Miller Insurance Services: Worried about data breach? Then take cover

      In the past few years, law firms have quickly become lucrative targets for hackers, as repositories of client money and confidential information. As much as £85 million was stolen from them in “Friday afternoon frauds” in 18 months up to March 2016, according to the Financial Times. In the past three years, […]

Miller Insurance Services: Buyer beware in legal M&A

Everybody loves a good deal, especially at this time of year. One option for small law firms looking to shrug off growing competitive pressures and stand out from their rivals is to buy another firm. A law firm can be transformed by an acquisition – for better or for worse, so it’s essential to do […]

Indsutry interview with Miller Insurance Services: Stake your claims

This article was originally featured as an insdustry interview in the July 2017 issue of LPM. To read the issue in full, download LPM. Professional indemnity insurance is a vital but often costly necessity for SME law firms. For the past few years, firms have benefitted from reasonably low rates – but with the October renewal date fast-approaching […]

Legal Workflow discusses the shape of law firms in the digital age

Law firms are faced with some tough challenges in the Digital Age. The government’s “digital by default” policy, together with the expectations of clients, is making digitisation a necessity rather than an indulgence. Today’s question is no longer “if” or “when” to digitise but “what” and “how” to digitise. Do law firms need to fear […]

Seven stats you should know about FileTrail in 2017

What’s in FileTrail’s DNA? With so many options on the market, making the decision to upgrade your system might seem like a challenge. Is all records management software the same? What makes FileTrail better than the competition? These 7 statistics will give you a better understanding of what’s in FileTrail DNA. Read more to understand […]

Tikit ILTA O365 white paper – Getting Ready: The lowdown on Office 365 compatibility

As more firms think about enabling their attorneys to work on any device at any time, more and more CIOs could make the mistake of assuming that Office 365 will instantly give them everything they need. First you need to understand the limitations of Office 365 before you charge headlong into the cloud. Let’s not […]

HBR Consulting – The Billing Evolution: How far along is your firm?

By Sharon Quaintance and Christine Indiano  Even if your legal work is first-rate, a lack of timely and accurate billing is likely negatively impacting your firm’s profitability. In response, firms are increasing their focus on enforcement of timekeeping policies, faster pre-bill review, more efficient billing processes and use of new technologies, according to HBR Consulting’s […]

Enable report: Pitch mangement

ENABLE PROVIDES SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS FOR A RANGE OF INTERNATIONAL LAW FIRMS ACROSS FOUR CONTINENTS. WHY ENABLE UNDERTOOK THIS REPORT? In talking to a spectrum of national and international law firms about the challenges which they face, it became apparent that there was a relative shortage of comparative published information about the pitch management process, in […]

Tikit’s CRM agony uncle: Should I call it a day with my CRM? Or is this as good as it gets?

DEAR CRM AGONY UNCLE, I first came across my CRM through a website a couple of years ago. I was young. I was innocent. I know this makes me sound shallow, but I took one look at its features and I was hooked. It was slick and integrated with flashy graphics. It was everything I […]

Briefing December 2017: Legal IT Landscapes 2018

How does your firm compare to peers when it comes to investment in uncovering the seeds of game-changing innovation? What’s the gap between your current levels of business process automation and the automation you think you could achieve with technologies already in the market today? And how secure do you feel in the current climate […]