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With this LegalTech blog, we aim to inspire engagement with legal technology tools in a creative and transformative manner. Most of our posts are inspired by project work with our LegalTech Marketplace partners and contain references to their solutions. We share strategic insights to help increase the value of legal services and optimize business processes.

2021-09-28

LegalTech Academy MeetUp: Data in the Legal Sector

The Polish team behind LegalTech Academy is organizing this online meetup on October 5th, 6pm CET to focus on the potential of data in the legal industry. Register and stop by this event to learn our insights on using data as a strategic tool for legal teams!

2021-07-08

Contracting with Technology Tips and Tricks

Improving Contracting with Technology: Tips & Tricks

Seamless contracting is a top priority for all organizations, irrespective of company size and industry. Technology is within reach to assist with certain parts of the contract lifecycle or to manage the entire process on a single platform (end-to-end). Yet despite the abundance of tools available, there are many impediments to change for better contracting habits. Here’s an overview of three typical challenges and our best-practice tips for improving contracting with technology.

2021-06-15

eSign Day Hungary: Digital Signature Conference 2022

Since year 2000, June 30 marks the anniversary of the ESIGN Day in the United States. As eSignature is increasingly part of everyday business life on a global scale, the ESIGN Day is becoming a cause for celebration in various jurisdictions across continents. At InvestCEE we view electronic signatures as a true cornerstone of digital transformation and are delighted to take part in the second eSign Day Conference to be hosted in Hungary in 2022.

2020-12-13

e-Signature InvestCEE LegalTech Report 2020

Elektronikus aláírás Magyarországon: piaci elemzés

Adminisztráció. Mindenki szeretné gyorsabban, könnyebben, lehetőleg papír- és érintésmentesen, környezetbarát módon intézni. Az elektronikus aláírás a digitális transzformációs projektek kulcsfontosságú eleme, ami számos gyakorlati kérdést szokott felvetni az elektronikus aláírások egyes fajtáinak joghatásaival, kötelező erejével kapcsolatban egy-egy ország joghatósága alatt. Az InvestCEE LegalTech Consultancy és a SimpLEGAL ügyvédi iroda közös piacelemző riportja Magyarországra fókuszál és a hagyományos, tintával papírra írt kézjegy itthon elérhető elektronikus alternatíváit elemzi. Az elemzés kivonata a FintechZone blogon is olvasható.

2020-12-10

Press Time: InvestCEE Interview in CEE Legal Matters Magazine

In the September 2020 issue of CEE Legal Matters Magazine, InvestCEE LegalTech Consultancy founder and CEO Orsolya Szabó shared the story behind developing the business model for innovative legal service delivery. Edited by Tereza Green, the article later also appeared on the online blog of CEE Legal Matters. In addition to the key focus areas for InvestCEE's innovative legal service delivery, the article also shares feedback and insights from InvestCEE clients and partners in various CEE jurisdictions: Hungary, Romania, Croatia, Poland, and the Czech Republic.

2020-11-20

Data-driven Legal Services Workshop Legal Accelerators 2020

Data-driven Legal Services: Workshop at Legal Accelerators

Legal innovation conference Legal Accelerators will take place virtually next week on November 26-27 and we are delighted to be a part of it! InvestCEE Founder & CEO Orsolya Szabó will share practical insights on data-driven legal services and host a strategic planning workshop for legal teams on Day 1. Check out the event agenda and sign up to join the discussion! We empower legal departments and law firms to put data culture in the center of their value-added legal service delivery. For this, we bring together legal and business know-how, legal technology solutions, strategic consulting and implementation expertise as a unique approach to help our clients provide a new generation of legal services. This strategic planning webinar session is a unique opportunity for legal teams to understand how to combine legal technology solutions with their particular expertise and package legal services into digital tools.

2020-11-11

e-Signature in Hungary: a Practical Guide

In November 2020, InvestCEE LegalTech Consultancy in collaboration with Hungarian digital law firm SimpLEGAL issued a practical guide on e-signing in Hungary. e-Signature is a key aspect of digital transformation projects, yet we found that there is still lack of clarity as to the legally binding effect of e-signing tools in a given jurisdiction. In the report, we analyzed six locally available, electronic alternatives to traditional ink-on-paper signing and also briefly looked at international, borderless platform solutions. This blog post summarizes the key take-aways and provides free access to the full report.

2020-10-08

Xakia Legal Operations Health Check eBook

Legal Operations Health Check: EMEA Overview

In September 2020, Xakia Technologies issued the Legal Operations Health Check eBook -- a report summarizing the results of the legal operations benchmarking survey (the 'Health Check') carried out from April 2018 to July 2020. The Health Check was used by 349 legal teams in 37 countries and the eBook aggregates a significant volume of data about the current status of corporate legal departments of all sizes, in various industries, around the world. InvestCEE contributed the EMEA overview to the eBook and this article is an extract thereof, aimed to inspire legal teams to improve their operations with data & analytics.

2020-09-15

Legal Operations Health Check Webinar

In-house legal teams across the globe had responded to Xakia Technologies' Legal Operations Health Check survey that closed in June 2020. By now, all the data about corporate legal technology, tools and processes has been analyzed and the eBook is getting ready for release! To set the stage for the upcoming legal data eBook, our partner Xakia Technologies is organizing a Legal Operations Health Check Webinar. Join us!

2020-08-18

Data-driven legal services practice management

Capturing the value of legal services: data-driven practice management

Traditionally lawyers have been measuring the value of their input in correlation with the time spent on legal work. While tracking time is relatively quick and easy, capturing the true worth of legal services can be a challenge. Yet demonstrating added value is increasingly needed in light of a changing economy and client pressures to reduce bills. Digital tools designed for the legal industry allow a shift away from the billable hour and enable workflow data analytics that capture valuable human expertise.

2020-07-30

Legal Practice Management Software Review Part 2

Legal Practice Management: Essentials for Small to Mid-Size Firms

A legal practice management system structures legal work with workflows and information that support the business of law. Business metrics are equally important to small and large law firms, yet until recently, smaller firms and solo lawyers could not afford the IT infrastructure and administration involved in a legal practice management system. This article highlights questions to ask vendors when shopping around for cloud-based legal practice management.

2020-07-24

Navigating Data: GDPR Compliance, Process & Technology Strategies

InvestCEE's webinar and online event series continues with partner events! We share learning opportunities through our legaltech partners in order to enable digital transformation for legal and business teams across Central Eastern Europe (CEE). This time, our partner platform Nalytics offers a unique informative view of what is going on today with regards to data protection, data management and compliance across the globe. The virtual session takes place on Thursday, July 30, 1pm CET. Join us!