By constantly looking ahead and leading the conversation, we help empower businesses - and the people within them - to protect and monetise their innovations. This could be by securing IP rights and developing robust IP strategies, or facilitating tech-driven mergers, acquisitions, and investments.
Innovation is not just about tech. A successful people strategy – one that nurtures and retains talent, and harnesses good ideas from across your team – also helps set high performing businesses apart. As well as helping you to navigate complex new regulatory landscapes (such as AI and fintech), and structure and negotiate dynamic commercial agreements that support digital transformation, we’re also here to help resolve complex disputes when things don’t go well.
We understand that legal advice isn’t always enough by itself – so we’ve designed a wide array of initiatives and options to support your business. Whether you want to use new thinking to transform how you work today, or AI to help shape your future, our multiskilled teams of legal experts, technology experts, legal designers and project managers can help show you the way.
- Our thought leadership content and hubs – The Future of Work and The Collective – help you think bigger and plan for the future
- Our horizon scanners allow you to look ahead to upcoming regulatory changes, enabling you to plan for upcoming opportunities and challenges
- We offer a range of training services to ensure your team is kept up to date through open seminars, LS Presents or via one of our academies - including IP, data, employment and immigration
- We also provide contract, HR and IP portfolio audits, and consultancy services through Eleven and Worksphere
- Our communities - including the Rising Lawyers Society, Startups and In-house Employment Lawyers' Community - keep you informed and in touch with your peers
- We also provide a range of options for working with us, including alternative models offering flexible resourcing – rockhopper and LS Assist - and in-house secondments via LS In-house
- Access to our in-house legal tech team who can work closely with you to scope, devise and deliver tech systems and processes that will help improve and enhance your business
