial leap of faith into a legal profession adopting technology.

LegalGeek’s Third Annual Conference A Success

18 October 2018

ESTAS

The ESTAS Conveyancer Awards Are Almost Here

17 October 2018

Public Apathetic To Importance Of Remortgaging

Public Apathetic To Importance Of Remortgaging

17 October 2018

Final Call To Slow Climate Change

Final Call To Slow Climate Change

16 October 2018

New Housing Working Group Announced

New Housing Working Group Announced

16 October 2018

SRA Continues To Ensure Solicitor Honesty

SRA Continues To Ensure Solicitor Honesty

15 October 2018

Corporate bodies own more than 3,000 square metres of land for every household in England and Wales

Corporate Bodies Own More Than 3,000 Square Metres Of Land For Every Household In England And Wales

12 October 2018

Helping clients make better informed choices

Helping Clients Make Better Informed Choices

11 October 2018

SRA Release Waiver Register Information

SRA Release Waiver Register Information

10 October 2018

Latest Index Indicates Stable Housing Market

Latest Index Indicates Stable Housing Market

9 October 2018

Government Insist On Estate Agent Referral Fee Transparency

Government Insist On Estate Agent Referral Fee Transparency

9 October 2018

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Home-buyers “in the dark” over fees lawyers pay for their work

8 October 2018

Government Invest £10m in AI Development

Government Invest £10m in AI Development

8 October 2018

CLC Responds to Regulatory Movement

CLC Responds To Regulatory Movement

8 October 2018

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National Roadshow To Prepare Your Firm For 2019 And Beyond

8 October 2018

Equity Release

40,000 Homeowners Opt To Use Equity Release Due To Cheaper Rates

5 October 2018

How will blockchain change property auctions?

How Will Blockchain Change Property Auctions?

5 October 2018

New Housing Measures Announced

New Housing Measures Announced

4 October 2018

Conveyancing Firms Benefiting From SRA Run-off Insurance Cover Change

Conveyancing Firms Benefiting From SRA Run-off Insurance Cover Change

3 October 2018

CLC Price Transparency Guidance Announced

CLC Price Transparency Guidance Announced

28 September 2018

Today’s Conveyancer Second Roundtable Roundup

Today’s Conveyancer Roundtable deliberates referral Fees

28 September 2018

Today’s Conveyancer Second Roundtable Roundup

Roundtable Discussion on environmental issues and the role of a conveyancer

27 September 2018

Families Continue to Live in Leasehold Nightmares

Families Continue to Live in Leasehold Nightmares

26 September 2018

Equity Release Beginning to Dominate in Later Life Planning

Equity Release Beginning to Dominate in Later Life Planning

25 September 2018

Today’s Conveyancer Second Roundtable Roundup

Today’s Conveyancer Second Roundtable Roundup

21 September 2018

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Industry experts to share the ins and outs of conveyancing risk and legislations in Grantham

21 September 2018

Report Claims Law Firms Are Ignoring Potential Clients For Days

Report Claims Law Firms Are Ignoring Potential Clients For Days

21 September 2018

A better deal for leaseholders could be on the horizon

A better deal for leaseholders could be on the horizon

20 September 2018

CA issues response to HCLG Select Committee Leasehold Reform Inquiry

CA issues response to HCLG Select Committee Leasehold Reform Inquiry

17 September 2018