LKE Life
All about life as an LKE
Becoming a Legal Executive
When people talk about ‘qualifying’ they are usually talking about qualifying as a Solicitor. Somehow that has become the default. Barristers ‘take the Bar’, they don’t talk about ‘qualifying’ in the same way, so there’s less confusion there. But Solicitors…
Event: Women of Silicon Roundabout 2019
So, June came around again, and again I was lucky enough to be able to attend the Women of Silicon Roundabout 2019 event. What makes this conference valuable to me is that I get to be the dumbest person in…
- A quick guide to..., Legal Knowledge Engineering, LKE Life, The road to qualification, What is an LKE, anyway?
Qualification and LKEs
There are two questions people ask me relating to qualification and Legal Knowledge Engineering: ‘do you need to be qualified?’, and ‘can you qualify?’. So, in case you are wondering, here are the answers. Do you have to be qualified…
My thoughts on… The Secret Barrister: Stories of the Law and How It’s Broken
The Secret Barrister is a must read for every functioning adult trying to make their way in modern Britain. I really don’t know what more there is to say than that. A.L. Kennedy is right; ‘read this, share this with…
Event: Women of Silicon Roundabout
The end of June saw the 2018 Women of Silicon Roundabout conference. It was a two-day event at the ExCel in London. I attended both days and, overall, had a very interesting time, though the event wasn’t quite what I…
What is a Legal Knowledge Engineer, anyway?
A Legal Knowledge Engineer, or LKE, is a support role in the legal industry. The role is positioned between lawyers and developers, and is responsible for facilitating the development of legal tech tools. The history The term was coined by…
