Parkview Solicitors is the employer to an expanding team split across its two sites in the North of England. The practice needed a user-friendly and centralised system designed to improve file organisation for its 16 members of staff and help them to manage caseloads and accounts easily and effectively through an on-premise platform. Aslam Khan, […]

As some wise person once said, necessity is often the mother of invention. Stephen Allen, global head of legal operations and innovation lead at Hogan Lovells, explains that Clocktimizer, which his firm has been using to wrangle and enrich its data stores, was created by a former corporate lawyer at DLA Piper, who found himself […]

With a flourishing conveyancing department and administration team at full capacity, long-standing Quill client, Robert Simmons Solicitors, utilises the Quill Type outsourced typing service for overflow support. “Conveyancing is our busiest area,” explains Stuart Jones, conveyancer at Robert Simmons. “As anyone who operates in this field knows, there are seasonal fluctuations causing peaks and troughs […]

When MPP Solicitors first became a Quill client, for legal accounts software only initially, the practice employed its own cashier. Responsible mainly for managing its accounts on Quill’s software, another facet of its cashier’s role was processing the firm’s payroll. The internal structure changed when its cashier retired, as explained by Allan Hunt, Senior Partner […]

  In 2016 ByrneWallace became the first large firm in Ireland to have ISO 27001 certification. Firms with ISO 27001 certification must have a totally comprehensive system of security measures that extend beyond just IT. Now, of course, the firm has to ensure it complies with the GDPR as well as. Part of ByrneWallace’s security […]

  By consolidating its technology vendors, ByrneWallace was able to streamline the user experience and make major improvements to solutions depended upon by staff every single day. ByrneWallace improved its redaction workflows, document comparison speed and accuracy, and data protection, so it is more easily able to meet the requirements for ISO 27001 and GDPR […]

Accidental human errors are increasingly leading to serious data breaches – a worrying prospect for law firms. Sam Moore, innovation manager and solicitor at Burness Paull, explains how his firm uses DocsCorp products to reduce these risks, improving lawyers’ quality of life in the process. When, in early 2019, news broke that Paul Manafort’s lawyers […]

Planning calms the nerves Included in all our Qworks comprehensive managed IT services contracts is a technology refresh after four years. Although contracts are typically much longer, our experience determines that this is the optimum time to change all the equipment and exploit newer technologies. This is a daunting process for any client. But our […]

North London immigration and public law specialists, Luqmani Thompson and Partners, are no strangers to cloud- and electronic-working. Having used Quill’s Interactive software for almost 20 years, the practice is accustomed to accessing its core systems remotely via the internet and using advanced technology to run its business more efficiently. Jawaid Luqmani, Partner at Luqmani Thompson, explains how […]

  Salesforce and eDOCS Integration Streamlines Deal Approval Process The Fox Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of 21st Century Fox, is an American entertainment company that operates through four segments, mainly filmed entertainment, television stations, television broadcast networks, and cable network programming. The company is wholly owned and controlled by the American media conglomerate 21st Century […]

Berkson Family Law solicitors see a marked increase in efficiency and productivity with help of BigHand technology Berkson Family Law is a specialist family law practice based in Liverpool city centre. Founded in the 1930’s, it remains one of the few original law firms in the city that is still in operation today, having made […]

Fletcher Day drives cost savings and increases administrative efficiency with BigHand Now The familiar trio of ‘People, Process, and Technology’ play a role in every business. However, this is particularly relevant within the legal industry. As medium-sized law firms increasingly compete with larger firms for clients, it is processes and the use of technology that […]

    To comply with the GDPR’s tough new data requirements, Seddon’s knew it must find a solution to two major security issues: 1. ‘Dark data’ – how many documents were unsearchable within their systems? 2. Staff email behaviour – was it putting them at risk of inadvertent leaks? For the ‘dark data’ project, Seddons […]