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Records governance used to be about managing boxes. Now it’s about proving what you kept, what you destroyed, and why — across an entire enterprise, on demand. For information governance and records teams, retention schedules, privacy obligations, preservation holds, and subject access requests no longer live in separate lanes. They converge the moment an auditor, […]
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Manak Solicitors delivers gold standard client service with CoCounsel – Thomson Reuters
Smarter working with Fiduciary-Grade AI™ delivers 60%-time savings across use cases, improves accuracy, and frees leaders to focus on business growth Introduction Manak Solicitors is a full-service law firm with four offices in the South East of England and a staff of 55. The firm is growing rapidly, embracing technology to make itself more efficient and […]
Clio: What thoughtful growth looks like at a specialist practice in Italy
How My Lawyer in Italy (MLI) built the infrastructure to handle a growing team and an expanding practice My Lawyer in Italy (MLI) has operated from central Italy since 2014, built around a niche that few firms outside the country have mastered. Founded by Arturo Grasso, the firm works almost exclusively with English-speaking clients who […]
Tessaract: Building a data-driven law firm for growth
CANDEY is a specialist litigation and dispute resolution law firm with offices in London and New York, working with clients across the globe. Known for its ambitious and forward-thinking approach, the firm has built a reputation for being innovative, agile, and highly responsive to client needs. As the firm continued to grow, the leadership team […]
Briefing interview with Andy Hall: “An inclusive culture needs to inform all aspects of our business”
Following his promotion as managing partner at Shepherd and Wedderburn after a prolific 30-year career at the firm, Andy Hall shares what quality is essential to be an authentic leader, and weighs in on the foundations of sustained growth for any firm 1. Shepherd and Wedderburn has had six consecutive years of revenue and profit […]
Litera: How Dechert generated 40,000 documents in a year?
Nobody joins a deal team to rename files or update document 23 of 50 by hand. Yet across the profession of law, that is exactly where lawyer hours quietly disappear, and where errors and write-offs creep in. Firms are proving there’s a better way. Working with Litera, Dechert, a global law firm, drafted more […]
Briefing: Why B Corp certification is more than a badge – Buckles Law
Mel Smith, chief operating officer at Buckles Law, highlights why the firm’s decision to become B Corp certified is a strategic step towards higher standards and greater client trust The legal sector has no shortage of ways to measure the quality of law firms and their people. Directory rankings, reviews, award short listings and peer recognition all […]
Landsmiths: A seamless PMS migration with Xperate
Changing practice management systems is often regarded as one of the most challenging projects a law firm can undertake. For Landsmiths, an ambitious specialist property law firm based in Nottingham, it was something that Owner and Director, Rachael Briggs and the wider team approached with a degree of caution. Having experienced a PMS migration at a previous firm, […]
Briefing: Transformation wins – Jennie Strickland on successful change management at Clio Operate
Jennie Strickland, chief customer officer at Clio Operate, outlines the key elements of a successful change management strategy and shares how to avoid common pitfalls of transformation projects What are the most important factors influencing the direction of travel for firmwide transformation projects? What are the biggest barriers or objections to launching them? The single […]
Briefing: The parallel advantage – Brian Kenneally on real-time collaboration at Bundledocs
Brian Kenneally, CEO at Bundledocs, speaks to Briefing about how stepping away from linear workflows and embracing real-time, controlled collaboration can help firms minimise bottlenecks and risk Collaboration across multiple teams and organisations is a core component of legal work. However, as the number of documents and stakeholders on a case increases, many law firms struggle to work […]
Thomson Reuters: Enhancing client service with CoCounsel
Deploying AI to accelerate legal tasks helps Scottish firm Swarbrick Law engage with clients more effectively and get ahead of the game on cases Key results CoCounsel “more than pays for itself” Delivers time savings and cost benefits for clients Helps improve practice performance and optimises client experience Access to extensive legal resources gives reliable […]
Briefing: A portal to a new world of collaboration -Legora
Alex Fortescue-Webb, head of UK and Ireland and global head of legal engineering at Legora, speaks to Briefing editor Andreea Dulgheru about how AI-powered platforms like Legora Portal can deliver the collaboration piece and greater value clients are demanding, and open new business avenues for law firms. For years, law firms have been embedding and […]
CMS and Clarilis: faster, more consistent drafting for the CMS Scottish real estate team
CMS and Clarilis: faster, more consistent drafting for the CMS Scottish real estate team Kirsten Partridge is a Partner in the Real Estate team at CMS and the firm’s representative on the Property Standardisation Group (PSG), the body that produces and maintains the industry-standard documentation for Scottish commercial property transactions. Her team were looking for […]
How Legalytics transformed client onboarding at Clarion with Intapp Intake and Conflicts
Based in Leeds, U.K., Clarion is a full-service law firm providing a wide range of legal services to both businesses and individuals. With a team of more than 300 professionals, the firm advises across key areas including banking and finance, corporate, real estate, employment, family, intellectual property, and private wealth. Client and compliance management at […]