TECH & INNOVATION – HiveLaw, tech that shapes the future of university law clinics

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GUEST – Brent Williams CEO of CDH (Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr)
Tech start-up LawLabz, in collaboration with leading corporate and commercial law firm, Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr (CDH), CloudEssentials, and the Nelson Mandela University recently came together to launch HiveLaw. This innovative legal office enables employees of the law clinic and its students to use the same technology they would encounter in a modern legal practice – and then put it to the test with real cases.
23 Jul 2024 3PM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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