Simmons & Simmons

CHALLENGE

To ensure their firm stays relevant in this era of disruption, Simmons & Simmons wanted to invest in upskilling their lawyers in London on coding concepts to strengthen their understanding of the link between coding and the legal sector. They wanted to develop a customised program that taught their lawyers about the fundamental building blocks of software development and coding.

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SOLUTION

Collective Campus prepared a customised "Coding Concepts" 1-day course covering the following: - Introduction to coding and its link to the legal sector - Practical exercises in the building blocks of coding - Working with data types - Working with operators - Applying logic to interrogate data - Building a minimal viable product (MVP) - Working with developers The course included a hands on activity to teach lawyers the fundamental concepts of coding to build a solution.

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OUTCOME

Collective Campus delivered two workshops in London. The key outcomes for lawyers that attended the sessions included: - Grounding in computational logic-complementing traditional legal skills - Understanding of the link between coding and the law - Greater appreciation for digital - Ability to have better conversations with clients about technology - Build better relationships with technology industry clients - Better understand the potential of new applications - Become more relevant to clients