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New foundations? On 24 June, Perplexity launched Computer for Counsel, which connects its agentic platform Perplexity Computer to legal use cases. There are now five major foundational models directly targeting
Wayne Barnes, Barrister at Squire Patton Boggs What does a Rugby World Cup Final have in common with a high-profile investigation? More than you might
A legal AI trinity? Last week AI reached a new dimension when Pope Leo XIV made it the topic of his first encyclical, or teaching
Jo Farmer, Managing Partner of Lewis Silkin Meet Jo Farmer, Joint Managing Partner at Lewis Silkin, a law firm known for doing things differently and
Christian Bartsch, CEO of Bird & Bird Meet Christian Bartsch, CEO of Bird & Bird and a long‑standing leader at one of the world’s most
Legal Geek Europe 2026 Legal Geek Europe was the conference equivalent to the modern mullet – the revival of the 80s haircut famously described in
AI game plans As OpenAI and Anthropic follow the SpaceX trajectory and race towards IPOs, their focus is pivoting to the enterprise. Anthropic’s Claude Cowork
Key takeaways from Legal Geek Growth speakers At Legal Geek Growth, we’re bringing together experts who understand the realities of growing and sustaining modern law
Towards agentic ubiquity February’s tech and legal tech news demonstrated repeatedly that GenAI, and especially Anthropic, is really good at dominating global media headlines. Some
How SME law firms can adopt AI without the overwhelm: Insights from two innovation leaders Legal technology promises transformation, but implementing it inside a busy
Sci-fi adjacent The hot topic in tech right now is Moltbook, a social network exclusively for AI agents, which was launched by Octane AI CEO
Talking AI: What legal teams should be discussing in 2026 As organisations continue to grapple with rapid advances in AI and legal tech, we asked
Managing agents The end of December saw some disappointing headlines around GenAI, indicating that despite continuing massive investment, its fundamental risks have not been resolved.
How purpose‑driven innovation is reshaping family law Purpose‑driven innovation is rapidly reshaping family law, and few practitioners have been as influential in this shift as
GenAI tipping point Last week, ChatGPT celebrated its third anniversary of its public launch on 30 November 2022. In just three years, GenAI has hit
A gift to the legal profession If you could gift the legal profession one change for 2026, what would it be? As the legal profession
Now and then For 10 years Legal Geek has been a major driver in lawtech’s transformation from a niche branch of enterprise tech to a
Law Business Research Ltd (LBR), a portfolio company of ICG, announced today that it has acquired Legal Geek, a market leading provider of legal-tech focused
The future of in-house counsel What is one insight that best captures the future of in-house counsel? As the role of in-house counsel continues to
Champions and challengers What are the words on the street for legal geeks right now? I am hearing about champions – the AI champions driving
Adapting to AI: A Barrister’s Journey After a couple of decades practicing law, mainly clinical negligence – I’m no stranger to battling through hefty bundles
IMD Solicitors: How a four-day week is changing legal work More than 200,000 UK workers have moved to a four-day week since 2019, according to
Remote control August saw the launch of OpenAI’s GPT-5, to mixed reviews. While it has improved reasoning powers, it also removes an element of control
Everything changes William Gibson’s comment “The future is already here – it’s just unevenly distributed” is still apposite. July saw significant developments in GenAI, with
Legal wellness and mental health Rethinking wellbeing in law: Practical tips from Legal Geek Conference 2025 speakers The legal profession is known for many things:
All aboard the AI spaceship The most incredible thing about GenAI is the speed it’s evolving – its technological momentum. A couple of weeks ago,
Community spotlight How female leadership is shaping AI adoption and organizational transformation Litera is leading a transformative shift toward innovation and inclusivity in legal technology.
LEGAL GEEK COMMUNITY NEWS – JUNE 2025 This is your hub for all things community – where we celebrate the brilliant minds shaping legal innovation,
Leading by design On 21 May, OpenAI announced its acquisition of former Apple chief design officer Jony Ive’s company io in a deal worth $6.5bn.
Community spotlight Maya Markovich, Vice President of the AAA-ICDR Institute and Executive Director of Justice Technology Association Meet Maya Markovich, this month’s Community Spotlight and
LEGAL GEEK SUMMER DRINKS (July 2025) Invitation for LawTech Founders and Senior Leaders Tuesday 8 July 2025 · 5pm–10pm · Rooftop Bar, Central London Join
LEGAL GEEK COMMUNITY NEWS – MAY 2025 This is your hub for all things community – where we celebrate the brilliant minds shaping legal innovation,
Insights from MAPD Group: AI and innovation in customer experience We spoke to Joanna Kingston-Davies and Paul Madden from MAPD Group about their innovative AI model and
Secret agents Late last year, billboards appeared across San Francisco with the slogan ‘Stop Hiring Humans – The Era of AI Employees is Here’ promoting
Speaker spotlight Elizabeth (Liz) Brown, General Counsel & Chief Administrative Officer, CSC Generation Enterprise, Inc. At Legal Geek North America 2025, we’re excited to welcome
LEGAL GEEK COMMUNITY NEWS – APRIL 2025 This is your hub for all things community – where we celebrate the brilliant minds shaping legal innovation,
Spring forward As the clocks go forward and agentic AI takes over from prompt engineering as this year’s legal tech buzzword, there is a new
Meet the speaker Zhaoying (Dorothy) Du, Global Head of Legal at Motorola Mobility, now Legal Leader of Global Supply Chain Team at Lenovo At Legal
EXCITING NEWS FOR THE UK LAWTECH SECTOR! We’re thrilled to share that Legal Geek Geek and Codebase, have been awarded an additional £1.5m in funding
LEGAL GEEK COMMUNITY NEWS – MARCH 2025 This is your hub for all things community – where we celebrate the brilliant minds shaping legal innovation,
Following the money Now that lawtech, and specifically legal AI, is recognised as a mainstream investment, money is changing the shape of the sector at least
2025: The GenAI arms race What’s top of mind for legal geeks in 2025? It’s AI again. Following a slew of reports on the legal sector’s
Monthly Legal Tech News Review Stay up to speed with the latest in legal innovation! This month, our fantastic MC Kathryn brings you a quick
Here is a Legal Tech news review from the past week to keep you informed and empowered in less than a minute. It’s sometimes hard
It’s been a busy few weeks at Legal Geek HQ, so Beth and Jimmy have filmed a quick interview to chat about everything new at Legal Geek. This interview is less than three minutes long.
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has awarded Legal Geek, and our friends at CodeBase, a £3 million to accelerate the growth of #LawTech across the UK. More details will be published shortly, but here are some FAQ’s to help provide some more context.
Your monthly update from Ben! We have partnered with the awesome Ben Chiriboga to give a monthly update, over to you Ben: In writing my
Five Reasons You Need to Attend Legal Geek Conference 2022 Aaaaand, it’s back! Our annual Legal Geek Conference, the leading legal innovation event, is returning
Legal innovation: Are you a butterfly or a monkey? Adam Curphey I think it’s pretty safe to say that legal innovation and technology are major
Legal Meetings in the Metaverse This guest article is written by Alex Herrity, Director of Legal Solutions at adidas, who shares his experience having a
The karaoke machine and the foam high five fingers are back in their boxes after the epic two-day Legal Geek conference earlier this month. I’ve
A workshop intended to dive into the mechanics of a good prompt, the key concepts behind ‘prompt engineering’ and some practical tips to help get the most out of LLMs. We will be sharing insights learned across 2 years of hands-on testing and evaluation across a number of tools and LLMs about how a better understanding of the inputs can support in leveraging GenAI for better outputs.
Kerry Westland, Partner, Head of Innovation Group, Addleshaw Goddard
Sophie Jackson, Senior Manager, Innovation & Legal Technology, Addleshaw Goddard
Mike Kennedy, Senior Manager, Innovation & Legal Technology, Addleshaw Goddard
Elliot White, Director, Innovation & Legal Technology, Addleshaw Goddard