Legal technology sponsored briefing: Like it or not, voice technology is changing the way we work

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Legal technology sponsored briefing: Like it or not, voice technology is changing the way we work

 

It is no secret speech recognition is a valuable channel to drive efficiency and advance your firm’s performance

Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the way people produce and access information. Speech recognition and the understanding of language by software are key to the future of information management. The voice technology market is changing fast, with people using speech-activated applications on a variety of devices, such as smartphones and tablets, not only to consume data but also to interact socially and professionally, and produce wealth. Continue reading “Legal technology sponsored briefing: Like it or not, voice technology is changing the way we work”

Legal technology sponsored briefing: Advanced technology for compliance

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Legal technology sponsored briefing: Advanced technology for compliance

 

Andrew Pimlott of FTI Consulting discusses the current sanctions landscape

A volatile political landscape makes compliance a challenge, especially when malefactors are good at covering the evidence, but advanced analytical techniques can reveal the truth. Continue reading “Legal technology sponsored briefing: Advanced technology for compliance”

Legal technology sponsored briefing: RPA in legal – be cynical of the hype and do not get left behind

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Legal technology sponsored briefing: RPA in legal – be cynical of the hype and do not get left behind

 

Scott Littlehales of Littlefish on the importance for law firms of investing in automation

Picture the theatre of high-profile legal cases that feature in the mainstream media and on television dramas, and you can see why law remains an attractive profession. Continue reading “Legal technology sponsored briefing: RPA in legal – be cynical of the hype and do not get left behind”

Sponsored briefing: An asymmetric approach to litigation PR

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Sponsored briefing: An asymmetric approach to litigation PR

Tim Maltin of Maltin PR on the importance of getting the balance right between winning the court case and winning over the public

King Pyrrhus of Epirus famously said: ‘If we are victorious in one more battle with the Romans, we shall be utterly ruined.’ He was talking in 279 BC about the large number of soldiers he had lost in the Battle of Asculum, but today he could just as easily have been referring to the high cost of litigation, or the pitfalls of winning the legal battle inside the courtroom at the expense of losing the communications war outside it. Continue reading “Sponsored briefing: An asymmetric approach to litigation PR”

Practice Area Spotlight: Competition and regulatory – leading experts and high-profile cases

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Practice Area Spotlight: Competition and regulatory – leading experts and high-profile cases

Business transactions regularly require a careful analysis from a competition law point of view. We at Prager Dreifuss have excellent expertise in advising and representing companies – small and large, local and global – as well as public entities in all aspects of competition law. With profound knowledge of Swiss and EU competition law, we regularly advise clients before the Swiss competition authorities, and frequently collaborate with foreign law firms in multi-jurisdictional cartel and merger proceedings, be it as team members or co-ordinators of international teams. Public procurement and state aid law also belong to our preferred areas of practice. Continue reading “Practice Area Spotlight: Competition and regulatory – leading experts and high-profile cases”

Legal tech sponsored briefing: How to prepare for a dirty cyber war

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Legal tech sponsored briefing: How to prepare for a dirty cyber war

PalisadeSECURE’s Luke Drewer discusses the increased threat of cyber attacks and how law firms should be protecting themselves

There is a new weapon of war being deployed around the world. You cannot see it, but the evidence is all around us. In response to the recent US, UK and French strikes targeting President Bashar Assad’s chemical weapons in Syria, it is thought that Russia will launch a ‘dirty cyber war’ and Britain is getting prepared. Continue reading “Legal tech sponsored briefing: How to prepare for a dirty cyber war”

Legal tech sponsored briefing: Law firms targeted by cyber criminals – six fundamental steps to being secure

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Legal tech sponsored briefing: Law firms targeted by cyber criminals – six fundamental steps to being secure

In the wake of several high-profile attacks on law firms, Kaspersky Lab’s principle security researcher David Emm describes key ways firms can combat cyber crime

Cyber attacks are consistently making the news, with high-profile stories like NotPetya, WannaCry and Shadow Brokers seemingly taking place on a monthly basis. Businesses of all shapes and sizes are increasingly concerned about the impact that cyber crime may have on them. For law firms, the threat is particularly apparent and they are targeted for two key reasons. Continue reading “Legal tech sponsored briefing: Law firms targeted by cyber criminals – six fundamental steps to being secure”

Legal tech sponsored briefing: Voice your way ahead of competitors

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Legal tech sponsored briefing: Voice your way ahead of competitors

Speech is more than just another channel of communication. It is also the driving force to improve your firm’s productivity

From the technology perspective, speech recognition has a long history with several waves of major innovations. Most recently, the field has benefited from advances in deep learning and big data. The advances are evidenced not only by the surge of academic papers published in the field but more importantly by the worldwide industry adoption of a variety of deep learning methods in designing and deploying speech-recognition systems. Continue reading “Legal tech sponsored briefing: Voice your way ahead of competitors”

Legal tech sponsored briefing: GDPR – achieving business transparency in a changing world

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Legal tech sponsored briefing: GDPR – achieving business transparency in a changing world

With GDPR now the new reality, Andrew Elcock from Xynomix explores how to encrypt and secure your data

In 2017, we saw vulnerabilities such as WannaCry exploit millions of devices worldwide, gaining access to valuable personal information. With many organisations now holding several hundreds of terabytes of customer data, the digital world has never been so heavily scrutinised. Continue reading “Legal tech sponsored briefing: GDPR – achieving business transparency in a changing world”