ILTA: strategy, social media and alternative fee arrangements

01 September 2010 by: David Sparkes from legalsupportnetwork.co.uk with 0 comments

I've just returned from a trip to Las Vegas where, contrary to what our content people might have led you to believe in LSN's newsletters, I didn't attend Miss Universe. Instead I experienced my first International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) Conference. ... read more.

Why Camerons has revolutionised its charging structures

06 August 2010 by: Rupert White from legalsupportnetwork.co.uk with 3 comments

News this week that CMS Cameron McKenna has essentially changed its shopfront by openly laying out a new charging scheme - with some very interesting 'rules' - relates to what we've been writing about at LSN recently so much I felt compelled to write this blog. ... read more.

I’m back blogging, and it’s about Yorkshire

30 July 2010 by: David Sparkes from legalsupportnetwork.co.uk with 0 comments

Some of you may have noticed that I’ve been ever so slightly quiet on the blogging front recently, and I can attribute this to a couple of factors. Some may call these ‘factors’ excuses. Fie on them all. I've got something to say about Yorkshire, and I won't be stopped... ... read more.

Monday night networking really works

14 July 2010 by: David Sparkes from legalsupportnetwork.co.uk with 0 comments

Its been 36 hours since the 11th London networking event finished (it was on Monday night in case you're wondering) and my feet are just about touching the floor again. Organising events of any kind, and regardless of the number of people attending, fill me with the strange mix of excitement and apprehension - so by the end of the night when the last of the 262 networkers has left the building (not… ... read more.

If E&Y thinks non-execs are a good call, so might you

08 July 2010 by: Rupert White from legalsupportnetwork.co.uk with 0 comments

The news this week that Ernst & Young is to appoint its first non-exec directors struck me as so interesting I posted it as a news story, even though it's only, on the surface, obliquely relevant to LSN readers. Why? ... read more.

Being client-focused is something for everyone in a law firm

23 June 2010 by: Rupert White from legalsupportnetwork.co.uk with 0 comments

On Monday next week, legalsupportnetwork will launch something we're very excited about - an e-zine all about the issues, challenges and successes in business services and support in law firms, called Briefing. Our first Briefing interview is with the law firm process and strategy guru Richard Susskind, and it makes for fascinating reading. I know that 'I would say that, wouldn't I', but in talking… ... read more.

Battling constant partial attention: how about a desktop with fewer features?

18 June 2010 by: Rupert White from legalsupportnetwork.co.uk with 0 comments

Information overload is now so bad, you may need one of the raft of new software that shuts everything down for you so you can finally get on with the job... ... read more.

Linking up on LinkedIn: when less is definitely not more

09 June 2010 by: David Sparkes from legalsupportnetwork.co.uk with 1 comments

"I'd like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn." I would imagine that for all the LinkedIn enthusiasts amongst you, that sentence is a familiar one. Yes, that’s right, it’s the boilerplate phrase that pops up in your inbox every now and again, or every day depending on how keen people are to connect with you, when someone invites you to connect on LinkedIn. ... read more.

Learning the risks of the information in your firm

25 May 2010 by: David Sparkes from legalsupportnetwork.co.uk with 2 comments

We do so much digital content now at LSN it's hard to think about what would happen if it all disappeared without breaking into a cold sweat. Law firms are pretty good at looking after people's information, but they also have the most to lose if that information falls into the wrong hands - which is why I found it intriguing when someone (Matt Sutton, head of IT at Howard Kennedy) posted on the LSN… ... read more.

Join the Alliance! (not the Rebel Alliance, the Legal Sector Alliance)

14 May 2010 by: David Sparkes from legalsupportnetwork.co.uk with 0 comments

It’s not just the economic and political climate law firms are tackling. If you’ve not already heard of the Legal Sector Alliance then I hope it won’t be long before your hear more about their activities in the legal market via LSN. Whichever way you look at it, whatever your view on the subject, climate change is and will be affecting us all and, more importantly, future generations. ... read more.