What are the backgrounds of individuals who currently work within LawTech? How might future employment within the legal sector change because of technology and technological investment?

Background

We want to create the conditions for the UK’s legal services sector to flourish by developing a sustainable, efficient and effective system. This includes securing legal services market access overseas, growing the UK’s market share, and enhancing the international competitiveness and attractiveness of the legal sector.

Next steps

We can be contacted at the following email address: evidence_partnerships@justice.gov.uk.

Source

This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:

Areas of research interest

Related UKRI funded projects


  • The impact of the 2007 Legal Services Act on organisational form, the legal profession, and future skills requirements.

    The legal services sector is of fundamental importance to the UK economy both in terms of its contribution to national wealth, and because it plays an important enabling function for other enterprise in the UK. The secto...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: University of Leeds

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project specifically addresses the impact of the 2007 Legal Services Act on the legal profession and future skills requirements.

  • Unlocking the Potential of AI for English Law

    The proposed research will explore the potential and limitations of using artificial intelligence (AI) in support of legal services. AI's capabilities have made enormous recent leaps; many expect it to transform how the ...

    Funded by: ISCF

    Lead research organisation: University of Oxford

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project explores the potential and limitations of using AI in legal services, which is relevant to the future employment within the legal sector.

  • Oxford Brookes University and Brethertons LLP

    To create the 'legal firm of the future', in response to regulatory and market developments, via changes to corporate culture, access channels and business architectures....

    Funded by: Innovate UK

    Lead research organisation: OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project aims to create the 'legal firm of the future' in response to regulatory and market developments, but does not directly address the question about the backgrounds of individuals working in LawTech or the future employment changes due to technology.