The introduction of digital driver’s licenses and vehicle documents recently approved by the Federal Cabinet marks a significant milestone in the digitalization of modern administration. Citizens will be able to conveniently carry their driving licenses and vehicle registration documents digitally on their smartphones – an approach that will make everyday life easier and pave the […]

Human intelligence draws on experience, emotion and intuition. Artificial intelligence (AI), on the other hand, processes vast amounts of data in fractions of a second. Human intelligence thinks ahead, draws conclusions and weighs up the legal and moral consequences. Artificial intelligence, on the other hand, acts exactly as it has been programmed and only takes […]

By further integrating Legal Operations, Legal Technology and Legal Managed Services, KPMG Law is deepening its expertise in this area in order to support clients even more holistically on their way to a more efficient and digital way of working and to ensure their long-term economic success. Philipp Glock, Head of the Legal Transformation & […]

The rules of the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), which is intended to make European financial companies less vulnerable to IT risks, have been in force since January 17. In an interview with Versicherungsmonitor, Frank Püttgen, KPMG Law expert, and Caroline Sieveritz from KPMG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft talked about the biggest hurdles, the problems for small insurers […]

On January 1, KPMG Law strengthened its Transformation Managed Services practice with Jana Sichelschmidt and its Corporate Services practice with Dr. Michaela Lenk. Both are working at KPMG Law’s Munich office as Senior Managers, the highest level below Partner at KPMG Law. Jana Sichelschmidt previously worked at PwC Legal as a Senior Manager in the […]

With digitization measures and cooperation, municipalities can save considerable costs and personnel in the long term. Even if money is tight at the moment, the costs should be budgeted for now. The fourth quarter is the quarter of budget discussions in local authorities. In meetings lasting hours or even several days, voluntary municipal, city, district […]

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.