Legal Innovation Lab Wales

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Key assumptions underpinning the ToC

Project wide  Recruitment & retention of academics/staff of high calibre staff with the necessary expertise  Understanding amongst stakeholders/partners regarding what does & does not fall within the remit of LILW  Sufficient sources of research & innovation income, & linked to this, an adequate number of successful research funding bids secured by LILW  LILW offers capabilities at the forefront of research & innovation in LegalTech/cyber threats throughout project delivery and beyond. The longer-term sustainability of LILW & its ability to deliver final outcomes will require additional investment to ensure that staff are retained & the facility/equipment remains maintained & up-to-date.  LILW is integral to and aligned with the strategic positioning & priorities of the wider Law School, ensuring strategic support & commitment from leadership  Interest, demand & culture of cross-disciplinary collaborations with other university disciplines & research centres  There is demand from industry for collaborative research with the LILW  Engagement from the wider research base & industry to utilise & engage in collaborative research with LILW  Effective relationships/synergies between the three strands of the project (LegalTech, Cyber Threats, & the Law Clinic), which are mutually re-enforcing & provide opportunity for cross-strand activity  There will be feedback loops, with further funding leveraged from new opportunities & collaborations, findings leading to further research activity, & changes in staff behaviours & attitudes leading to new activities & opportunities LegalTech  Willingness & capacity within the legal community to explore/adopt LegalTech  Local ecosystem/infrastructure that supports start ups  Economic conditions that support entrepreneurialism & investment in new technologies Cyber threats  Engagement from partners from law enforcement or international security agencies  Infrastructure & expertise align with the current cyber threats challenges  Research suite provides sufficient level of security – consistent with any necessary legal or regulatory requirements – to enable on-site data interrogation/collaboration activity Law Clinic  Community assured that the Law Clinic offers professional expertise in law  Partners (NGOs, charities, law firms) have the capacity to engage in collaborations  Steady demand for legal advice from the Clinic throughout delivery to support the trialling of innovations External factors influencing outcomes  Unforeseen delays to project delivery owing to COVID-19; including delays to staff recruitment, the construction of the cyber threats research suite (now due to be completed early 2021 rather than summer 2020 as planned) & the ability of the project to deliver collaborative projects.  Wider economic conditions (particularly in the context of COVID-19) & the policy/regulatory agendas will influence levels of industry capacity & demand for collaborative research & innovation.  The prioritisation of research & innovation funding & the level of competition , including Research Council / UKRI priorities & investment decisions related to legal tech, cyber threats & related disciplines.  Investments in equivalent facilities elsewhere , which will impact on the extent to which the LILW provides a unique offer to collaborators & industry. Significant investments by competitors in the Wales/UK may impact on the ability of the project to secure competitive research funding, & the retention and attraction of talent, but also provide opportunities for collaboration  The UK’s departure from the EU will change access to research funding & movement of people; this may influence the ability of the project to recruit & retain talented staff, & participation in EU-funded research programmes. Linked to this, WEFO-funded projects need to be completed by June 2023 leaving no scope for a change to project end-date  The location of LILW is not located in London - the ‘legal hub’ of the UK – therefore it may be challenging to attract high calibre academics & national/international interest from stakeholders.

Source: SQW

Legal Innovation Lab Wales

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