Panache Software Panachecast

Panachecast Episode 16 - September 16th 2019

Video: https://youtu.be/T6JtGzekXko

Welcome to the sixteenth episode of the Panachecast, Panache Software's round-up and analysis of the latest LegalTech news and events.

This week we discuss the lessons learned by Farrer & Co from their move to Iaas in Azure, the release of Pactum's new AI Negotiator, and an update on pricing in Legal Project Management.

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Time stamps:
5:15 - Farrer & Co: Lessons learned from shift to IaaS in Azure (https://www.legaltechnology.com/latest-news/farrer-co-lessons-learned-from-shift-to-iaas-in-azure/)
21:04 - Pactum's AI Negotiator Wants to Make You an Offer You Can't Refuse (https://www.law.com/legaltechnews/2019/09/12/pactums-negotiation-tool-wants-to-know-how-humans-think/) (https://www.pactum.com/)
28:29 - Legal Project Management - Pricing Update (http://www.legalexecutiveinstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/The-Alphabet-Soup-of-Law-Firm-Pricing.pdf)
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44:15 - Legal Innovators - Friday 11th October - ETC Venues, London (https://www.legalinnovators.co.uk/)
45:18 - Legal Geek - Wednesday 16th October - London (https://www.legalgeek.co/conference/)

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Panachecast Episode 15 - September 4th 2019

Video: https://youtu.be/vgUg_UljjX4

Welcome to the fifteenth episode of the Panachecast, Panache Software's round-up and analysis of the latest LegalTech news and events.

This week we discuss whether BT we will sell there legal software division Tikit, if Law firm subsidiaries drive legal innovation, the recent webinar from the Land Registry on Tokenisation, and provide an introduction to Pricing in Legal Project Management.

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Time stamps:
4:10 - BT eyes £80m sale of legal software division Tikit (https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/news/bt-eyes-£80m-sale-of-legal-software-division-tikit/ar-AAFk4gg?ocid=spartanntp)
11:45 - Mythbusters: Do Law Firm Subsidiaries Drive Legal Innovtion? (https://www.accdocket.com/articles/do-law-firm-subsidiaries-drive-legal-innovation.cfm)
24:15 - Land Registry Digital Street – Tokenisation Webinar (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hoIEH17P5I2FSp9__yQSgP2B4vhgD55E/view?usp=sharing)
39:35 - Legal Project Management Pricing introduction (http://www.taylormowbray.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/TaylorMowbray-Improving-productivity.pdf) (http://www.legalexecutiveinstitute.com/understanding-pricing-economics/) (http://www.legalexecutiveinstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/The-Alphabet-Soup-of-Law-Firm-Pricing.pdf) (https://youtu.be/Q1Du52_PmpY)

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Digital Transformation and Technology Planning: An ACC Legal Operations Europe Virtual Roundtable - Tuesday, 10 September – 13:00 – 14:00 Online (https://www.acc.com/education-events/2019/digital-transformation-and-technology-planning-acc-legal-operations-virtual)

Bristol & Bath Legal Tech Meetup 2 - Tuesday, 24 September – 17:30 – 19:30 - Womble Bond Dickinson, Bristol (https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bristolbath-legaltech-meetup2-tickets-67241173159)

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Panachecast Episode 14 - July 29th 2019

Video: https://youtu.be/JxLhwLBFDf8

Welcome to the fourteenth episode of the Panachecast, Panache Software's round-up and analysis of the latest LegalTech news and events.

This week we cover the acquisition of HighQ by Thomson Reuters and Wavelength by Simmons & Simmons.  We also discuss Mark Cohen's latest article in Forbes where he outlines why collaboration in the legal industry matters.

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Time stamps:
0:50 - The Prime Minister drops by
5:15 - Acquisitions everywhere (https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/blogs/thomson-reuters-makes-transformational-highq-acquisition-as-contractpodai-raises-55m/) (http://www.simmons-simmons.com/en/news/2019/07-july/230719-simmons-and-simmons-acquires-legal-engineering-firm-wavelength)
19:20 - The Legal Industry is Starting to Collaborate -- Why Now and Why It Matters (https://www.forbes.com/sites/markcohen1/2019/07/22/the-legal-industry-is-starting-to-collaborate-why-now-and-why-it-matters/)
38:37 - HM Land Registry – Digital Street Tokenisation Showcase (8 August, Online) (https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/6682821078838781186)

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Panachecast Episode 13 - July 22nd 2019

Welcome to the thirteenth episode of the Panachecast, Panache Software's round-up and analysis of the latest LegalTech news and events.

This week, in the second part of our regular series on Legal Project Management, we detail how you can break down all the steps that make up a transaction.  We also look at why Legal technology may not be the holy grail of innovation, and why David Holme from Exigent thinks some of the current funding of legal start-ups may be throwing money at the wall and hoping for the best.

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Time stamps:
4:10 - Legal technology - the holy grail of innovation? (https://www.law.com/legal-week/native/?mvi=31c223e0798747bd96e39e4b86ef37be)
11:25 - “There is too much money being thrown against the wall”: Exigent launches evergreen fund Bright Minds Capital (https://www.legaltechnology.com/latest-news/there-is-too-much-money-being-thrown-against-the-wall-exigent-launches-evergreen-fund-bright-minds-capital/)
24:30 - Legal Project Management part 2, breaking down a transaction
50:05 - AI Efficacy for the Legal Industry (30 July, London) (https://ilta.personifycloud.com/PersonifyEbusiness/Default.aspx?TabID=1357&productid=22360223)

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Panachecast Episode 12 - July 1st 2019

Welcome to the twelfth episode of the Panachecast, Panache Software's round-up and analysis of the latest LegalTech news and events.

This week, in the first of a regular series, we provide some easy steps to use so you get started with Legal Project Management and explain why you should start looking into it, even if you're a small firm.  We also look at why Blake Morgan has consolidated all its Practice Management Systems into Peppermint CX, and discuss whether DIY Wills are actually to blame for a 30% increase in probate claims.

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Time stamps:
6:35 - Blake Morgan consolidates PMS into Peppermint CX (https://www.legaltechnology.com/latest-news/blake-morgan-consolidates-pms-into-peppermint-cx/)
16:00 - 30% increase in probate claims: are DIY wills to blame? (https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=ed9dfa49-b9d9-487e-9879-09bee0b9c59e)
27:30 - Introduction and your first steps into Legal Project Management (Further Viewing - https://youtu.be/8KwDjqYY_Vc, https://youtu.be/evU8ARN0Des)
-- The Events we Missed --
Project Management workshop (10-11 July, Essex) (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/project-management-registration-60458551154)
An Introduction to LawTech (4th July, London) (https://events.lawsociety.org.uk/ClientApps/Silverbear.Web.EDMS/public/default.aspx?tabId=37&id=2437&orgId=1&guid=a7569a33-0b16-4f49-bf20-998692eabb39)

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Panachecast Episode 11 - June 19th 2019

Welcome to the eleventh episode of the Panachecast, Panache Software's weekly round-up and analysis of the latest LegalTech news and events.

This week we look at whether AI is just an Excel spreadsheet on steroids, 9 technology procurement tips for corporate legal teams, and PwC unveiling the first cohort of scale ups in LawTech programme.

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Time stamps:
5:21 - AI or Excel on steroids? The ethics of AI as a tool, and its future regulation (https://www.legaltechnology.com/latest-news/ai-or-excel-on-steroids-the-ethics-of-ai-as-a-tool-and-its-future-regulation/)
19:55 - 9 technology procurement tips for corporate legal teams (https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=bdb464ab-13c5-48f6-a94f-d62e3dea8567)
36:48 - PwC unveils first cohort of scale ups in LawTech programme (https://www.legaltechnology.com/latest-news/pwc-unveils-first-cohort-of-scale-ups-in-lawtech-programme/)
45:06 - Legal Innovators (October 11th) (https://www.legalinnovators.co.uk/)
46:35 - The Future of Cyber Security (June 26th) (https://www.meetup.com/SiliconRoundabout/events/261679295/)

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Panachecast Episode 10 - June 3rd 2019

Welcome to the tenth episode of the Panachecast, Panache Software's weekly round-up and analysis of the latest LegalTech news and events.

This week we look at how HM Land Registry can use Blockchain to underpin the property market, The FT's top 10 Legal Tech companies, and 7 signs your law firms technology is outdated.

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Time stamps:
3:53 - Could blockchain be the future of the property market? (https://hmlandregistry.blog.gov.uk/2019/05/24/could-blockchain-be-the-future-of-the-property-market/) (https://www.orbitalwitness.com/) (Digital Street Year 3 registration - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdAERVB7AhAzFRsTxka3pgvxccCLJI1ad26bzue_tNV5UVKbw/viewform)
11:15 - Legal tech uses AI to help business to help itself (https://www.ft.com/content/7a990f1a-d067-11e8-9a3c-5d5eac8f1ab4)
26:10 - 7 signs your law firm’s technology is outdated (https://www.lawtechnologytoday.org/2019/05/seven-signs-your-law-firms-technology-is-outdated/)
36:10 - SRA Innovate (June 5th) (https://events.sra.org.uk/sra/frontend/reg/thome.csp?pageID=102724&eventID=436&traceRedir=2)
36:40 - The Artificial Intelligence in Legal Services Summit (June 4th) (http://www.cityandfinancialconferences.com/events/the-artificial-intelligence-in-legal-services-summit/event-summary-a2f772e53254474ea5d85a621086a4f8.aspx)

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Panachecast Episode 9 - May 30th 2019

Welcome to the ninth episode of the Panachecast, Panache Software's weekly round-up and analysis of the latest LegalTech news and events.

This week we look at how you can create an interactive chat bot, based on an existing FAQ page, without any code using Microsofts QnA Maker.  We run through an example of how this could be used to meet SRA price transparency requirements.

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Time stamps:
3:05 - Demo
27:15 - Discussion

Links:
Panache Software: http://www.panachesoftware.com
QnA Maker: https://www.qnamaker.ai/
Microsoft Cognitive Services: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/services/cognitive-services/
BotBuilder Samples: https://github.com/microsoft/BotBuilder-Samples
Legal Geek (Legal Design): https://www.legalgeek.co/learn/legal-design-wtf/
Panache Bot Demo: https://youtu.be/myb0N6Qs5ZY
Microsoft Build Form Recognizer featuring UIPath: https://mybuild.techcommunity.microsoft.com/sessions/76962

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Panachecast Episode 8 - May 20th 2019

Welcome to the eighth episode of the Panachecast, Panache Software's weekly round-up and analysis of the latest LegalTech news and events.

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Time stamps:
1:35 - Previous episode recap
5:45 - Winners of the Global Legal Hackathon (https://globallegalhackathon.com/)
16:15 - Slater and Gordon in Microsoft first (https://www.legaltechnology.com/latest-news/slater-and-gordon-in-world-microsoft-first/) (https://www.theguardian.com/money/2019/may/03/uk-call-centre-to-trial-four-day-week-for-hundreds-of-staff)
35:03 - Deloitte Legal collaborates with UiPath as Bucharest touted to become low cost legal tech hub (https://www.legaltechnology.com/latest-news/deloitte-legal-collaborates-with-uipath-as-bucharest-touted-to-become-low-cost-legal-tech-hub/)
46:15 - SRA Innovate (June 5th) (https://events.sra.org.uk/sra/frontend/reg/thome.csp?pageID=102724&eventID=436&traceRedir=2)
47:06 - Transforming business processes with Microsoft 365 (June 5th) (https://www.silversands.co.uk/events/transforming-business-processes-microsoft-365/)
Microsoft Build Keynote (https://mybuild.techcommunity.microsoft.com/sessions/77571)
Microsoft Build Form Recognizer featuring UIPath (https://mybuild.techcommunity.microsoft.com/sessions/76962)

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Panachecast Episode 7 - April 29th 2019

Welcome to the seventh episode of the Panachecast, Panache Software's weekly round-up and analysis of the latest LegalTech news and events.

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Time stamps:
2:10 - Get your own Panache Software T-Shirt (http://www.patreon.com/panachesoftware)
3:58 - Legal Tech in conveyancing (https://www.legalgeek.co/startup-map/)
19:20 - Solicitors lost £600k from client’s house sale in scam (https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/solicitors-lost-600k-from-client-s-house-sale-in-scam-8mfph2srt) (https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/)
30:40 - Law’s Emerging Elite: Enterprise Legal Service Providers (https://www.forbes.com/sites/markcohen1/2019/03/21/laws-emerging-elite-enterprise-legal-service-providers-part-1/)(https://www.forbes.com/sites/markcohen1/2019/04/11/laws-emerging-elite-enterprise-legal-service-providers-part-2/)(https://www.forbes.com/sites/markcohen1/2019/04/22/laws-emerging-elite-enterprise-legal-service-providers-part-3/)
43:15 - CYBERUK 2019 recap (https://www.ncsc.gov.uk)
44:33 - Data Protection and Social Media Law Conference (May 16th) (https://www.manchesterlawsociety.org.uk/event/2019/5/16/data-protection-and-social-media-law-conference/)
45:37 - 2019 IMLPO Annual Conference (21st - 22nd May) (https://www.imlpo.com/conferences/aml-conference-2019)

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