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legalfutures.co.uk > latest-news > family-justice-at-risk-from-ai-transcription-tools

Family justice “at risk from AI transcription tools”

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (597+ words) Lefley: Potentially a fatal flaw in safeguards The use by social workers of AI transcription tools is “impacting the integrity of written documents”, with “significant risks” for family justice, legal charity JUSTICE has warned. Deputy legal director Ellen Lefley said…...


legalfutures.co.uk > blog > seo-is-changing-are-you-measuring-the-right-things

SEO is changing: Are you measuring the right things?

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1376+ words) Posted by Stacey Horrocks, director at Legal Futures Associate BSD Legal Marketing Horrocks: Quality is as important as quantity For years, the basic argument for search engine optimisation (SEO) for law firms was relatively straightforward. Improve your Google rankings, increase…...


legalfutures.co.uk > blog > forms-are-evolving-and-more-interesting-than-you-might-think

Forms are evolving - and more interesting than you might think

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1035+ words) Posted by Archie Courage, founder of Legal Futures Associate FormEvo Courage: Structured, reusable data is the future I have spent much of my working life thinking about something most people would probably prefer not to think about at all: legal…...


legalfutures.co.uk > latest-news > small-firms-join-forces-to-step-up-compliance-officer-campaign

Small firms join forces to step up compliance officer campaign

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (830+ words) Small and medium-sized law firms opposed to rule changes on who can hold compliance officer rules have banded together to lobby both the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and Law Society. So far 28 law and advisory firms have signed open letters…...


legalfutures.co.uk > associate-news > new-google-data-sheds-light-on-law-firms-visibility-in-ai-search

New Google data sheds light on law firms' visibility in AI search

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (705+ words) By Legal Futures Associate BSD Legal Marketing New data available through Google Search Console and Google Analytics is giving law firms greater insight into how their websites are being discovered through AI-powered search. As AI becomes a more established part…...


legalfutures.co.uk > latest-news > lawyers-and-funders-to-take-34-cut-in-returns-in-google-settlement

Lawyers and funders to take £34m haircut in Google settlement

1+ week, 12+ hour ago   (692+ words) Google: Case settling for a quarter of claimed value The lawyers and funders of a collective action against Google have agreed to accept payments totalling £100m, some £34m less than they are entitled to, to help settle the claim. The total settlement…...


legalfutures.co.uk > latest-news > people-with-legal-problems-turn-to-chatbots-for-emotional-support

People with legal problems turn to chatbots for emotional support

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (627+ words) People with legal problems are seeking emotional support from AI chatbots, as well as using them to check the services they receive from their lawyers, according to research. Legal charity JUSTICE said that a sixth of people reporting a legal…...


legalfutures.co.uk > associate-news > alex-joannou-a-decade-in-the-fundamentals-of-adoption-havent-changed

A decade in, the fundamentals of adoption haven't changed

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (601+ words) Alex Joannou, Head of Revenue at LEAP Enterprise By Alex Joannou, Head of Revenue at Legal Futures Associate LEAP Enterprise Alex Joannou has spent a decade selling technology to law firms and is now the Head of Revenue for LEAP…...


legalfutures.co.uk > latest-news > cambridge-academic-calls-for-impact-of-ai-on-people-seeking-justice-to-be-measured

Impact of AI on people seeking justice "not being measured"

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (907+ words) Sargeant: Evaluations not measuring the outcomes that matter most The performance of AI in the justice system is only being measured in terms of operational efficiencies, and not if it is actually helping people deal with legal issues, research has…...


legalfutures.co.uk > associate-news > humans-behind-the-tech-joao-fernandes-head-of-innovation-and-ai

Humans behind the tech: João Fernandes, Head of Innovation and AI

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (727+ words) João Fernandes, Head of Innovation and AI at InfoTrack João Fernandes joined InfoTrack in 2017 as a.NET developer. Nearly a decade, several promotions and one new job title later, he’s now leading the charge as our Head of Innovation and…...