Konexo Insights

Join the Konexo Technology Team Winnie Leung, Ph.D., Robbie Smith and Kirsten Cortazar as they interview Uwais Iqbal, legal AI educator, designer and developer, to distil the legal AI landscape.

Konexo's technology team discuss the application and impact of AI in the legal industry. We discuss the reception of the recently released ChatGPT-4 and how this is comparing to other AI technologies, debating how this could potentially change the way legal work is done.

David Saunders, Head of Client Development at Konexo, highlights central themes emerging in the legal industry. From increasing volumes and complexity of work in fast-changing regulatory environments, through to managing digitalization and responding to Covid-19, David shares insights into the transforming role of the in-house lawyer, and of the external market place provider.

In this conversation we talk to Helen Lowe, Head of Legal Operations, at easyJet on her reflections on 2020, projections for 2021 and the challenges and opportunities for the in-house legal function. This call was held in October 2020. See the full interview and others on our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNBk5M4gkTVaGk5sZX6YZ9w

In this conversation we talk to Sally Swift, Global Legal Operations Director at NBCUniversal on her reflections on 2020, projections for 2021 and the challenges and opportunities for the in-house legal function. This call was held in October 2020. See the full interview and others on our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNBk5M4gkTVaGk5sZX6YZ9w

In this conversation we talk to Nick Cranfield, Global Director Legal Operations, at Dyson on his reflections on 2020, projections for 2021 and the challenges and opportunities for the in-house legal function. This call was held in October 2020. See the full interview and others on our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNBk5M4gkTVaGk5sZX6YZ9w

Listen to our Consumer sector Q&A where Eversheds Sutherland's Head of Retail and Leisure, James Batham interviews Konexo's Head of Legal Resourcing, James Lewindon to discover key trends we are seeing in the retail sector and how resource challenges can be alleviated for in-house legal teams.

Around the world our clients, peers and colleagues are adapting to and adopting new methods of working which includes the use of interim lawyers, operating remotely.

Richard Hill (Head of Konexo Legal Resourcing) and Joan Oh (Head of Konexo Asia) discuss the similarities and contrasts between the UK and Asia against the backdrop of COVID-19 and what the future might hold for interim legal resourcing.

Konexo's recent LinkedIn live broadcast saw Technologists Babar Hayat and Barry Rodick joined by UiPath Vasile Țiple to discuss Robots and Automation within in-house legal teams. The key takeaways: > automation has the greatest impact when it is augmented with the work people are doing, rather than replacing their work entirely > it has opened up opportunities to develop new skills, created new roles and an opportunity to rethink or restructure who and how work is undertaken

Listen to our latest IP & Branding podcast: In this podcast Katie Smith, Senior Trade Mark Attorney at Konexo, discusses the importance of drafting trade mark specifications to ensure your trade mark is protected against possible third party attacks.