Intelligent Office UK: Reception of the future

Property – the second-largest cost on a law firm’s balance sheet – is under the microscope. Increasingly related to other strategic considerations including people, clients and technology, law firm leaders are looking to generate as much value as possible from their real estate spend.   However, balancing the competing demands of maximising revenue per square […]

Industry interview with Thomson Reuters Peers Monitor: Into global gears

This article was also featured as an industry interview in the April 2016 issue of Briefing. To read the issue in full, download Briefing. Law firms need ready access to reliable data to make their operations more efficient and competitive – but how do they know just how competitive they really are? For that they’ll have to compare […]

Industry view from Linetime: Workflow wizardry

This article was also featured as an industry view in the May 2016 issue of LPM. To read the issue in full, download LPM. Intense competition triggered by ABSs, generational attitudes, client needs and managing risk are all significant drivers of automation. Phil Snee, Linetime’s development director, says dealing with these drivers is a journey, and that all […]

Industry interview with Tikit: Hidden benefits

This article was also featured as an industry interview in the June 2016 issue of LPM. To read the issue in full, download LPM. In an industry increasingly dictated by regulatory burdens, SME law firms are worried about how to deliver compliance and risk management while simultaneously becoming more competitive by improving efficiency and client service. Mark Garnish, Tikit’s […]

Industry interview with NetDocuments: Vanishing act

This article was also featured as an industry interview in the June 2016 issue of Briefing. To read the issue in full, download Briefing. With law firms emerging as a selfacknowledged ‘weak link’ in the flow of business information, data security is emerging as a possible – if perhaps troubling – differentiator of service. But it’s not just a […]

Industry interview with Minisoft: Ruling the chase

This article was also featured as an industry interview in the June 2016 issue of Briefing. To read the issue in full, download Briefing. You could possibly describe the evolution of law firm account management as the adaptation of processes in line with a more sophisticated understanding of what a firm needs to be chasing to maximise its chances […]

Industry interview with Aderant: Front runner

This blog post was also featured as an industry interview in the July 2016 issue of Briefing. To read the issue in full, download Briefing.  One of the biggest overarching trends in technology for legal business is the placement of greater power in the hands of those closest to the business coming through the door every day. Fee earners […]

Industry analysis from Thomson Reuters: US market insight

This blog post was also featured as an industry analysis piece in the July 2016 issue of Briefing. To read the issue in full, download Briefing.  The 2016 State of the Legal Market report, a collaboration between Thomson Reuters Peer Monitor and the Georgetown Law Center for the Study of the Legal Profession, posited that large law firms in the […]

Quiss: Will IT be more of the same in 2017?

Although 2016 had its moments, a few trends are likely to create sleepless nights in 2017, some from excitement and some from dread. Security threats remain Linked to the growth of mobility and cloud computing, keeping data not only safe from theft, but safe from being held to ransom or blackmail (doxing) will become an […]

Industry interview with Linetime: Paperless process

This article was also featured as an industry interview in the September 2016 issue of Legal Practice Management magazine. To read the issue in full, download LPM magazine. Competition and price pressures, and an increasingly digital client base are all significant drivers for law firms to become paperless businesses. Tony Klejnow, Linetime’s managing director, says firms could achieve competitive […]