Record year at Intelligent Office UK leads to investment in senior team

Intelligent Office UK (IO) the leading provider of secretarial and office administrative solutions to the legal and professional services sectors has had an excellent 2019, seeing growth from existing as well as new clients.  To ensure an ongoing focus on the development of IO’s offering, we are delighted to announce two senior hires to augment […]

Network Rail is the latest to choose Custodian for Legal™ from Repstor and Konexo

Repstor, the provider of Office 365-based matter management solutions, has announced a major new business win for Custodian for Legal™ with Network Rail, in collaboration with Konexo Global, Eversheds Sutherland’s newly rebranded alternative legal and compliance services division. Network Rail, the latest in a long line of big-name organisations to take up Custodian for Legal […]

Legal Workflow announce: Three legal specialists join forces to support ‘people in law firms’

Today sees the launch of an innovative legal sector-specific group of like-minded professionals, dedicated and passionate about delivering holistic and value-adding consultancy services to law firms, called the Baskerville Drummond Group. Comprising founding members Legal Workflow Ltd, Baskerville Drummond Consulting Ltd and Jayva UK Ltd, Baskerville Drummond Group offers an entirely people-focused solution which is […]

Automate policy, remove guesswork and improve efficiency with Enable Business Solutions

Ensuring your law firm has an accurate policy and process to track billable hours is crucial to a law firm’s existence both for justifying billing and, understanding and predicting WIP and profitability. Most firms have time recording systems in place, and detailed policies to ensure the fee earner and the firm meet their targets. However, […]

iManage and Cognia Law partner globally to deliver practical AI solutions

iManage, the company dedicated to transforming how professionals work and Cognia Law, a next generation law company today, announced a partnership to deliver meaningful and practical Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions to organizations globally. The RAVN engine of the iManage technology platform, combined with Cognia Law’s professional consulting and managed legal services expertise, will help law […]

Kirsten Maslen at Thomson Reuters on the advent of the new ‘D-shaped’ lawyer

The last 10 years have seen a shift in how legal services are delivered as the market becomes more data-driven, transparent and fragmented, according to Kirsten Maslen, director of small law and academic at Thomson Reuters. With the power on the ‘buy’ side, what skills and attributes must a lawyer have to keep clients happy? […]

Vin Chauhan at Brady Solicitors discusses how Katchr significantly transformed its finance and business reporting processes

Good data and financial information have always been an integral part of running a business, but in recent years the necessity to pull out business intelligence and management information quickly and drill down into data to gain insights has been on the rise, especially in the legal sector. Established in 2008, Brady Solicitors continues to […]

Case study: James Temple at Seddons on how partnering with CTS resulted in better staff performance

Seddons is an SME law firm based in London’s west end. It advises UK and international clients on a range of specialisms including residential and commercial real estate, family law, corporate law and immigration, among others. The firm hopes to further build on its practice areas in the coming years, improving both its service delivery […]

Ward Hadaway selects BigHand Quantum

Top 100 law firm Ward Hadaway is a major player in the north of England with over 90 partners across three offices in Newcastle, Leeds and Manchester. As part of a strategic review of the firm’s technology stack, BigHand Quantum was chosen to replace the previous B.I. tool and provide a comprehensive view of financial […]

Actionstep releases LawCare add-on on World Mental Health Day 2019

LawCare Add-on At Actionstep, our aim is to simplify the way lawyers work and give them the headspace listen, engage and make a difference to clients, everyday. In recognition of World Mental Health Day, Actionstep has released a Staff Management & Wellbeing Add-on, in partnership with LawCare. This free tool gives law firms access to LawCare’s full library of well-being factsheets and mental health helpline contact information within the Actionstep platform. Promoting a range of awareness and […]