Intelligent Office secretarial and administrative support

The services we provide our clients, at face value, are not unique. Services such as front of house, print and mailroom, records management, administrative support, document production, and PA services can be seen on the sites of many law firms, particularly in the UK Top 100 firms. These are functions that law firms are absolutely capable […]

Getting to grips with AI and what it means for law firms …

Search “What is Artificial Intelligence (AI)” on Google and you’ll get more answers than you can shake a stick at. A simple explanation is… “the theory and development of computer systems able to perform tasks normally requiring human intelligence, such as visual perception, speech recognition, decision-making, and translation between languages.” So, it’s all about computers […]

Benefit from the basics

Sweating the small stuff is an undervalued discipline in the legal industry. You should re-invest in tools that focus fully on the efficiency of the legal work itself, says Samantha Jefferies, VP, EMEA, at DocsCorp. What is the point of being an early adopter of AI and blockchain if your existing systems aren’t delivering totheir […]

Assessing a cloud DMS – Considerations for transition by SeeUnity

  In 2011, “cloud” was the latest buzzword in the document management space. However, misconceptions about the cloud, such as it was storage only or that it wasn’t secure, kept many organizations from considering it in their strategy. Applications like Dropbox, Box, Salesforce, and Google Drive made file sharing and collaboration easily accessible to individuals, […]

New rules for knowledge management tools, according to Aderant

As the digital age came about, a combination of computer technology and intellectual prowess turned mountains of paper into digital files. Fast forward 20 or 30 years and law firms are now sitting on mountains of data, but most aren’t using this data to the best of its ability. Enter knowledge management – an often […]

Aligning knowledge management with law firm revenue

Lawyers are the original knowledge workers. Law firms can sell their lawyers’ time, because of their knowledge of the law and the legal system. The ability to mitigate risk, manage crisis, and navigate legal procedures becomes easier when you’ve done it once or twice. The General Counsel (GC) with bet-the-company litigation pending surely wants the […]

Why law firms should and shouldn’t use public cloud

An increasing number of legal firms are looking to the cloud to deliver cost-efficiencies and flexibility, and many are becoming more confident with providers’ IT security and datacentre compliance capabilities. This shows a marked change in the industry as the cloud market matures and providers such as Microsoft Azure and AWS start to offer a […]

LPM magazine, technology supplement: Tin wins

This month, LPM magazine’s Tin wins technology supplement investigates how SME law firms can get their IT off the shelf and used to its fullest – thank you to our sponsors Accesspoint Technologies, Thomson Reuters and DocsCorp for helping to make this happen.    Get yours FREE now > Missed an issue? Visit the LPM magazine home page where you’ll be […]

Partners’ roadmap: understanding legal responsibilities as a partner

You can delegate many of the responsibilities of a business owner that we have outlined, but the personal liability remains with you as a partner. Compliance with laws and regulations such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (Regulation (EU) 2016/679), anti-money laundering laws and other regulatory requirements (such as the SRA, RICS etc) are […]

Report it out: How Iridium Technology helped Capsticks capitalise on business intelligence

It wasn’t long after joining Capsticks in November 2017 that IT director Rod Fripp had another portion of significant change on his plate. After a review of the firm’s management reporting needs, he soon went live with a brand new fee earner dashboard from Iridium Technology. “An employee who’d been responsible for a lot of […]