LawHawk Blog

The recently released FT Asia Pacific Innovative Lawyers 2016 report contains a number of examples of law firms beginning to use technology, including document automation, to improve their businesses. 

Based on the examples cited, it appears that even the largest firms and legal teams are only just starting to scratch the surface of how significantly technology can increase efficiency and free lawyers up to do more interesting and valuable work.

Key technology developments and achievements overall, and particularly those that related to document automation include:

LawTalk, the official magazine of the New Zealand Law Society, has included a profile of me in its latest edition.  You can see it here - Cloud technology changes everything.  While it's nice to talk about myself a bit to someone other than my children, I'm also pleased to be able to kick off a discussion about how the profession can respond to a wave of disruption that is coming, and turn it into an opportunity to address some major issues around access to justice, work-life balance for lawyers and preserving the special place the legal profession has in our society, which I know are a major focus for the Law Society.

Read the full article below.