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Productive, thought provoking and with much to discuss. And that was just the coffee breaks.
By Nick Stone, ARK Group conference producer
What are the essentials of the GDPR journey so far?
By Steve Connors, Partner, Haines Watts
Is my story interesting enough?
By Pam Loch, Loch Associates
PSLs must convert current awareness into client engagement
By Julia Bateman, PSL at Kingsley Napley LLP
Library management systems: mounting expense or added value?
By Suzanne Cornthwaite, White & Case LLP
Karen Battersby, Charles Russell Speechlys talks to Nick Stone about PSL
By Nick Stone, ARK Group
5 essentials to position your legal information service for the future
By Maribeth Eisenmann, CB Consulting
GDPR - latest international developments
By Nick Stone, ARK Group conference producer
From the UK to the US: the PSL role goes global
By Evan J Shenkman, Ogletree Deakins
AI and the legal librarian: revolution or evolution?
by Ed Walters and Sean Tate, Fastcase
7 ways legal librarians can proactively support business development
by Scott D Bailey, Squire Patton Boggs, and David Kamien, Mind-Alliance Systems
3 reasons why PSLs should harness technology
The three-phase development of a PSL career
By Charles Pigott, PSL at Mills & Reeve
3 current challenges for legal libraries
By Alexandra Jones, Ark Group
3 ways PSLs can add value to fee earners
by Alexandra Jones, Ark Group
5 ways to check for the signs of stress
by Angus Lyon, registered member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy.
The Netflix way: rethinking knowledge management in terms of client experience
by Nicky Leijtens, Innovation Manager, NautaDutilh N.V
5 tips for GDPR and getting consent
by Simon McNidder
International data protection developments
by Mark Lubbock, Partner, Brown Rudnick LLP
Transparency and communication enabled widespread adoption of KM at Transport for London
A Q&A with Liz Hobbs, Knowledge Management Functional Lead at Transport for London
The Solicitors Qualifying Examination's long road ahead.
by Nick Stone, ARK Group Conference Producer
Facebook prepares for GDPR, but is it doing enough worldwide?
by Nick Stone, ARK Group Conference Producer
Collaboration over disruption - the implications to legal aid funding and family law.
by Tetiana Bersheda, Lawyer and Founder of LexSnap
GDPR: preperations needed before and after 25 May 2018
by Nick Stone, ARK Group Conference Producer
SRA, diversity and the need for CODIE
by Sophie Khan, Solicitor Director at Sophie Khan & Co. Solicitors and Higher Court Advocates
Graduate recruitment gets a diversity message and goes undercover
by Nick Stone, ARK Group Conference Producer
Top tips: Making a difference in professional services KM
by Simon Atkinson, Chief Knowledge Officer, Ipsos
The shifting tectonic plates of the legal market
by Steve Blundell, Head of Acritas Advisor, Acritas
Knowledge review is an investment in the future
by Andrew Trickett, Global Rail Knowledge & Information Manager, Arup
If GDPR is the Milk, where are the Cookies?
by William Richmond-Coggan, Partner, Pitmans
The SRA are at the forefront of the change in the delivery of legal services.
by Nick Stone, ARK Group Conference Producer
Is legal service delivery set for more change?
by Iain Miller, Partner, Kingsley Napley
by Nick Jarrett-Kerr
Learn how to use GDPR consent to improve your law firm’s CRM and email marketing performance
by Simon McNidder, CRM Database Consultant, Database First Aid Limited
by James Tarling, Corporate & Commercial Partner at Ashtons Legal
10 things to consider when rethinking your firm’s compensation system
by Leah Darbyshire, Head of ARK Events and Books
5 facts that will impact your approach to AML in 2018
by Amy Bell, Chair, Money Laundering Task Force
AML: It's all about policies, process, controls and customer due diligence
by Nick Stone, ARK Group Conference Producer
Current awareness provision: New lawyers and emerging technology demand change
by Catherine Jackson, Knowledge Manager, Eversheds Sutherland LLP
Demonstrate the benefits of sharing knowledge to fee earners
by Sophie Brookes, PSL Partner, Gateley plc
10 ways to make legal apprenticeships work for you
by Rachel Brushfield, Talent Liberator, EnergiseLegal
It's About People, Process and Technology
by Nick Stone, ARK Group Conference Producer
Frank Maher: Firms must show they are innovating to meet changes in advance
by Frank Maher, partner, Legal Risk LLP
Artificial Intelligence (AI): Is this the "uberisation" of the law profession?
by Nick Stone (ARK Group Conference Producer) and Edward Bowes (ARK Group Editorial Assistant)
Uniting your business development and library teams
by Lance Sapsford, Business Development and Marketing Director, Ince & Co
How lawyers are using disruptive thinking to deliver for clients
by Counsel Amanda Onions
Why growth is fundamental to success?
Andrew Hedley, Hedley consulting, shares his comprehensive standpoint on how growth equals success for the future of law firms.
ARK Group shortlisted in four categories for the Conference Awards 2016
Tracey Calvert explains why one-off firm level accreditation is not enough to maintain compliance
Compliance learning: Finding value in the differences
What is the best way to gain experience of judgement and decision making in legal services compliance?
Millennials: How to prepare for tomorrow's power generation at your firm
Interview with Sarah Sladek, contributing author to ARK's book Generation Shift: Recruiting, Managing and Retaining the Millennial Lawyer
Interview with compliance expert Tracey Calvert ahead of her chairing Regulatory compliance for small law firms and alternative business structures conference in March 2016
An inspirational woman entrepreneur, a solicitor (non -practising), consultant and regular international keynote speaker, Chrissie Lighfoot participated in the panel discussion Leveraging digital data growth with artificial intelligence (AI) in legal services at ARK's Legal IT conference that took place on 28 January 2016. Ahead of the conference she answered some questions on AI in legal services, how firms can be doing more and what to expect from the panel discussion.
Law firms should be agile: The future of knowledge management in law firms
Nicky Leijtens, a Professional Support Lawyer (Innovation & Service Design) at NautaDutilh in the Netherlands discusses where she thinks the future of successful KM in law firms lies, and why all law firms should become more agile.
Anti-money laundering: The SRA and NCA encourage self-reliance
The political context around money laundering in the legal sector is complex says Leah Darbyshire.
3 cyber security risks you need to be aware of
What action does your company need to take to ensure your staff know the risks associated with cybercrime? Here Mark Johnson, a certified information security manager and open-source intelligence expert, identifies 3 of the most significant cyber security risks that could be affecting your organisation right now.
The future of 'Bring Your Own Device'
by Mark Johnson, Cybercrime and Open Source Intelligence professional
With the publication of her book In House Ethics in Practice, Tracey provides a practical, easy-to-read guide on the ethical behaviour that is expected of in-house lawyers. As the only book currently on the market dealing with the subject, we asked for her thoughts about the current regulatory issues facing in-house counsel and what can be done to stay on the right side of the regulator.