Want to derive greater value from technology? Read what Wilson Allen has to say

A technology project is a success only when it’s well-conceived, planned, and implemented – and when the users fully adopt the new system. Adoption only happens when communication, training, and support are equally well-conceived, planned, and implemented. And with the proliferation of applications, the complexity of business processes, and more stringent requirements around information governance, […]

Sysero: What’s next for legal transformation?

While law firms have been on the path towards a more digital-driven approach for several years, the arrival of the pandemic has accelerated digital transformation across the legal sector. In some markets, like the Nordics, law firms have been working with technology to transform the service delivery process and enhance collaboration with clients. In others, law firms […]

Enable: Why ease of use in digital adoption is key

This year has definitely been a year of change, and in many respects this has highlighted gaps in business processes that previously were overlooked, forcing a review of systems and how they can be more efficient and changed for the better. For law firms, this is especially true. Whilst most firms likely have a digital […]

FileTrail: Managing information governance and retention in 2021

With more employees and clients than ever working remotely, all signs point to a more paperless future. But is your organisation doing everything it can to manage and protect electronic and physical records? The global pandemic has accelerated the move to more agile ways of working, including greater reliance on electronic documents. However, many organisations […]

Legal Eye: Too early to think about PII renewals?

Many firms with a 1 October 2020 renewal date were more anxious than they may have been in previous years about their ability to secure cover and to negotiate a competitive premium as they waited to see how Covid-19 would affect premiums. Now we are in the run up to April and the pandemic has […]

BigHand gives helping hand to law firms moving to the cloud supported by Microsoft

An international technology organisation is helping some of the world’s biggest law firms break with tradition and use technology to improve how they work. BigHand, whose clients include global firms like DLA Piper and Clyde and Co, is working with law firms to roll out tools that support remote work delegation and task management, standardise […]

Insight Legal: Does your legal accounting software fit the bill?

Setting the scene Staying compliant with accounting regulations is an imperative of legal service providers. Yet headlines abound in trade publications of law firms failing to do so. Each headline is a stark reminder of our financial management obligations which take the form of the SRA Accounts Rules, CLC Accounts Code or Scottish Accounts Rules, […]

Zylpha survey: Electronic document bundling helps practices to mitigate the business impact of working from home

Zylpha’s annual ‘legaltech’ survey has revealed that in supporting practice staff’s ability to work from home continuously, Legal Document Bundling technology has helped many law firms to follow government WFH (Work From Home) guidelines. In doing so, it has enabled practices to mitigate much of the business impact of the pandemic. The survey which was […]

Naq Cyber: Goodbye GDPR, hello data protection act

As of the 1st January 2021, the UK is now a third country under the EU GDPR legislation. This means that the GDPR is now no longer applicable to UK registered businesses. However, the UK has already incorporated the entire GDPR legislation into UK law with the Data Protection Act 2018 and the UK-GDPR (which is a UK version […]

Naq Cyber’s weekly roundup: 21 January 2021

Brand new for 2021, we’re excited to bring you the Naq weekly round up. Every Thursday, we’ll share a handful of recent news covering tech, small business, cyber security, law, and wellbeing including some expert commentary plus the occasional link to an offer we think you’ll love. The biggest threat is… google. or is it? […]