Wansbroughs Solicitors signs up to SOS Connect

Wansbroughs Solicitors has signed up to integrated practice and case management with SOS Connect from Solicitors Own Software as it targets a new growth phase in 2018. Wansbroughs Solicitors is a full-service regional practice based in central Wiltshire with offices in Devizes and Melksham. Partner Oliver Price said the move was motivated by the firm’s expansion ambitions in the […]

Converge TS: Your IT risk assessments will be wrong from May 2018

Law firm managers are well versed in carrying out risk assessments to justify and make decisions around IT spend. However, from May next year, risk assessments become more complex when the GDPR comes into force. Article 32 of the GDPR states: “Taking into account the state of the art, the costs of implementation and the […]

Converge TS: The five biggest IT threats to your firm’s GDPR compliance

Law firms hold a wealth of sensitive information, all of which will be subject to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Specifically, Article 5 of the GDPR requires that personal data shall be: “processed in a manner that ensures appropriate security of the personal data, including protection against unauthorised or unlawful processing and against accidental […]

Industry interview with Intapp Consulting: End-to-end game

This article was also featured as an industry interview in the December 2017 issue of Briefing. To read the issue in full, download Briefing. One of the law firm strategies to watch in recent years has been diversification – finding new revenue streams you can run alongside legal specialisms you’ve long been known for to power up improved profitability. […]

Industry Interview with Accesspoint: Brandmaster

This article was also featured as an industry interview in the December 2017 issue of Briefing. To read the issue in full, download Briefing. “Awareness, plus delivery, equals reputation (A+D=R)” is one of Gary Shaw’s favourite marketing maxims. “I always say that you can create all the awareness in the world, but if you fail to deliver the service, […]

Industry analysis from iManage: Keep an AI on it by Peter Wallqvist

This article was also featured as an industry analysis in the December 2017 issue of Briefing. To read the issue in full, download Briefing. Artificial intelligence (AI) are the words on everyone’s lips these days, and with good reason. Whether it’s providing us with better shopping recommendations, being used by voice-enabled personal assistants to answer our weather, news […]

FileTrail: Has your law firm applied retention policies to its physical and electronic records?

Most law firms today understand they need to invest time and resources into developing policies and procedures to manage the vast amounts of information in their possession. However, properly executing IG policies comes with numerous difficulties. According to FileTrail’s CEO Darrell Merveau, the issue of retention is only going to become more important in the year ahead. […]

Aligning your IG program with your organisation’s mission for c-suite buy-in by HBR Consulting

As data continues to grow uncontrollably in every organization today, the need for comprehensive information governance becomes increasingly apparent. Defining the rules and operating needs that govern an organization’s data, and then acting on those rules through defensible disposition, reduces the risk and cost of unnecessary storage and e-Discovery, as well as reducing the damage […]

Tikit: Why lawyers really have to stop hating CRM

Customer Relationship Management systems have the potential to give firms a huge competitive advantage – but all too often they don’t because the data being entered is partial, patchy or out of date. Firms have a lot to gain if they can raise the consistency and quality of data entry, argues Simon Elven. The trick […]

Cascade HR report – The 2018 HR landscape: What’s in store?

It has once again been a challenging year for the world of Human Resources. However, as HR teams reflect on 2017, what have been the stand-out achievements for the industry? And when it comes to the biggest hurdles in 2018, where will the difficulties lie? Is the industry equipped to tackle upcoming obstacles and what […]