There is no doubt that we are now in the midst of an AI-driven revolution in how organisations and their employees work with information. The power of recent GenAI and other
deep learning technologies to absorb and process massive amounts of data as well as generate new information in response to natural language prompts has obvious implications [...]
The rise of GenAI (generative AI) tools such as ChatGPT has transformed the research environment, yet most legal researchers remain untrained in the theory, mechanics and epistemic
structure of such systems. The public itself was introduced to GenAI through Generative Pre-Trained Transformer tools such as ChatGPT and Claude. [...]
Last year Unmind, the workplace wellbeing platform, undertook a study to assess organisational culture and performance in the legal sector in the UK and the US. It was based
on responses from over 4400 participants across nine mid-size law firms. Building on the results of the survey, it quantified the financial impact of poor mental [...]
This article, written by Catherine Parkin, Academic Librarian for Law, Leeds Beckett University, provides an overview of library anxiety, with specific reference to how this
might manifest itself amongst law students in UK higher education. The article is a preliminary exploration intended to stimulate dialogue. [...]
The reduction in the size of print collections in law firm libraries has become a significant trend in recent years. As digital resources become more prevalent and accessible,
law firms are increasingly shifting away from maintaining extensive physical collections. [...]
Between 2022 and 2024, LexisNexis migrated its customers with subscriptions to LexisLibrary and/or LexisPSL to the new Lexis+ UK platform. In order to assess the overall migration
experience, identify challenges faced during the migration and suggest areas for improvement, the BIALL Supplier Liaison Group (SLG) conducted a survey in mid-2024 [...]
It’s long been easier to set up a company in the UK than it is to open a bank account. That convenience has turned us into a magnet for fraudsters, shell companies and money
laundering schemes. Now, finally, the door is starting to close. The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 is about to overhaul one of the most porous [...]
In the latest in our series reviewing archived copies of Legal Information Management and The Law Librarian – as the journal was once known – LIM’s co-editors leaf through
the issues published in 1985. [...]
