We are so thrilled to have won the award for Outstanding Research and Innovation Collaboration in Humanities and Social Sciences at the Swansea University Research & Innovation Awards 2022!

Natural Language Toolkit, or NLTK, is a leading Python library used for NLP (natural language processing). NLP is used to analyse text data and can therefore be used to help with a number of tasks, including:

Contract analysis

Automation/summarisation of legal writing

Information extraction for e-discovery

We’ve put together a guide to some of the most common pitfalls you’ll face when reading about AI online – in whitepapers, product pages, and journalism.

Technology has helped us to live with more freedom, as technological solutions have been found to combat human issues such as isolation and even completing everyday tasks. Humane technology is the answer to many concerns and that by employing this concept en masse, we can unlock further potential of technology.

Global Legal Hackathon (GLH) is the largest event of its kind internationally.

The Lab team chose to design an access to justice solution, leveraging the experience we’ve gathered working with organisations and charities around Wales and the UK.

This blog will provide a helpful process to guide you through choosing the right legaltech platform for your needs.

Blockchain Connected, a dedicated network of blockchain enthusiasts within the Technology Connected Organisation, has partnered up with the Welsh Government to support six funded applications for innovative blockchain solutions. The online opening event on the 27th January proved to be a great networking experience for the potential applicants of the challenge fund.

Speaking on our experiences as women in the realm of LegalTech, with some hope that it could be of use to other women looking to get into the LegalTech space, Dr Sara Correia, Annie Benzie, and Rey Sheer Hardwick spent an hour in conversation with Dr Lella Nouri and Freya Michaud.

We find our LegalTech news by following relevant profiles on social media, signing up to mailing lists and searching for LegalTech events.

The Legal Accelerators 2.0 Conference is a perfect example of how many interesting conversations, solutions and, unfortunately, issues arise relating to the implementation of LegalTech solutions and the transformation of the legal profession/industry. Our blog gives an overview of the event.

Machine learning models can look like black boxes to the outsider and, for complex models, sometimes even to the designers. You plug in some data, the model does something, and you are left with its results. What you don't have is an explanation for that result. This blog explains Explainable Artificial Intelligence.

This blog explores the complicated landscape of Intellectual Property in Artificial Intelligence advancements.

This blog gives an overview of The ‘Cyber Security 101 for Legal professionals’ live event held on the 11th of November, organised and chaired by The Law Society, with speaker Andrew Milne from Field Effect.

Here we provide an overview of the discussions around the future of legalTech and its place in the legal profession at this event.

Global Legal Tech Hub Day is a time for experts from lands near and far to get together around a (virtual) table and discuss the challenges and trends of LegalTech.

From digital identity and blockchain, to AI and algorithm ethics, the event provides a rare opportunity to hear about what our neighbours have accomplished and what they are looking to achieve in the LegalTech space in coming years.

How do we address issues with accessing technology? How do we heal fractures in global digital innovation? How do we use Artificial Intelligence (AI) for social innovation and improvement? These are just three of the big questions addressed during the Digital Futures discussion by the group of experts best equipped to answer them.

One of our Researchers gives their overview of some fascinating panels around technology at COP26.

Our review of the Legal Innovators Conference, hosted by Artificial Lawyer, with talks on the legal sector, technology, and innovation.

Across the webinars, several interesting research findings were presented, and many fascinating discussions took place among the panellists on a variety of topics. We will provide a general overview of some main points and thought-provoking findings in this blog.

Read about how research carried out by Swansea Law Clinic and the Legal Innovation Lab Wales (LILW) can be used to further enable access to justice.