Legal Legerdemain
September 24, 2022
While Houdini was a magician by trade, he had several other interests such as film and aviation. He was also an innovator, seeking to improve existing items with an escapist...
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Here we have created articles on law, technology, mental health and history which we believe you will find engaging, interesting and surprising. Counsel on Trial
September 16, 2022
On April 18, 1857, Clarence Darrow was born in Kinsman, Ohio. The name is likely familiar, as Darrow was one of the most famous lawyers of his day. In his...
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September 9, 2022
In the early 1800s, as settlers from the newly-formed United States set forth into the lands west of the original colonies, their plans of manifest destiny were delayed by the...
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Are PDF Forms redundant? – Part 2
July 22, 2022
In the first part of this blog I looked at what forms are and what makes a good form. I then had a look a both Word and PDFs for...
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Are PDF Forms redundant? – Part 1
July 22, 2022
Submitting data, whether it’s to apply for a loan, registering a child for a summer camp, or signing a local petition, is part of life. But how the data is...
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You are what you eat.
July 21, 2022
Katie McKenna delves into what we're all made of: In my case, I must be chocolate. In all honesty, our reality is driven by what we consume daily and I’m not...
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Casedo Solves Common Problems with Legal Workflows
April 4, 2022
We’ll look at common workflow problems that legal professionals face when working on cases and legal research and explore how Casedo solves these problems. ...
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Best Practices in Choosing Legal Technology Software
March 28, 2022
Choosing any new software, especially legal tech software, can be daunting. We've been on both sides of the selection process....
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How We Choose Software Solutions at Casedo
March 25, 2022
choosing software solutions can be daunting. And although we're a software company, it's no less daunting for us to find the right solution....
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Casedo Case Study: General Civil Law
February 10, 2022
In our latest Case Study, Christian Fox, Christian Fox, a General Civil law barrister, explores how Casedo gives him the feeling of using a paper bundle....
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How I Approach Academic Research & Tools and Tricks That Help Me
February 4, 2022
When I conduct academic research, I’m moving through four distinct phases. In the first phase, I gather. At this stage, it’s too early for me to be selective. Rather, it’s...
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From Barrister to Legal Tech Innovator
February 4, 2022
Ross birkbeck talks about his unconventional journey from video editing to law. After realising something was missing in his work flow, Ross talks about his story of designing Casedo. ...
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How to build an argument
January 31, 2022
It doesn’t matter what the context is – a court submission, an advice to a client, or a letter to a colleague – building a convincing argument involves some fundamental...
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Casedo Case Study: Financial Disputes and Civil Litigation
January 26, 2022
In this part of our series, Nicholas Barnes explores how Casedo helped him manage his practice as Financial Disputes and Civil Litigation Barrister....
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Casedo Case Study: Student Research and Organisation
January 5, 2022
UCL Law Student Louis Stripp shares how he uses Casedo to grasp an overall understanding of different topics....
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Casedo Case Study: Employment and Personal Injury Claims
November 23, 2021
In the next part of our series, David Green explains how Casedo has helped him work more efficiently....
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Casedo Case Study: Real Property & Landlord and Tenant law
November 10, 2021
In the next part of our series, Fern Schofield explains how Casedo has helped shape her practice....
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Casedo Case Study: Family Law
September 17, 2021
In this part of our case study series, Rhys Taylor, A family law barrister explains how Casedo works for him in his practice....
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How to Facilitate Successful Collaboration in Digital Workspaces
August 24, 2021
If you've had to drastically shift to a work-from-home setup during the pandemic, you're far from alone. In fact, 8.4 million people in the UK, including 46.4% of London's working population, have...
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Digital Detox
July 1, 2021
Casedo is a tech company, and so more than most we can suffer from 'overtech' and find that we spend most of our time on screens, gadgets and other 'labour-saving'...
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Are you able to charge for enough of your time? Two areas to focus on to generate more work
April 27, 2021
Having enough chargeable work is the lifeblood of your practice, without that you won’t have the successful career you wish for and may even have to diversify into other areas....
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Has the Family Law System Avoided The Backlog?
April 19, 2021
From electronic bundles, to online diaries and enhanced electronic communications between legal professionals and court staff, the family legal system has experienced notable changes in recent years. In 2015, the...
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5 last minute tips for legal directories submissions
April 9, 2021
The Legal 500 deadlines for barristers in London fall on 16th April (regional deadlines have already passed) and the Chambers barristers guide deadlines for various categories fall on 6th April....
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Delivering Digital Courts is the only solution to the Backlog
April 6, 2021
Milad Shojaei investigates the digitisation of the Criminal and Civil Justice systems. Working in the Criminal Justice System, Milad has dealt with the backlog first-hand, leveraging the benefits of technology to...
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Casedo Case Study: Public Right of Way
March 29, 2021
In the second in our series of Case Studies, Sue Rumfitt explains how Casedo has transformed the way she works....
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BAME at the Bar
March 18, 2021
Black Lives Matter in 2020 highlighted the disparity in our society and the legal profession is not exempt. An old boys club underpinned by uneven playing fields; the legal sector...
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Casedo Case Study: Intellectual Property
March 18, 2021
Aaron Wood, Trademark Attorney, explains how Casedo has made a huge difference to the way he works....
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Will the legal sector embrace Artificial Intelligence?
November 12, 2020
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has gained substantial traction in the legal sector, and many legal professionals share concerns on the impact it can have. To put it simply, it offers us...
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Demystifying some common law jargon terms
November 11, 2020
Hundreds of students in the UK use Casedo for both legal mooting competitions and for their studies. For the benefit of them, and those of us that are not legally...
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Recent Changes in the Law
November 11, 2020
The legal sector has evolved rapidly in recent years. Gizem Akilli writes that there have been particularly significant developments in areas of employment law, GDPR and the legal tech landscape....
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5 Best Tools for Law Students
November 5, 2020
Gizem Akilli made law students and legal professionals a list of invaluable apps that she thinks can help. Here are the top 5 tools that she relied on throughout her...
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How Legal Firms Can Break Remote Working Barriers
November 5, 2020
The legal sector, owing to its historic resistance to technology and the immediate effects of the global crisis, has experienced severe disruption. Casedo CEO and practicing barrister, Ross Birkbeck, found...
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Legal Tech on the rise: is the UK falling behind?
July 28, 2020
Milad Shojaei investigates the global trends in legal tech and the UK's role within it. With regions across the world endorsing greater reliance on technology and automation, it is vital...
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Graduating in law during COVID-19
June 5, 2020
Gizem Akilli is graduating this year. Heading into the penultimate semester of her hard-fought law degree, the pandemic struck. She takes a brief look at how the virus has affected...
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Starting out in Law during the onset of COVID-19
June 2, 2020
Milad Shojaei graduated in 2019, looking to build a career as a barrister, and then Coronavirus came along and everything changed. He takes a brief look at how the virus...
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How to use Casedo as a legal case management system
May 6, 2020
A closer look at how Casedo can be put to work and used as a digital case management tool, helping you make workflows more efficient and keeping you in control...
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7 benefits of collaboration for lawyers
May 6, 2020
A closer look at the practical benefits that a collaborative approach can bring....
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Collaboration software: how to optimise your legal practice
May 6, 2020
A closer look at how the right collaboration software can help to break down those silos and give your efforts to promote greater teamwork a real boost....
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How digital case management systems improve efficiency
May 6, 2020
A new case management system could be just what your firm needs to deal with sprawling caseloads, poor document management and technical barriers to collaboration: the very things that too...
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The PDF format – How many types of pdf are there?
April 16, 2020
Depending on the way the file originated, PDF documents can be categorised into 3 different types, however we found 8 different pdf data types. How the PDF was originally created...
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Life after lockdown: how will the legal sector change post-pandemic?
April 9, 2020
March 2020 will undoubtedly be a time many remember as marking the beginning of an (as yet undetermined) period of lockdown. While some rushed to supermarkets to stockpile toilet paper...
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Cyber security threats: can we trust cloud-based legal tech?
March 13, 2020
For any forward-thinking lawyer, the benefits of legal technology (or ‘lawtech’) are hard to ignore. In areas such as case management, research, communications and more, tech is helping to boost...
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Convert PDF to text using Casedo’s OCR software
March 13, 2020
Right now, new technology is making it easier for lawyers to work with digitised documents. Most lawyers are familiar with pdfs: the standard file format for storing scanned documents, as...
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How to deal with stress at work in the legal sector
March 13, 2020
Faced with a relentless stream of deadlines, a bulging caseload and high monthly billing targets, no lawyer is immune to feeling overwhelmed by life in legal practice. In fact, as...
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How does work pressure affect legal professionals?
January 20, 2020
It’s fair to say that bringing up the topic of work pressure to non-lawyer friends isn’t always guaranteed to trigger a massive outpouring of sympathy. The problem lies in the old...
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What’s stopping you from being a better lawyer?
January 20, 2020
In the lawyer’s ideal world, monthly billing and work-in-progress targets are always on track, deadlines are never missed, while senior partners and clients alike are singing your praises. And to...
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7 productivity tips for lawyers to improve efficiency
January 20, 2020
From the constant flow of queries, through to the client who telephones you with suggested changes to a court document just hours before it is due to be filed, life...
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How lawyers can reduce stress at work with legal tech
January 20, 2020
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Almost two-thirds of lawyers struggle with high levels of pressure on a daily basis, which can take a serious toll on efficiency — not to mention your mental health.(1) The...
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Why does the legal profession resist collaboration?
January 20, 2020
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Logic might suggest that to operate as efficiently and productively as possible on complex problems, a culture of collaboration would be a must for any legal organisation. But while the...
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