LEAP: what your legal tech should look like in 2020

John Espley, LEAP UK CEO, gives a snapshot of what you should be looking for from legal software to maximise your practice’s productivity in 2020 and beyond. If a customer wanted to see a lawyer ten years ago, then they would have had to call the firm’s office, talk to a receptionist and wait to […]

CTS discuss a drain on efficiency – how your law firm’s legacy software is holding you back

The previously cautious legal sector are now the ones who are creating a demand for SaaS products as they migrate from their core legacy systems to reap the benefits of cloud-based solutions. When it comes to Case and Practice Management (CMS and PMS) solutions, there are several pieces of software on the market that are […]

Clocktimizer: Firmwide analytics and legal project management

Welcome to the third instalment in our blog series on firmwide analytics. Ask anyone who has attended a legal conference recently, and they will tell you that data is everything. From AI applications to machine learning, it all hinges on information. However, there seems to be less certainty about exactly which data everyone should be […]

Clocktimizer: Firmwide analytics and succession planning

Welcome to the second installment in our blog series on firmwide analytics. Ask anyone who has attended a legal conference recently, and they will tell you that data is everything. From AI applications to machine learning, it all hinges on information. However, there seems to be less certainty about exactly which data everyone should be […]

Clocktimizer: Firmwide analytics and client satisfaction

As we outlined last week, we are starting a new blog series covering firmwide analytics. Having already looked at what a data governance policy actually is, we will be diving further into the topic’s practicalities. Namely, we will be looking at the sort of data your firm should be collecting, which areas it should be collecting them in, […]

Clocktimizer: An introduction to Firmwide Analytics

“Time and money are your scarcest resources. You want to make sure you’re allocating them in highest-impact areas” – Matt Trifiro At Clocktimizer, we’re in the business of data. We believe that the right data, and the right analysis of that data, can guide firms towards making better decisions. However, data collection and analysis is no […]

Clocktimizer: A quick guide to data fallacies (and how to avoid them)

As we have noted in recent blogs, data collection and analysis is essential to the long term success of your business. Whether it be profitability analysis or looking for ways to improve processes, data guides the process. However, data analysis is not something to jump into blindly. While working on drawing meaningful conclusions from your data, […]

Clocktimizer: Pricing, profitability and data: the missing link

For the past few blogs, we have been highlighting the importance of data in law firms. Not only how it is collected and stored, but why. We have shown the importance of evaluating the quality and accuracy of your sources. We have also looked at how good data can keep budgets on track in a huge variety […]

Clocktimizer: Can I use data to help me build better budgets?

For the last few blogs, we’ve been discussing the importance of data management. A good data governance policy not only identifies how to collect and store data, but why. Data governance is becoming increasingly important, particularly as the legal profession is becoming increasingly data-driven. Clients are demanding transparency and an end to billing by the […]

Clocktimizer: Are phase and task codes really accurate?

Last week’s blog, on the importance of Data Governance, looked at how and why law firms use data. We stressed how essential it is to have a Data Governance plan, not only for safeguarding the data you collect, but also to use it to improve the business of law. For many law firms, this will entail […]