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At the core of the project – sponsored by corporations including Microsoft, Mimecast and Thomson Reuters – is a global research study which will look at the potential impact of new and emerging technologies for law firms and what they are likely to mean over the next 10-15 years.
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LSN's Legal Practice Management conference was a great success, with over 100 practice managers and directors, operations directors and heads of finance from small to medium-sized law firms meeting on 21 May 2013 to share challenges and solutions at the Millennium Mayfair Hotel in London.
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Legal software and services provider Solicitors Own Software Ltd. (SOS) has reported another strong trading year with turnover and profits up from 2012, as well as high levels of client and employee satisfaction.
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Yingke, one of China’s largest law firms, is getting closer to launch a new division branded as Yingke Cloud, aimed at revolutionising the provision of volume legal services in China.
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With offices in the picturesque Lake District (Cumbria) and Old Bailey in the heart of London, Gedye & Sons provides a range of legal services nationwide. Clients range from private individuals and family trusts, through to small businesses, company boards and multi-national organisations. The practice took the decision to replace its existing solution with one unified system capable of centralising operations and providing universal access to data regardless of fee earner location. With 286-miles between offices, ease of access to consistent, live data was paramount in the decision.
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Moneypenny’s ever-growing number of legal firm clients were the main drivers behind the company’s thinking when planning a full 24/7 service from the other side of the world. Now Moneypenny enables these clients to provide emergency, customer-focused telephone capability whatever time of the day or night and at a sensible cost.
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Last week Ashurt, Norton Rose and Herbert Smith Freehills all announced their global partner promotions rounds for 2013. All three UK-headquartered firms expanded overseas through international tie-ups last year.
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Wright Hassall new business, QDR Solutions select Linetime’s practice management and debt recovery solutions.
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Clio and NetDocuments partner to offer secure cloud-based document management and collaboration for small and mid-sized law firms
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For many private practice lawyers the pull in-house is often based on the belief it offers some relief from the daily grindNot so, research by professional services firm Towers Watson suggested last week, triggering debate among our readers. One suggests the idea that an in-house job offers a better work-life balance is just that - an idea.
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As an operational manager, you may be the last to know about any law firm structure changes happening at your own firm. How do you handle last minute information?
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The number of law firms registered in England and Wales has declined by one per cent to 10,102, according to the Law Society's annual statistical report.
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Paralegals have the same level of competence as final-seat trainees, a work-based learning pilot from the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has found.
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Small practices and sole practitioners are upbeat about their profession and confident in the future, but also burdened by regulation and concerned about winning new business.
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