Only 27% say their firms are early adopters of technology – Advanced Legal survey highlights

Technology has long promised to future-proof organisations, and we are now seeing the adoption of innovative solutions to meet evolving business needs. Some organisations are further ahead in the journey than others. In fact, 12 per cent of our survey respondents would describe their organisation as innovators, while 16 per cent would say their organisation […]

iTrain Legal: Free guides to remote working

Remote working has suddenly become the new norm yet for so many of us it poses some unique challenges. From the start, the team at iTrain Legal have been remote workers so we thought we’d share some of our knowledge and training tips and tricks to make your journey as smooth as possible. We’d also like to […]

Databarracks: Pandemic management – an operational approach

Few organisations were prepared for a pandemic of this scale or one that could last for months. With everyone currently striving to deal with the Coronavirus outbreak, we want to help in any way we can. We’re therefore making our Business Continuity as a Service Pandemic Planning documentation available for free. As organisations move to working from […]

Advanced Legal survey reveals 40% said their firm isn’t prepared, or they don’t know if it is prepared, for a potential cyber-attack

The threat of an impending cyber-attack continues. While we don’t intend to scaremonger, it is necessary that we stress the risks that businesses are facing. Our report shows just how important it is for organisations to prioritise security – and be prepared for an attack. More businesses are beginning to recognise they are not immune […]

Repstor: 5 ways law firms can maintain control of client matter management as Microsoft Teams use Proliferates

Microsoft Teams is fast becoming the default collaboration environment across all sorts of organisations. More than 20 million people using it daily now, and legal professionals are no exception. Indeed, use of Teams by law firms and corporate legal departments has risen sharply, as the platform becomes a hub for project, practice area and client/matter-related […]

HBR Consulting law firm cloud strategy: More than “cloud first”

Law firm cloud adoption continues to rise, with 72% of firms reporting they expect their adoption of cloud-based solutions to increase in the coming year, according to the 2019 ILTA Technology Survey. The potential economic benefits of the cloud have always been attractive: the substitution of operating expenses for traditional capital intensity; the scalability of […]

HBR Consulting: The top three priorities for your law firm’s procurement function in 2020

It is no secret that law firms today face an increasingly competitive environment. Between accelerating pressure from alternative legal service providers and startup firms, new regulatory expectations with dire penalties, economic forecasts predicting rough seas ahead and clients demanding ever-greater services (at ever-lower costs) from their legal advisors, firms must find ways to eke out […]

Getting Off the Treadmill: Finding IT’s next path with HBR Consulting

Market forces are beginning to push law firm IT functions to manage in a more complex environment, but also to continuously evolve and enhance the enablement of practice delivery. Attorneys are more mobile and more connected. Clients are more demanding, with more data, integration and interactions. Technology is evolving at a faster pace with more […]

LEAP: Rise of remote working and the long-term benefits it can bring to a law firm

John Espley, LEAP UK CEO writes about the rise of remote working and the long-term benefits it can bring to a law firm. The culture of remote working is fast becoming the norm for most companies. There are occasions when remote working is a necessity, for example when there are travel problems, bad weather, flooding, […]

Advanced Legal survey highlights 40% don’t think their firm is acting fast enough to keep up with the pace of technology innovation

The importance of reacting with pace cannot be stressed enough, so it’s worrying to see that 32 per cent of respondents say their organisation is not acting fast enough to keep up with technology innovation. Ultimately technology is giving leaders a bigger share of voice in the boardroom. The value of strong leadership cannot be […]