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Dye & Durham Docket - October 2023

Welcome back to The Dye & Durham Docket. Those of us in the northern hemisphere have officially fallen into fall, while the Australians among us are heading into summer. (The Canadians are verrrrrry envious of our Australian colleagues as some of us prepare for our annual bout of SAD!). Please read on for a look at the ongoing trends and developments in legal technology around the world, as well as some information about what we’ve been up to here at Dye & Durham.

Featured Article

Have you heard of Legal Prompt Engineering? It’s a specialized skillset already in demand at law firms around the world. It requires a higher degree of specificity and sophistication from the prompt author to help guard against some of the current shortcomings of generative AI. Read about it here — and what it means for the legal profession.

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Industry highlights

A token for your troubles? This global law firm launched an employee incentive scheme powered by digital currency.

Immigration law involves a lot of administrative work—standardized applications, support letters, document translation, etc. So immigration attorneys are testing and developing new AI to make their work more efficient.

Find out who prevailed for the Innovative Lawyers 2023 Awards.

 Move over Girl Math, Lawyer Math has entered the chat. 

Global news and trends

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The scene in Canada

 

Is the housing crisis causing a talent drain in Big Law?

 

Canadian lawyers are optimistic about AI’s potential in the legal industry.

 

Canadian Lawyer announces their winners for Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers in 2023.

 

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The UK market

 

A game-changer for UK lawyers as Dye & Durham launches its revolutionary Unity Global Platform, offering a first-of-its-kind user experience to law firms.

 

Another major law firm is debuting a legal AI tool for its attorneys.

 

British firms have seen an increase on tech spending over the last three years.

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What's up in Ireland?

 

A legal-industry collaboration has won the Chambers Ireland Sustainable Business Volunteer Award 2023 for their work helping displaced Ukrainians.

 

Here’s how Irish courts are modernizing their systems.

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The Australian scene

 

The Australian legal market is rallying, despite challenges.

 

Good news for grads: Aussie law firms are hiring at near-record levels.

 

Dye & Durham news

Dye & Durham in the news

Check out this article in The Financial Post featuring Dye & Durham’s COO Martha Vallance, who was quoted on trends in the Canadian housing market.

 

Martha also sat down with BNN Bloomberg to discuss Dye & Durham’s financial results and the strategic investments in legal tech that we’re making around the world.  

Dye & Durham in action 

How are Canadians feeling about the economy?


More than half are anticipating the country will slip into a recession in this year, according to new data from Dye & Durham’s newly launched Canadian Pulse Report.

Dye & Durham Canadian Pulse Report for Q3 cover photo

The Dye & Durham team had a great time at the 2023 Ontario Municipal Tax and Revenue Association Fall Conference and AGM. The event featured many opportunities for us to connect with our partners and clients, from valuable product conversations to sharing information during various panel sessions.

A lighter note 

 

Are you a sucker for legal dramas? An Australian law expert rates them for accuracy. Oh, and spoiler alert: If you missed Rake, run to your nearest streaming service to check it out!

 

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