Joanna Goodman
FeatureSkeleton arguments
With 4,500 attendees from 65 countries, Legal Geek’s annual conference was bigger than ever. But its focus has shifted.
NewsLaw tech community's 'festival vibe' lives on after transatlantic takeover
Legal Geek, which currently runs the government-funded LawtechUK initiative, has been acquired by legal information giant.
FeatureEastern promise: GenAI hits Singapore
International firms, AI pioneers and nine UK lawtechs assembled at TechLaw.Fest to hear about the profound changes wrought on the profession.
FeatureAgentic AI: team player
Legal AI has progressed to an essential productivity tool that can take on specific roles within a legal team – should human lawyers be worried?
FeatureLaw firm M&As: Getting together
Mergers and acquisitions are reshaping the legal sector, particularly in the mid-market. Joanna Goodman finds out why – and how best to go about getting into bed with another firm.
FeatureClients and technology roundtable: Plugged in
AI innovation is conditioning clients to expect a speedy service from lawyers. How are mid-tier firms meeting this challenge, as well as ensuring that staff have the right skill-set? Joanna Goodman reports from the latest Gazette roundtable discussion.
FeatureUK primed for 'AI take-off'
London Tech Week showcased the UK’s AI acumen, backed by £1bn of government funding. But digital infrastructure needs critical attention.
FeatureA firm of one's own
How do you avoid the dream of building your own specialist firm from becoming a nightmare? Joanna Goodman talks to solicitors who know.
FeatureAll in it together
The benefits of becoming an employee-owned law firm can be cultural as well as financial. As Joanna Goodman hears, for some it is the magic pill that cures the headache of succession.
FeatureGenAI generation gap
Digital literacy is an integral part of education for the lawyers of tomorrow. Law firms must be attuned to the impact of AI on juniors.
FeatureGenAI finds its voice
Voice-first interaction is recasting AI as a digital colleague rather than a tech tool. This could be the ‘new frontier’ for GenAI.
NewsPointing the finger
With lawyers’ ethics under increasing scrutiny, the profession’s regulators have come out fighting, issuing a raft of reviews and reports. But deeper cultural change may also be needed, reports Joanna Goodman.
FeatureAI and mid-sized firms roundtable: Intelligence testing
For mid-market firms, the advent of generative AI is a double-edged sword. The technology can handle routine tasks and free up billable time, but also obscure intrinsic flaws in processes.
FeatureAI change agents
Agentic AI offers law firms a new level of automation and the possibility of removing the need for human interaction.
FeatureIP in the age of AI
Alleged copyright infringements in the training of AI models, compulsory mediation and the boundaries of Brexit are among the recent landmark developments exercising IP lawyers. Joanna Goodman reports.
FeatureNew world disorder
The exponential rise of GenAI heralded a deluge of new security threats – are law firms up to the challenge?
FeatureGenAI two years on
Looking back at the first generation of legal AI shows how dramatically the profession’s tech scene has changed.
FeatureImitation game
Brexit has cast a long shadow over the intellectual property sector, while artificial intelligence tools await the certainty test cases will provide.
OpinionBalancing innovation and regulation as AI marches on
Joanna Goodman reviews 'Living with the Algorithm: Servant or Master? AI Governance and Policy for the Future' by Tim Clement-Jones.
FeatureNeurodiversity: Tech that can help in the workplace
From noise-cancelling headphones and standing desks, to software like note-taking apps and collaboration tools, technology can play a part in supporting neurodivergent employees.