Blog: The Avvoka Angle
Automate Everything Series: Professional credentials, references and use cases
Today’s blog post is a bit different. It is the first in our “Automate Everything” Series, where we’re going to explore how you can automate aspects of your business beyond your document automation, collaboration, negotiation, execution and analytics. Today’s instalment is an interview with Andreas Parr Bjørnsund, a Director at CV Partner! CV Partner is […]
Should tomorrow’s lawyers be techies?
Since we’ve just announced our Campus Ambassador scheme, we’re focussing on aspiring commercial lawyers this week. We’ve been thinking about which technology-specific skills law students should learn as they embark on their legal careers (at private practice firms primarily). Disclaimer: if you haven’t already, apply for our Campus Ambassador scheme here! When Avvoka invited applications […]
Legal Tech isn’t legal tech
If you Google ‘What is Legal Tech’ you’re met with the definition from Wikipedia, which states that Legal Tech apparently is “the use of technology and software to provide legal services and support the legal industry,” but that’s not really the case – or at least not the full story. Where We Were It’s hard […]
Legal Tech innovation: The hardest thing is getting started
Legal technology shouldn’t be intimidating! In this post, we demystify legal tech. We will help you get started with your legal tech innovation journey.
Success Stories: How has Avvoka helped both law firms and businesses during COVID-19?
The adoption of new technology requires rigorous and meticulous examination of vendors to find who can unlock the strongest return on investment, as well as training on how to use the newly procured technology. However, COVID-19 has made digital transformation an urgent business priority. According to McKinsey Digital, during the start of lockdown, businesses, on […]
Document Automation: The Legal Tech Star of COVID-19?
Much of the hype around computer software, especially in the Legal Tech world, has been reserved exclusively for the buzzwords of the day, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Why wouldn’t it? AI and machine learning both sound like intriguing but opaque topics, hard to understand without a computer science background. The idea of creating a […]
ROI: Seek and you shall find
In our previous article, we discussed why this “pens down” period might be the ideal time to reflect upon internal processes and the opportunities that may exist to improve them. Here, we hope to highlight the ‘everyday’ documents which are strong contenders for automation which have traditionally been overlooked. Return on investment is everywhere A […]
Pens down – time for tech?
Pens down As lawyers, it’s rare to encounter the prospect of an extended “pens-down” period. Most lawyers, if they’re not actively progressing a transaction or project, are engaging in troubleshooting, advising and firefighting. As any business navigates along its path, it generates legal problems, nuances and opportunities. However, with lockdown now firmly established in most […]
Automation – Myth vs. Reality
There are a lot of myths surrounding document automation – we take a look at the top 5 below. 1. You need to code MYTH – you can now automate without needing to know how to code. It is true that having an analytical brain will certainly help, but no coding knowledge is required at […]
Why learn to automate?
Freeing up your time to do more exciting and complex work Contract automation is enabling lawyers to work more efficiently by reducing the amount of manual legwork required to draft documents and streamlining the entire process. By freeing up valuable time, lawyers can focus on the more complex and exciting aspects of their client work. […]