Hi and welcome to the first Orange Rag of 2025. In this issue we predict the rise of the promptathon (I’m starting a rebellion against the use of hyphens in prompt-a-thon); take a quick look at the latest on Windows 11 upgrades; look at why new GenAI kid on the block DeepSeek may give you a few data privacy nightmares; and bring you a boat load of new hire news. Whereas January is often a quiet month for hires as people focus on budget approval, movement is currently high. Take a look a who’s growing in our January Movers and Shakers section.
2025 also happens to be Legal IT Insider’s 30th anniversary year. In honour of the publication’s rich history, we have a jam-packed schedule for you this year, including a birthday gathering in October, so take a look at our Top Stories as we start to share some details around that. We’re looking forward towards 2030 and asking where law firms will need to be in five years’ time, so if you want to get ahead of that please contact me.
There are lots of mergers and acquisitions this year already, and I can safely report that all my New Year resolutions to remain cool, calm and collected regardless of how many
press releases we receive have gone out the window. Happy January!