Cuts create opportunity for Community Crowd Funding Startup

We have all heard about the cuts to numerous public services and the legal profession has been hit through cuts to legal aid. Sadly this has a real impact on people who need access to legal support. Some law firms have increased their allocation of corporate social responsibility (yawn) but this is not going to […]

Video of our last event: LawTech: Speakers Lexoo & Living Lawyers Founders

Legal Geek Event Review, Photos and Video

** Scroll down for more photos and video ** We organise 4 amazing #LegalTech events every year in San Francisco, New York and London. Each event is held in a different, super cool, super relaxed location. Keep your eyes peeled for details. We like to keep you lot on your toes. To join the community please join the […]

LawTech: Speakers Lexoo & Living Lawyers Founders

As part of LegalGeek.co series of Tech and Law events we are hosting an evening of networking and speakers. JOIN NEXT EVENT ON MEETUP FREE to secure ticket, note: last event sold out. Event Schedule: 7.00 – 7.30 Arrive & register 7.30 – 8.00 Intros & speed networking drinks 8.00 – 8.30 Founder Living Lawyers, talk on:“Women who Law […]

Legal Round Table Event – Disrupt Legal Industry with Tech

Following a successful event in San Francisco we are hosting another legal round table event in London to talk about new tech innovations being used to disrupt and innovate the Legal Industry and the implications (positive and negative). Event Schedule: 7.00 – 7.15 Networking and drinks 7.15 – 8.30 Roundtable discussion 8.30 – 9.00 More networking […]

Why can’t we write Legal Documents in Plain English

What is plain english and how is relevant to law? Plain English is about presenting information so that it can be read once and understood for the intended audience. The information is clear and accurate and can be acted upon – this evolution has obviously missed the legal industry. I have had to review many […]

Catch 22 for copyright law: Is software really the answer to piracy concerns?

For many years, lawyers have been fighting an uphill battle to impose an easier and clearer framework of protection for copyright protected works. This has challenged the attention of intellectual property and internet safety specialists who are exposed to arguably one of the most complex legal system today, the law of cyberspace. Copyright law: a […]

Cloud Computing and Privacy Issues – Salar Atrizadeh discusses

In general, online privacy concerns fall under two categories: First, corporate privacy. Second, personal privacy.   Corporate privacy is concerned with the protection of corporate data from retrieval or interception by unauthorized parties.  So, security is important for protection of trade secrets, proprietary information, and privileged communications.  The failure to maintain confidentiality can result in a […]

Matter Centre for Lawyers

Microsoft have a product / solution developed for the Legal Industry and they have called this the ‘Matter Centre’ which is an evolution of Office 365 – their business service; unlike the other cloud services for Lawyers e.g. Drop Box and Box Matter Centre is a solution designed and considered for the industry, not just shoe-horned file sharing […]

Google Drive for Lawyers

Google Drive is a cloud file sharing service, similar to other services e.g. Drop Box and Box for Law Firms but with some distinct differences and enhancements. As the name suggests this is a Google product and been integrated into Gmail, Google Docs, Sheets and Slides which easily allow documents to be shared and edited by […]