HBR Consulting: Leveraging benchmark data in the evolving new normal

During these unprecedent times, in-house legal teams are facing increasing pressure to be agile, nimble and responsive to the changing market dynamics. Whether the company is experiencing a hard hit to the bottom line or a sudden boom in demand, it is inevitable that nearly all law departments will be challenged to defend budget and […]

Three strategies for firms making the transition to a centralised procurement model, by HBR Consulting

The centralization of the procurement function within an organization, in which the purchase of goods and services is managed by a single department for all branches of the business, emerged in recent decades as a key operational strategy for increasing efficiency and reducing costs. This model makes it much easier for an organization to maintain […]

Law department perspectives: April–June 2020

What have law department leaders been prioritizing since March? HBR conducted a series of Sounding Boards in April-June, including 114 general counsel and legal operations leaders from 92 companies across multiple industries. Our most recent infographic reflects cumulative polling results from those virtual roundtables.

Sysero: Five ways to drive differentiation through technology-enabled KM

For law firms, knowledge management (KM) has been and will continue to be a key competitive advantage. However, changing market conditions, new ways of working and advanced technologies are forcing law firms to rethink the traditional view of KM.  To prepare for the post-pandemic future, today’s law firms need to redefine how they create, share and […]

tmgroup: Buyers and sellers have a role to play in speeding up transactions

Residential property professionals across the breadth of the chain are feeling the pressure of increased volumes brought on by the Stamp Duty holiday. Yet, according to the latest tm:tv panel debate ‘Is the property market faking it?’, buyers and sellers could help reduce the pressure by taking proactive steps to manage their transaction. Hosted by […]

Accesspoint Media Services talk embracing the future with Payment Portals

There are many reasons as to why your firm should explore integrating a payment portal to its website and as web integrations are becoming a huge trend it’s not too late for your website to be providing more than just a visual shop window that displays service offerings. Now more than ever, clients want to […]

Insight Legal: How to find the best IT suppliers for your next generation software

A guide for Practice Managers tasked with pulling together a short-list. If you’re reading this then you won’t need telling about the winds of change blowing through the legal landscape. It’s a familiar tale. Everyone it seems is expecting twice as much to be done, in half the time for no more money! The rising […]

Still using Office2010 and old legacy document creation solutions? See how Novaplex can help you

Microsoft Office 10 is still in use in organisations and also on many home PCs.  The deadline, which is fast approaching is 13 October 2020.  It is strongly advised that you upgrade as Microsoft will no longer provide security updates and support for this version of the software and therefore individuals and Organisations are at […]

Apiax’s seven steps towards compliant investment advice in the digital age

Over the past decade, financial service providers have had to keep up with a rapidly expanding regulatory environment.  The current situation exposes financial institutions to fines, penalties and reputational damages. It also weighs on their ability to deliver services efficiently and expand their business activities quickly. In this whitepaper, we focus on compliant investment advice. […]

Four best practices to solve the compliance challenges of robo advisors and digital wealth management solutions, by Apiax

In this whitepaper, we show the urgent need for wealth managers to work with machine-readable regulations.We argue that machine-readable regulations are an integral part of digital wealth management solutions and that they are becoming increasingly important. We propose that digital regulations allow wealth managers not only to give compliant investment advice, but also to expand […]