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As international leaders in multiple fields of law, we are continually working at the cutting edge of the issues shaping our world. We advise some of the world’s most influential organisations, undertake pioneering work on the biggest cases and deals and develop innovative approaches on international pro bono and citizenship initiatives. But whether it is the work we are doing or how we are doing it, we are continually redefining what the future of law will be. LAW, FROM THE INSIDE OUT On our website, you can discover in-depth case studies that examine our work from multiple angles, including text, videos and podcasts. To explore these ground-breaking matters from the perspective of the market and our people, go to the ‘Work’ page on our website. OUR FIELDS OF EXPERTISE • • Alternative legal services • • Business and human rights • • Capital markets • • Climate change • • Competition, regulation and trade • • Corporate • • Corporate crime and investigations • • Crisis prevention and management • • Cyber security • • Dispute resolution • • Employment, pensions and incentives • • Finance • • Financial services regulatory • • Impact investment • • Mergers & acquisitions • • Projects • • Real estate • • Restructuring, turnaround and insolvency • • Tax • • Technology, media and entertainment and telecommunications
THE FUTURE OF LAW IS HERE
As trusted advisors, we need to be ahead of the curve. At Herbert Smith Freehills, innovation is a key part of our global strategy and we are focused on building a progressive organisation ready to do truly pioneering work. THE WORK WE DO Our role as a leading, international law firmmeans we are often working on matters which require innovative minds. From technology to tax, you will work at the frontier of a wide variety of legal areas that break new ground. For example, Herbert Smith Freehills has a global Connected and Autonomous Vehicles Group that advises clients on the various business and legal issues arising from the development and commercialisation of emerging driving technology. Additionally, when working on high-stakes litigation, we offer a ‘Decision Analysis for Disputes’ service that uses specialist software to combine legal analysis and an evaluation of probabilities to help clients to quantify the risks inherent in their disputes and make informed, commercial decisions. We supplement this analysis with the ‘Solomonic’ database, which provides hard data and analytics of all the sitting judges in the Commercial Court. This allows us to advise on tactical decision making around the approach to a matter. THE WAY WE WORK The role of a lawyer is rapidly transforming and our lawyers are at the forefront of change. We are continually adopting new technology, building software in-house and defining new ways of working to provide a better service to our clients. We provide the focussed training our people need to harness new technology and thinking for our clients. We have developed our own software to help clients respond to data leaks quickly and reduce the financial impact of a cyberattack. One of our associates was also recently seconded to a major client to build Neota Logic Apps for their in-house legal team. In addition, our focus on digital law has led to a new client portal being created in collaboration with lawyers, technologists and clients. This portal is a customised, secure online space for our clients to confidentially access key information relating to live matters. We are currently piloting the portal with a small group of clients who volunteered as pilot participants. We always want to use time with our clients to better understand them and their business. With up-to-date billing information accessible anytime in just a few clicks, we are hoping that the Herbert Smith Freehills client portal will allow us to focus our client conversations on the issues that really matter to them. THE WAY WE THINK A key part of our strategy is to embed a culture of innovation and new ways of working across our business. As an organisation we are committed to embracing diversity of thought and empowering our people to challenge the status quo and develop pioneering practices. Innovation10 is a key example of this. This initiative allows our staff to spend 10 days a year working on innovation projects.
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