We’re delighted to welcome you back to the The Dye & Durham Docket, where we outline the ongoing trends and developments in legal technology around the world and provide you with a glimpse of what we’ve been up to. Fascinating conversations about AI seem to be dominating the legal tech space at the moment, with our CEO Matt Proud recently sharing his insights in Canada’s national newspaper. And don’t miss our regional Pulse reports that provide compelling information about how the citizens of Ireland, the UK, Australia and Canada are feeling about AI! Read on for more details:
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Generative AI will be a gamechanger for many industries, including legal services. Matt recently sat down with The Globe and Mailto share his thoughts on the importance of generative AI for the legal technology industry.
But are lawyers ready to embrace AI? The jury may still be deliberating, but one lawyer points out it’s often not the technology that’s the problem when issues arise with the use of AI in the legal sector – it's the ethics of the lawyers who are using it.
How is technology impacting female lawyers? There’s good news and bad: Some argue it liberates them from grunt work, but others express concern about the impact of automation and artificial intelligence on gender equality, noting the concentration of women in the specializations are most affected.
And how are law departments balancing business demands alongside the pressures of adapting to these new technologies? Check out the findings from the Thomson Reuters Institute’s 2023 Legal Department Operations Index.
According to a new report, gender discrimination is still a problem for the Australian legal industry.
A former High Court chief justice and dozens of legal academics are rebutting key arguments used in a public campaign against Australians creating an advocacy body for the Indigenous population.
What's up in Canada?
Most Canadians aren’t comfortable with the idea of lawyers or notaries using AI to support or conduct the services they provide. Read more in our Canada Pulse report.
How is the Canadian legal industry, meantime, feeling about AI? Check out the findings from this recent survey.
Irish youth are the highly likely to have experimented with AI for personal and professional use. Read more in our Ireland Pulse report.
A meeting of the minds: A new legal festival launched in Dublin last week, with speakers delving into everything from AI to money-laundering and corruption. The Wild Atlantic Law festival is slated to take place in Ennistymon, County Clare, in May 2024.
How should Irish lawyers be contemplating the role of marketing in the success of their practices? Check out these insights.
The scene in South Africa
Taking the lead: White & Case is the fastest-growing law firm in Africa since 2019, according to a new study.
The UK market
Check out our UK Pulse report that found most Brits are uncomfortable with AI.
British law firms have cited “macroeconomic volatility” — notably, inflation — as their greatest concern in a recent report.
What else is causing UK lawyers sleepless nights? Billable hours.
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Dye & Durham in the news
What are the biggest challenges Canadian law firms are facing? Our CPO David Nash spoke to Canadian Lawyer Magazine about Unity, Dye & Durham’s single-platform marketplace that provides legal professionals and firms with all the tools they need in one place.
The Dye & Durham team had a great time meeting with customers and partners at the LESA Real Estate Conference in Kananaskis, Alberta. Lots of folks dropped by our booth to discuss the future of legal technology, practice management and real estate law in Alberta.
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