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Legal Futures

Legal Futures is a news website looking at market intelligence and developments in the legal market.
The site includes legal news stories and features, with sections focusing on legal practice management and regulation. Details of future events, along with videos from past events, are available on the site and reports - covering subjects such as the law firm of the future and the impact of technology - can be freely downloaded. A services directory providing contact details of companies can be browsed by sector. 

Legal Software Suppliers Association

Website of the Legal Software Suppliers Association (LSSA), the industry body for legal systems developers and vendors in the UK. The site has links to members’ websites, a copy of the LSSA code of conduct and details of working parties. There is a white paper on data conversion which provides guidance for law firms changing from one software system to another. News items and a page of related web links are also given.

Institute of Legal Finance and Management

Website of the Institute of Legal Finance & Management (ILFM), a not-for-profit membership organisation for legal finance, administration and practice management professionals including legal cashiers and accounts managers. Details of professional qualifications provided by the ILFM are given on the site along with information on CPD training, conferences and other events. There is a guide to legal software providers and a page of related web links. Other content on the site is restricted to members only, eg.

São Tomé and Príncipe: Legal System and Research

Online guide to the law of São Tomé and Príncipe, an island in the Gulf of Guinea, written by Kevashinee Pillay, a South Africa-based attorney, and Nélia Daniel Dias, a law lecturer in Angola. The guide was published in 2018 (and updated in 2025 by Gerhard Seibert) on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law. The authors give a profile of São Tomé and Príncipe and an introduction to the island’s legal system, which is based on customary law and the civil law tradition.

Technolama

The TechnoLlama blog covers information technology law, including topics such as open licensing, digital rights and software protection. The blog is compiled by Dr Andrés Guadamuz, Senior Lecturer in Intellectual Property Law at the University of Sussex. The site gives details of publications by the author.

Brexit Legal (An Irish Guide)

Brexit Legal is a guide for Irish businesses, compiled by Irish law firm, McMahon Legal. It covers customs procedures and forms, rules of origin, free movement and the EU customs code. There is a section on Brexit issues relating to Northern Ireland and background information on EU law and EU institutions.

Computer Evidence

The Computer Evidence website provides information on cases relating to the Computer Misuse Act 1990. It is compiled by Michael J L Turner, a forensic computer examiner and expert witness on computer evidence. The table of cases includes the name of the case, date and court details where the case was heard, a brief description of the case and links to media coverage. The site also includes details of other services provided by Michael J L Turner.

Law Society: Research Guides

Collection of online legal research guides provided by the Law Society Library and made freely available on its website. The guides look at finding resources such as journal articles, treaties, law reports and legislation; how to research Scottish or Irish law; and how to trace past solicitors and law firms. The guides refer to resources held by the Law Society Library, subscription and free internet resources and details of relevant organisations.

Lawyer Portal

The Lawyer Portal is a free resource provided by The Career Portal, in partnership with the Bar Council and the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives, and aimed at anyone considering a career in law. The site has free guides covering topics of interest to sixth formers, university students and graduates including law apprenticeships, choosing a university course, work experience and pupillage. These are written by professional lawyers and education experts. The site also offers career tips, details of events, free learning materials and teachers’ guides.

German Law Archive

Website of the German Law Archive which publishes cases, statutes, literature and bibliographies on German law in English its aim being to make German law accessible to any interested users. There is a selection of German legislation along with selected judgements of the Constitutional Court, Federal Court of Justice and higher regional courts. An extensive bibliography of titles on German law in English arranged by legal subject is also given on the site.

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