Course curriculum

    1. Introduction

    2. The relevance of legal technology

    3. Key business challenges for law firms

    4. Why businesses use legal technology

    5. Barriers to the adoption of legal technology

    1. What is legal technology?

    2. Legal technology in the context of transactions

    3. Legal technology in the context of disputes and investigations

    4. The legal technology market

    1. What is legal automation?

    2. The benefits of legal automation

    3. When is legal automation helpful?

    4. Misconceptions and limitations

    1. Insights from a law firm's Chief Operating Officer

    2. Insights from a paralegal at an international firm

    3. Introduction to Avvoka's technology

    4. The basics

    5. A comprehensive demonstration

    1. Final thoughts

    2. Learn more about Avvoka

Legal technology

  • 20 lessons
  • 2 hours of video content

Why is this course the best introduction to legal technology?

In short, because our speaker's unique combination of experience working as a City lawyer and then as a senior legal technology executive means he truly understands the legal technology landscape, including how it can support lawyers in practice.

  • The most comprehensive online course specifically built to demystify legal technology for aspiring commercial lawyers.

  • Includes a live demonstration of how legal automation actually works, plus loads of real life examples of how legal tech is implemented in practice.

  • We structured the course around the topics that aspiring lawyers often talk about during interviews.

Instructors

Head of growth at a leading legal tech business Giles Thompson

Giles spearheads Avvoka’s growth strategy, which involves working with in-house legal teams, leading law firms, and businesses. Previously, Giles worked as a City lawyer at Herbert Smith Freehills and Kirkland & Ellis. Giles also has in-house experience working for BP’s in-house legal team and in the regulatory division of PAX Labs/Juul.

Commercial Law Academy Founder & Ex-Freshfields Lawyer Jake Schogger

Jake Schogger is a best-selling commercial awareness author, ex-Magic Circle lawyer, and the founder and CEO of Commercial Law Academy. He also co-founded SQE revision platform Law Student Academy. He trained at Freshfields, then spent years at a boutique law firm advising start-ups and scale-ups on a range of corporate, commercial and employment matters. He has also worked extensively as a career coach, and continues to deliver employability and skills presentations at leading universities and law firms across the UK. Connect with Jake on LinkedIn via www.linkedin.com/in/jakeschogger

Chief Operating Officer Chris Bridges

Chris spent the first few years of his career as a technology lawyer at Irwin Mitchell, before transitioning to various product and operational roles. He then co-founded boutique law firm Tacit Legal, where as COO he is responsible for legal automation, building legal technology, and advising on IT, sales and procurement projects. https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-bridges-56677145

Course reviews

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5 star rating

Great foundation!

Rachel Lawrence

I thoroughly enjoyed partaking in this course! It was a great foundational introduction into the emerging powerhouse that is legal tech, and I feel confident...

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I thoroughly enjoyed partaking in this course! It was a great foundational introduction into the emerging powerhouse that is legal tech, and I feel confident in my ability to further research the wider scope of technology maximised within the commercial world.

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5 star rating

Great course

George Finney

Very good course and I found it very insightful to hear from Giles Thompson of Avvoka and how legal technology is specifically used in practise. Great to giv...

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Very good course and I found it very insightful to hear from Giles Thompson of Avvoka and how legal technology is specifically used in practise. Great to give me extra commercial awareness for applications especially as this is such a growing area and considerations for law firms.

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5 star rating

Refreshing and Inspirational

Huma Shafi

Clear perspective on use of legal tech that inspires viewers to innovate new solutions

Clear perspective on use of legal tech that inspires viewers to innovate new solutions

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