AGENTE LEX https://agentelex.es/en/ Law, artificial intelligence and what comes next. News portal for lawyers: big law firms and lateral moves, solo practice, legal AI, events and news from the legal sector. en-gb Mon, 19 Oct 2026 17:00:00 GMT https://agentelex.es/img/logo-agente-lex.pngAGENTE LEXhttps://agentelex.es/en/ Marlen Estévez leaves RocaJunyent and founds Marest Law, an AI-native business law firm in Madrid https://agentelex.es/en/big-law-firms/marest-law-marlen-estevez-leaves-rocajunyent-founds-firm/ https://agentelex.es/en/big-law-firms/marest-law-marlen-estevez-leaves-rocajunyent-founds-firm/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 17:00:00 GMT Agente Lex Newsroom Big law firms and lateral moves The litigation, arbitration and mediation lawyer leaves RocaJunyent after almost nine years and opens her own firm in Madrid's Justicia district. We summarise what has been announced, what is still unknown and why it matters for the market. Legal reliability ranking of 15 AI assistants in Spain: Prudencia.ai leads the Observatorio Legal index https://agentelex.es/en/legal-ai/legal-reliability-ranking-of-ai-in-spain-2026/ https://agentelex.es/en/legal-ai/legal-reliability-ranking-of-ai-in-spain-2026/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 15:30:00 GMT Agente Lex Newsroom Legal AI Observatorio Legal's Legal Reliability Index ranks 15 legal AI assistants available in Spain. We summarise the table, how it is measured and what should be read with caution. Note: Prudencia.ai, which heads the index, shares a founder with Agente Lex. How to publish a legal job offer on Agente Lex: what data to include and how it is reviewed https://agentelex.es/en/legal-jobs/how-to-publish-a-legal-job-offer-on-agente-lex/ https://agentelex.es/en/legal-jobs/how-to-publish-a-legal-job-offer-on-agente-lex/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:30:00 GMT Agente Lex Newsroom Legal jobs If your firm, company or bar association is looking for lawyers, paralegals or legal support staff, this guide explains what data to send, how we review the offer and how to write it to receive suitable applications. How to publish your course for lawyers on Agente Lex: required data, review and timing https://agentelex.es/en/training/how-to-publish-a-course-for-lawyers-on-agente-lex/ https://agentelex.es/en/training/how-to-publish-a-course-for-lawyers-on-agente-lex/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:20:00 GMT Agente Lex Newsroom Training If your bar association, school or firm runs a course, master's or training day for legal professionals, this guide explains what data to send, how we verify it and what is needed for the listing to be useful. Bar association job boards: how they work and what the ICAB Job Fair offers https://agentelex.es/en/legal-jobs/bar-association-job-boards-and-the-icab-job-fair/ https://agentelex.es/en/legal-jobs/bar-association-job-boards-and-the-icab-job-fair/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:10:00 GMT Agente Lex Newsroom Legal jobs Bar associations publish job offers and career guidance for their members. We explain what those of Seville and Santa Cruz de Tenerife ask for and the figures ICAB gave after its 2026 Job Fair. Legal job offers: selection of 19 October 2026 for lawyers and paralegals https://agentelex.es/en/legal-jobs/legal-job-offers-of-19-october-2026/ https://agentelex.es/en/legal-jobs/legal-job-offers-of-19-october-2026/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT Agente Lex Newsroom Legal jobs We gather offers published on the careers sites of firms and companies, on a bar association's job board, at a recruitment consultancy, on LinkedIn and on InfoJobs. We give only the basic data and the link to the original offer. ICAB 2026-2027: Master's in Real Estate Law, legal languages and Postgraduate in Legal Practice https://agentelex.es/en/training/icab-2026-2027-real-estate-master-s-and-legal-languages/ https://agentelex.es/en/training/icab-2026-2027-real-estate-master-s-and-legal-languages/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:50:00 GMT Agente Lex Newsroom Training The Barcelona Bar Association publishes its 2026-2027 training offer. We summarise three options with dates, format and the prices shown on its official website. Courses for lawyers in autumn 2026: Digital Justice, Consumer Law, Banking Law and digitalisation https://agentelex.es/en/training/courses-for-lawyers-in-autumn-2026-dates-and-format/ https://agentelex.es/en/training/courses-for-lawyers-in-autumn-2026-dates-and-format/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:40:00 GMT Agente Lex Newsroom Training We gather four courses announced by the General Council of the Spanish Legal Profession, the Valencia Bar Association and the Madrid Bar Association, with dates, hours and format according to their official websites. ICAM's Abogacía 360: seven practical courses for young lawyers, with dates and discounts https://agentelex.es/en/training/icam-abogacia-360-seven-courses-for-young-lawyers/ https://agentelex.es/en/training/icam-abogacia-360-seven-courses-for-young-lawyers/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:30:00 GMT Agente Lex Newsroom Training The Madrid Bar Association has launched a programme of seven independent courses on finance, professional brand, M&A, argumentation, firm management and litigation. We gather the dates and conditions published by the bar association. IA Jurídica Live Barcelona: programme and details of the Prudencia.ai event on 26 November https://agentelex.es/en/events/ia-juridica-live-barcelona-26-november-2026/ https://agentelex.es/en/events/ia-juridica-live-barcelona-26-november-2026/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 11:30:00 GMT Agente Lex Newsroom Events Prudencia.ai brings its legal artificial intelligence roadshow to Barcelona. It will be on 26 November, from 16:00 to 19:00, with free entry and limited capacity. We summarise the programme and practical details published by the organiser. Editorial: almost two in three lawyers surveyed have had no AI training https://agentelex.es/en/opinion/ai-training-for-lawyers-an-editorial/ https://agentelex.es/en/opinion/ai-training-for-lawyers-an-editorial/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 21:59:00 GMT Agente Lex Newsroom Opinion The survey accompanying the White Paper on artificial intelligence and the legal profession shows a profession that already uses AI, but which for the most part has not been trained to do so. With the ethical rules ever clearer, training should be the first priority of bar associations and firms. Editorial: the engagement letter should be the rule, not a preference https://agentelex.es/en/opinion/engagement-letter-why-it-should-be-the-rule-editorial/ https://agentelex.es/en/opinion/engagement-letter-why-it-should-be-the-rule-editorial/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 21:58:00 GMT Agente Lex Newsroom Opinion The General Statute of the Legal Profession prefers the engagement letter, and the Organic Law on the Right of Defence allows the client to demand it. The profession should take the next step on its own initiative: always use it, even in small matters. Editorial: a victim of gender violence needs a lawyer before reporting, not after https://agentelex.es/en/opinion/legal-aid-for-victims-before-reporting-an-editorial/ https://agentelex.es/en/opinion/legal-aid-for-victims-before-reporting-an-editorial/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 21:58:00 GMT Agente Lex Newsroom Opinion At the 2nd Andalusian Meeting on Gender Violence, the Spanish Legal Profession asked for specialised, close-at-hand defence, and for legal assistance to victims to be mandatory from before the report is filed. We share the proposal and explain why. Loss of single-member status: the DGSJFP recalls that a closed register prevents its registration https://agentelex.es/en/industry-news/loss-of-single-member-status-and-register-closure-dgsjfp/ https://agentelex.es/en/industry-news/loss-of-single-member-status-and-register-closure-dgsjfp/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 21:56:00 GMT Agente Lex Newsroom Industry news The Directorate General for Legal Certainty and Public Faith has upheld the refusal to register the loss of single-member status of a public limited company. The resolution recalls two practical rules: closure of the Register for failure to file accounts and the formal requirements of the declaration. Editorial: e-invoicing can help firms get paid, if they prepare in time https://agentelex.es/en/opinion/e-invoicing-and-fee-collection-editorial/ https://agentelex.es/en/opinion/e-invoicing-and-fee-collection-editorial/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 21:55:00 GMT Agente Lex Newsroom Opinion E-invoicing between businesspeople and professionals is usually presented as one more administrative burden. It also has a positive side for firms: the recipient will have to report whether they accept the invoice and when they pay it. It is wise to prepare the firm in time. The Legal Profession launches a digital justice course and champions continuing training in Cádiz https://agentelex.es/en/industry-news/digital-justice-course-of-the-bar-dates-and-topics/ https://agentelex.es/en/industry-news/digital-justice-course-of-the-bar-dates-and-topics/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 21:54:00 GMT Agente Lex Newsroom Industry news The General Council of the Spanish Legal Profession has presented a twelve-hour digital justice course, organised in six sessions running until 1 December. It announced it a few days after holding in Cádiz its 41st Technical Training Conference, focused on continuing training. The Legal Profession asks to fix the shortcomings of the first-instance courts: its six proposals https://agentelex.es/en/industry-news/first-instance-courts-the-bar-s-proposals/ https://agentelex.es/en/industry-news/first-instance-courts-the-bar-s-proposals/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 21:52:00 GMT Agente Lex Newsroom Industry news On 7 October the General Council of the Spanish Legal Profession presented, at a conference of directors of common services, its diagnosis of the rollout of the first-instance courts and a list of proposals. The electronic court file and the traceability of proceedings are the priorities. Practising alone: what the General Statute of the Legal Profession says on registration, the firm and substitutions https://agentelex.es/en/solo-lawyers/individual-legal-practice-the-general-statute/ https://agentelex.es/en/solo-lawyers/individual-legal-practice-the-general-statute/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 21:50:00 GMT Agente Lex Newsroom Solo and small-firm lawyers The General Statute of the Spanish Legal Profession, approved by Royal Decree 135/2021, devotes several articles to individual practice. We summarise the rules that affect the lawyer working on their own every day, from where they can act to what to do when they take over a matter a colleague was handling. Editorial: press access to the Beneficial Ownership Register is a safeguard, not a threat https://agentelex.es/en/opinion/beneficial-ownership-and-transparency-an-editorial/ https://agentelex.es/en/opinion/beneficial-ownership-and-transparency-an-editorial/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 21:45:00 GMT Agente Lex Newsroom Opinion The Central Beneficial Ownership Register presumes a legitimate interest on the part of the media and civil society organisations devoted to preventing money laundering. We defend that rule, with its limits, as a useful piece for transparency and also for firms themselves. Five high-risk AI cases explained: the Spanish sandbox's practical guide https://agentelex.es/en/legal-ai/high-risk-ai-cases-the-sandbox-practical-guide/ https://agentelex.es/en/legal-ai/high-risk-ai-cases-the-sandbox-practical-guide/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 21:45:00 GMT Agente Lex Newsroom Legal AI Guide 2 of the Spanish artificial intelligence sandbox explains the Regulation through five high-risk use cases. Some, such as staff promotion or evaluating evidence in criminal investigations, bear directly on the work of employment and criminal law firms. Lawyers at risk: Human Rights Forum at the Murcia Bar Association on 26 October https://agentelex.es/en/events/lawyers-at-risk-human-rights-forum-in-murcia/ https://agentelex.es/en/events/lawyers-at-risk-human-rights-forum-in-murcia/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 21:45:00 GMT Agente Lex Newsroom Events The Lawyers and Human Rights Foundation and the Murcia Bar Association organise on Monday 26 October a Human Rights Forum devoted to the defence and protection of lawyers practising in risky contexts. Lawyers from Afghanistan and Equatorial Guinea take part. Simplified direct estimation: the 5% for hard-to-document expenses and other facts for the self-employed lawyer https://agentelex.es/en/solo-lawyers/simplified-direct-estimation-for-lawyers-expenses/ https://agentelex.es/en/solo-lawyers/simplified-direct-estimation-for-lawyers-expenses/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 21:40:00 GMT Agente Lex Newsroom Solo and small-firm lawyers A lawyer who practises on their own account can calculate their income tax return by direct estimation. In the simplified version, the Tax Agency allows a fixed percentage to be deducted for hard-to-document expenses. We review how it works according to the official manuals of the 2025 tax return campaign. Transparency in high-risk AI: what Guide 8 of the Spanish sandbox recommends https://agentelex.es/en/legal-ai/high-risk-ai-transparency-what-guide-8-says/ https://agentelex.es/en/legal-ai/high-risk-ai-transparency-what-guide-8-says/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 21:40:00 GMT Agente Lex Newsroom Legal AI In July 2026 the Ministry for Digital Transformation published version 2.0 of its guide on transparency of high-risk AI systems, adapted to the Digital Omnibus. It is not binding, but it turns Article 13 of the AI Regulation into concrete measures of interest to those who advise on or procure these systems. Data and governance in high-risk AI: Article 10 of the Regulation explained by Guide 7 https://agentelex.es/en/legal-ai/ai-data-governance-guide-7-of-the-sandbox/ https://agentelex.es/en/legal-ai/ai-data-governance-guide-7-of-the-sandbox/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 21:40:00 GMT Agente Lex Newsroom Legal AI The data used to train a high-risk AI system determine a good part of its results. Guide 7 of the Spanish sandbox, updated in July 2026, explains Article 10 of the AI Regulation and the new Article 4a on the use of sensitive data to correct bias. Editorial: why at AGENTE LEX we only publish data we have read in the official source https://agentelex.es/en/opinion/how-we-verify-at-agente-lex-an-editorial/ https://agentelex.es/en/opinion/how-we-verify-at-agente-lex-an-editorial/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 21:40:00 GMT Agente Lex Newsroom Opinion At a time when any tool can produce a convincing legal text with invented citations, verification is the first duty of a publication for lawyers. We explain the rule we apply at AGENTE LEX and what it means for our readers. The four record books of the self-employed lawyer: income, expenses, investment goods and advances https://agentelex.es/en/solo-lawyers/record-books-of-the-self-employed-lawyer-the-four/ https://agentelex.es/en/solo-lawyers/record-books-of-the-self-employed-lawyer-the-four/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 21:35:00 GMT Agente Lex Newsroom Solo and small-firm lawyers Professionals taxed under direct estimation must keep four income tax record books. For a lawyer, the book of advances on account and disbursements has special importance, because it records the money received from clients for expenses. We explain what the Tax Agency requires. Registering with the Tax Agency to start practising: form 036, its deadlines and the end of form 037 https://agentelex.es/en/solo-lawyers/form-036-for-lawyers-registration-changes-deregistration/ https://agentelex.es/en/solo-lawyers/form-036-for-lawyers-registration-changes-deregistration/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 21:35:00 GMT Agente Lex Newsroom Solo and small-firm lawyers Before invoicing their first matter, a lawyer setting up on their own must register in the census of businesspeople, professionals and withholding agents. Since February 2025 the only form is 036: 037 has disappeared. We review the deadlines according to the Tax Agency. Inheritances and the Register: the registrar is not bound by earlier assessments, the DGSJFP recalls https://agentelex.es/en/industry-news/inheritance-and-the-register-the-registrar-s-assessment/ https://agentelex.es/en/industry-news/inheritance-and-the-register-the-registrar-s-assessment/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 21:35:00 GMT Agente Lex Newsroom Industry news The Directorate General for Legal Certainty and Public Faith has upheld the refusal to register a 1964 inheritance deed in which the will left property to "the testator's brothers and sisters" without identifying them. The resolution leaves three practical lessons for anyone appealing a registry assessment. Mandatory e-invoicing: the clock is already running for self-employed lawyers since 6 October https://agentelex.es/en/solo-lawyers/mandatory-e-invoicing-for-lawyers-timetable/ https://agentelex.es/en/solo-lawyers/mandatory-e-invoicing-for-lawyers-timetable/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 21:30:00 GMT Agente Lex Newsroom Solo and small-firm lawyers The publication of the order regulating the public e-invoicing solution has started the deadlines of Royal Decree 238/2026. For lawyers who practise on their own and do not exceed 8 million euros in turnover, the obligation to issue and receive e-invoices with business or professional clients will arrive in October 2028. Office at home: how the self-employed lawyer deducts their home's utilities https://agentelex.es/en/solo-lawyers/home-utilities-what-a-self-employed-lawyer-deducts/ https://agentelex.es/en/solo-lawyers/home-utilities-what-a-self-employed-lawyer-deducts/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 21:30:00 GMT Agente Lex Newsroom Solo and small-firm lawyers For the lawyer who works from a room at home, since 2018 the income tax law allows deducting part of the home's utilities under a fixed rule: 30% of the proportion of square metres devoted to the activity. We explain how it is calculated.