Simmons & Simmons

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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We 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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We 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