Artificial intelligence in the judiciary: a systematic literature review on the practical applications Literature on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the judiciary is expanding rapidly. However, a comprehensive overview of which practical judicial applications stand to benefit from AI tech...

Very interesting review.

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Needed this today. Blue skies, an endless path as far as my eyes could see, just blissful silence and me.

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At the same time, issues persist relating to equality, diversity and inclusion, workplace culture, and mental health and wellbeing in the profession. Against this backdrop, a renewed dialogue on ethics, professionalism, and practice has never been more vital.

Shifting market dynamics and client expectations have challenged established boundaries of practice. Heightened public scrutiny around professional ethics following high-profile professional failures, such as the Post Office scandal, highlight unprecedented ethical and professional challenges.

Globalisation, digital transformation, and the increasing use of artificial intelligence are fundamentally reshaping how legal services are delivered, how professional responsibilities and identities are defined, and how access to justice is achieved.

The theme for the conference this year is 'Doing Law Differently', which has so much relevance to legal practice, the profession and ethics. The legal profession is currently navigating significant challenges and ongoing change.

The Society of Legal Scholars Annual Conference 2026 will take place on 2-4 September at the University of East Anglia in Norwich. We are inviting a broad range of contributions from across disciplines and are encouraging doctoral students to submit papers for consideration.

🔊Do you research the legal profession? Whether you focus on ethical practice, lawyers' wellbeing, access to justice, EDI, or AI in law, we would love to hear from you! Legal scholars and beyond e.g., org psych, management. Our call for papers closes on Friday 27 March! Details in 🧵

This is so good! I know it’s not for everyone but I ❤️ spreadsheets. So useful especially for organising and managing data for systematic reviews. I’d not come across this paper before but it’s now in my bank of special things. Thanks @statsepi.bsky.social

‘Serpentine Currents – Fragments of a Changing Future' at Somerset House. The temporary installation by Dana-Fiona Armour depicts the declining health of marine ecosystems as sea temperatures rise. You can’t see the shifting LED lights from this photo but I imagine it’s quite mesmerising at night.

getting comfortable with being uncomfortable Good academic writing means sitting with a discomfort that never entirely goes away. It’s not a discomfort that comes from having nothing to say. Most of us have more than enough ideas crowding the…

"Our goal as academic writers is not to make the writing feel comfortable. It’s to make the discomfort feel less catastrophic."

I found this post excellent.

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A slice of silence amid the shadows

Chance encounters when paths cross, under the glow of city lights #b&w #photography #streets #afterdark

Underground entrance to Chancery Lane Station on High Holborn with the iconic blue, red and white London tube sign prominently placed in centre view. Blue skies in the distance with a smattering of clouds. Sun rays shine off a red brick building to the left, with Staple Inn standing to the right.

Everywhere looks so much prettier when the sun is shining.

AI is not a peer, so it can’t do peer review If we still believe that science is a vocation grounded in argument, curiosity and care, we can’t delegate judgement to machines, says Akhil Bhardwaj

“Peer review is imperfect, sometimes exclusionary, occasionally petty. We have all seen nonsensical reports and capricious delays. But the answer to those failings is to invest more in the human practice – through training, recognition and realistic expectation – not to hollow it out.”

I get very excited about fireplaces as I will likely never have one of my own. These from the Law Society, Chancery Lane are beautiful. The stone frieze in the second photo (from the Reading Room) was sculpted by Gilbert Bayes, perhaps better known for his Queen of Time clock at Selfridges.

Yellow vibes at Temple. #legallondon #photography

Bacon remembered Gray’s Inn looks back 400 years to celebrate one of its most influential members

This year, Gray’s Inn is marking 400 years since the death of Sir Francis Bacon, one of the most influential figures in British intellectual history and a lawyer whose career was deeply intertwined with the inn he joined at the age of 15.
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I’ve got quite a few photos of the Royal Courts of Justice but this is my favourite. The small details. Taken on one of those rare sunny days we had a few weeks back which now feels like a lifetime ago.

Innovation and wellbeing in legal education | International Bar Association A webinar presented by the IBA Professional Wellbeing Commission and the IBA Academic and Professional Development Committee In March 2024 the IBA Professional Wellbeing Commission published Guideline...

Shout out for this webinar on Monday next week that the IBA Professional Wellbeing Commission which I co-chair are organising. Fabulous speakers incl. the brilliant @parkendlydia.bsky.social ! Register below! Wellbeing in legal education is a hugely important topic. @ibaevents.bsky.social

Great article. I’ve always found this fascinating - how London cab drivers have a larger hippocampus than the general population because of the Knowledge. I had a lengthy conversation once with a cabbie about what it involved. Best cab journey ever. Our brains are really quite brilliant.

When the road ahead feels a bit long, there is light on the horizon. Black Mountain Pass, Brecon Beacons, 2021.

Pretty miserable outside so I’m throwing back to this moment of calm. A stormy weekend in November last year. But for the briefest of moments, the winds settled and everything was still. #Knaresborough #photography

In between classes today, I sat in a coffee shop by the window (my favourite spot) watching London pass me by. It reminded me how much I love Saul Leiter’s work. To be fair, what’s not to love. Looking at the world through a window. It’s what we all kind of do I suppose.

Art and justice: meet the Turner Prize-winner creating our art commission Helen Cammock is creating a new commissioned artwork to mark our 200th anniversary, which will be displayed at the Law Society Hall on Chancery Lane. Inspired by admissions ceremonies, our historic bu...

Definitely the former. More on the artist and story behind the pieces: www.lawsociety.org.uk/topics/blogs...

And a reminder to everyone who walks through its doors…

to hold the line yet progress the line
takes care and weathered feet
to carry the line in anothers story
is what just minds shall seek

Almost 3 months since this artwork was installed at The Law Society to mark its bicentenary…

no-one above the law
no-one beneath protection

Thu 12 March 2026, 0900 GMT: IBA will host an event at Debevoise's #London office to mark the launch of its new report – part of the IBA’s Raising the Bar: Women in Law project – addressing women’s experiences of working in the #legalprofession.

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