De Groote – De Man, finalist of the ‘Best Law firm in 2019’ at the Trends Legal Awards
3 October 2019
This year, our firm is once again a finalist for the title of Best Law Firm, the main prize of the annual Trends Legal Awards! A great honour, which in our opinion also demonstrates the growing importance of innovation within the legal sector.
The modernisation of the legal profession
Our firm has been committed to modernising the legal profession (and the legal world in general) for many years. In doing so, we embrace the opportunities that technology offers us today. Our vision is that, technology and services go hand in hand to really help people and businesses. To achieve this, we consciously abandon the traditional interpretation of the legal profession and opt for accessibility, clarity and practical, tailor-made solutions. As 'smart rebels', we go far beyond the comfort zone of the legal profession.Advocates of Legal Tech
DGDM launched the first Legal Tech platform in Belgium. 'Legal Tech' is the concept of providing legal services in the form of a technological tool. And according to our firm, it is also the future of the legal sector. In 2016, DGDM developed the platform Unpaid. Via this website, entrepreneurs can quickly and inexpensively collect their unpaid invoices, completely online and without the intervention of a lawyer or a court. Since its launch, Unpaid has grown into a fully-fledged tech scale up with its own team, outside our office. The launch of Unpaid gained a lot of admiration at home and abroad. In 2017, our firm won international awards with the Financial Times: Most Innovative Lawyers award. [caption id="attachment_2925" align="alignnone" width="300"]
De Groote - De Man wins Financial Times Most Innovative Lawyers Award[/caption]
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Since the creation of Unpaid, our Managing Partner, Jeroen De Man, travels all over Europe as a keynote speaker. At conferences in Geneva, London, Paris, Luxembourg, etc., he talks about the possibilities of innovation and legal technology for the legal sector.
"The slow, conservative and somewhat rigid legal process is outdated. Technology is a tool and law should also be. If we combine both, we can help people and companies more quickly, more cheaply and on a much larger scale," says Jeroen.
It is also that mindset that is reflected in our mission and vision. We see law as a tool to help companies and people grow.
Award ceremony
The presentation of the Trends Legal Awards will take place this year on Tuesday 19 November. Update: DGDM did not win this year, but we take pride in the acknoledgement of being selected as a finalist and we want to thank all of our teammembers, clients and partners for making our succes possible!
