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How legal tech is shaping family law with Richard Susskind

In this episode, Kate is joined by Professor Richard Susskind OBE KC (Hon) to discuss the future of family law and legal services.

12 June 2024
43 MIN
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In this episode, Kate is joined by Professor Richard Susskind OBE KC (Hon) to discuss the future of family law and legal services.

About the episode:

This episode is focused on technology, the future of family law and legal services. Richard explains how the landscape has changed and what we, as consumers, can expect for the future. Especially when it comes to AI, alternative dispute resolution delivered remotely and things that haven’t even been imagined yet. 

About our guests:

Richard is the world’s most cited author on the future of legal services. He is President of The Society for Computers and Law and he served as Technology Adviser to the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales.

His main area of expertise is the future of professional services and the way that AI and other technologies are changing the work of lawyers. He advises leading professional firms, in-house legal departments, and governments and judiciaries around the world.

Richard has authored ten books, including The Future of Law and Tomorrow’s Lawyers. He has also contributed more than 150 columns to The Times. In 2000, he was made an OBE, and In 2022, the King approved Richard’s appointment as an Honorary King’s Counsel. 

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