Controlling interests by Nigel Kidwell, Paragon LawSelect

This article was also featured as a column in the May 2016 issue of LPM. To read the issue in full, download LPM. Lawyers rarely give evidence. I suspect that most of us who have say the same thing: it isn’t the most enjoyable of pastimes. It is, though, sometimes unavoidable. One such occasion was just last month, when […]

Embracing the cloud, Doug Hargrove, Advanced Legal

This article was also featured as a column in the May 2016 issue of LPM. To read the issue in full, download LPM. The emergence of the cloud is the single biggest shift in the IT paradigm since the move from mainframe to client-server technology. The cloud isn’t simply an iteration of this decentralisation but has created a seismic […]

Leave when you like? by Edward O’Rourke, Ashtons Legal

This article was also featured as a column in the May 2016 issue of LPM. To read the issue in full, download LPM. Over the last 18 months we at Ashtons Legal have learned a lot about holidays. Back in autumn 2014 we explored the idea of paid time off (PTO) to replace the traditional holiday policy. After a […]

Separation anxiety by Emma Sell, Brahams Dutt Badrick French

This article was also featured as a column in the May 2016 issue of LPM. To read the issue in full, download LPM. Olswang has announced it’s moving to full open-plan to “better utilise its office space” and “cultivate a more agile, flexible working environment” and appears to be following the trend set by CMS Cameron McKenna, Ince & […]

Taking the cyber challenge by Janine Parker, Paragon LawSelect

This article was also featured as a column in the June 2016 issue of LPM. To read the issue in full, download LPM. The introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is fast approaching. The requirements to comply with this new legislation are both vast and complex. What are the implications for the legal profession? Are firms aware of […]

Essential security by Doug Hargrove, Advanced Legal

This article was also featured as a column in the June 2016 issue of LPM. To read the issue in full, download LPM. Cybersecurity, hacking and data theft are all hot topics at the moment, but while we all feel we should be doing something about them, there is a fair proportion of the market that either hasn’t the resources […]

Regulation matters by Natasha Rawley, Archive Document Data Storage

This article was also featured as a column  in the June 2016 issue of LPM. To read the issue in full, download LPM. On 17 May I had the honour of taking part in an expert panel in this year’s LPM conference. The conference was a huge success, full of great information, and our panel was there to emphasise […]

Acquisition experience by Joanna Kingston-Davies, The Jackson Canter Group

This article was also featured as a column  in the June 2016 issue of LPM. To read the issue in full, download LPM. The other month, I became group chief operating officer of the Jackson Canter Group following its acquisition of Lees Solicitors – the business where I’ve spent the last 10 years of my career, latterly as CEO. […]

About the size of it by Andy Wansell, Boodle Hatfield

This blog post was also featured as an opinion piece in the July 2016 issue of Briefing. To read the issue in full, download Briefing.  Challenges faced by a boutique law firm often mirror those faced by the largest professional services organisations. The resources that Clifford Chance can deploy to understand and resolve inefficiencies are broad and deep, and when […]

Lawyers versus tech? by Nigel Kidwell, Paragon Law Select

This blog post was also featured as a column in the July 2016 issue of Legal Practice Management magazine. To read the issue in full, download LPM magazine.  The ‘hire’ of Ross, the world’s first artificially intelligent lawyer, has recently been making the headlines. But delegation by human lawyers to software is by no means new. Many of […]