Recent News
03Feb
The countdown to the deadline for our first student essay competition is on! We have launched the competition to open up the legal profession, allow undergraduate university students to think about how the practice of law might be transformed over the next decade, and give the winner the opportunity to undertake a summer work placement […]
31Jan
ILBF Legal Tech event
Our ‘Legal Tech: Do you want to compete with these emerging systems or do you want to build them?’ event, hosted by Lexis Nexis UK, took place on 19 January 2022. We were joined by Chris O’Connor from LexisNexis, Charles Brecque from Legislate, and Nick Sherman and Frankie Garcia from Mind Foundry, with Ellen Lake […]
26Jan
Brill becomes ILBF’s partner
A big thank you and a warm welcome to our newest partner, Brill, who are based in the Netherlands and have a global legal publishing portfolio. Brill is committed to supporting libraries around the world and shares our values of promoting the rule of law and increasing access to justice. ‘We are delighted to work with […]
10Jan
Should law students care about legal tech?
Yes, they should! Join us on Wednesday, 19th January at 5-6pm to hear legal tech industry experts talk about where legal tech is going, what the challenges are, and how you can play your part if you want to be one of the creators of systems. Register for the free event here. We’ll be joined […]
20Dec
ILBF Competition 2021—Q&A
Do you have questions on our first student essay competition, launched at our 15th anniversary event on 25 November 2021? Four judges provided their insights in an online Q&A session, hosted by Brown Rudnick LLP, on 1 December 2021. Katrina Crossley, CEO of the ILBF, was joined by Chiara Iorizzo, Analyst at McDermott Will & […]
17Dec
ILBF 15th anniversary event films—Lord Burnett discusses diversity within the judiciary and officially launches our essay competition
We were honoured that we were joined by the Rt Hon. The Lord Burnett of Maldon at our 15th anniversary event, which was held at Two Temple Place on 25 November 2021. He discussed how the judiciary supports foreign jurisdictions, the continued value of providing legal texts internationally, and how diversity within the judiciary can […]