James Thomas

I’m KPMG’s global head of legal technology. #legaltech #lawtech #legaltransformation

[James Thomas @LegalTechThomas]

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[James Thomas @LegalTechThomas]

@alexgsmith Sorry I was on mute...can you repeat the question ?

[James Thomas @LegalTechThomas]

@artificialmoggy @alexgsmith @oliver_twiste Pretty sure it’s cheaper to outsource coding to companies than to hire in entire teams or hope all your lawyers learn to code. However - lawyers knowing what’s possible because they understand basics of coding does mean they know what’s possible as where limitations are.

[James Thomas @LegalTechThomas]

@alexgsmith @oliver_twiste @artificialmoggy We code on top. As do a few others but not many. Low/no code platforms should help lawyers focus on delivering content to solve end user problems wo worrying about UI/UX. If you want to build entirely bespoke then outsource it (if you don’t have proper tech dev teams already).

[James Thomas @LegalTechThomas]

@alexgsmith @CrispinPassmore We have no issues. None. #big4forlife.

[James Thomas @LegalTechThomas]

@alexgsmith Does he always walk in slow motion?

[James Thomas @LegalTechThomas]

Is there anything worse than being stuck on a train w/0 power,middle of nowhere,no ETA on fix & doors are struggling to open trapping us in carriages. This might be it. The end. All that stands in the way of anarchy is a tea trolly and a dwindling supply of tea. #sendhelp #lner

[James Thomas @LegalTechThomas]

Just a massive thank you to the guys at RSG (especially Reena SenGupta and @YasminRSG) and the FT - it’s a huge honour to be named as one of the top 10 legal technologists in business globally and testament to the work we’ve done at KPMG. Also a huge cong…https://t.co/pyQMgQOjGy

[James Thomas @LegalTechThomas]

@rae_d_m @inspiredcat @alexgsmith IMO it’s because there’s been a lack of translation of technology capability into what lawyers do as bau (and a distrust from lawyers on tech/consultants). I don’t think you need to be a lawyer to be in [legal]tech but you do need to know how to translate to get adoption.

[James Thomas @LegalTechThomas]

Fragmentation is the real issue in the legal tech industry. Providers need to look at how to platform their solutions to bring data together and drive greater value through aggregation. #ftlive #Ftintelligentbusiness #legaltech

[James Thomas @LegalTechThomas]

@alexgsmith Not if I beat him to it ;)

[James Thomas @LegalTechThomas]

“Leeds is the new Mecca for Legal Tech” - maybe we should call it the Silicon Dales? #FTIntelligentBusiness #FTLive #yorkshire #legaltech

[James Thomas @LegalTechThomas]

@alexgsmith that’s right. There’s a gap at the moment in knowing what is possible because of bubble and hype damaging good stuff and distracting. also almost no incentive bar marketing to adopting a lot of this tech in law firms.Margin is too high. Corporate legal will need to disrupt.

[James Thomas @LegalTechThomas]

@alexgsmith Using stripe. Or when Uber is using google maps api to display its stuff on a map for you to track a driver etc. TR is going to try and achieve it but there needs to be an open approach on platform plays. I might want to plug-in data from a competitor product.