The methods and tools used by law firms to implement their legal tech strategy differ, in some cases massively. The current issue of Juve Rechtsmarkt examines who stands out in the market in its cover story. KPMG Law is mentioned repeatedly in the article, Philipp Glock is listed in the section “10 names you should […]

The use of artificial intelligence enables legal departments to automate manual processes in contract management. This increases efficiency over the entire lifecycle of a contract and allows those involved to focus on more strategic and risky tasks instead of repetitive activities such as creating and reviewing standard contracts. Data analytics significantly reduce contract management costs […]

In almost all German companies, the employment law function is located in the HR department and not in the legal department. One of the reasons is the proximity to the HR department. This gives the employment lawyers an advantage over the legal department: Integration into the specialist department enables very close cooperation. The employment law […]

In August, KPMG Law launched the chatbot “KPMG AI Chat” with generative artificial intelligence (AI). Since then, all employees, including around 330 lawyers, have been able to use OpenAI’s ChatGPT technology for their daily work in a specially protected cloud infrastructure. In addition, a real-world laboratory was set up with six partner companies to research […]

The business magazine brand eins asked eight experts about the use of AI in the legal sector. “Many business people cannot even begin to estimate the power of this technology, says KPMG Law expert Michael Roth, who is quoted at length in the article and reports on his practical experience.

Innovations and marketing are usually the main focus for company founders. Data management and data protection often get short shrift, but they are crucial, says Jyn Schultze-Melling in Börsen-Zeitung (paywall).

The digital magazine “Talk – Tax & Law Kompass” addresses current tax and legal aspects of topical, business-relevant issues. This time, it’s all about the trendy topics of digitalization such as artificial intelligence, metaverse & co. Here are some of the topics in the current issue: Business active in the Metaverse: What to consider from […]

Schrems II – What does that mean for you? With the EU Commission’s implementing decision ((EU) 2021/914 COM), all standard contractual clauses for data transfers to third countries must be adapted. This has already been mandatory for new contracts since September 27, 2021, and existing contractual relationships must be adjusted by December 27, 2022. What […]

The use of the new standard contractual clauses for data transfers to third countries has already been mandatory for new contracts since September 27, 2021. The corresponding implementing decision of the EU Commission ((EU) 2021/914 COM) gives those responsible until December 27, 2022 to adapt existing contractual relationships to the new models. Thereafter, all standard […]