Five signs it’s time to upgrade your practice management system

Upgrading a practice management system is a big decision for any law firm. Existing IT systems have often been adapted over many years to fit working practices, staff feel comfortable using them, and there’s always concern that a new practice management system will disrupt day to day business. Also, if the current system isn’t ‘broken’, […]

Becoming a partner: understand legal partnership better with MHA MacIntyre Hudson’s explainer

Congratulations on your admission to partnership. If you have not already, get ready to receive your P45; it’s probably the only time in your career when promotion results in the termination of employment! Becoming a partner shouldn’t be the pinnacle of your career aspirations; it is the start of the next chapter of your professional […]

Are you yet to receive a professional indemnity insurance renewal quotation?

After the high profile exit of Libra Managers, a Lloyd’s backed Managing General Agent (MGA), last month from the solicitor’s professional indemnity insurance market, questions are being asked as to the sustainability of the current professional indemnity market for law firms. Lloyd’s of London have begun an in depth review into its appetite for risk […]

Are electronic signatures valid?

So, you’ve got a document you need signed by two separate parties. These parties could be opposite sides of the country or even the world! What do you do? Do you send it in the post to one party, wait for them to sign it and return it to you to send on to the […]

LPM September 2018 – Table plans

Download your FREE copy now   This month:This month, LPM magazine finds out what it takes to get your voice heard at board level. Special supplement: Tech in – LPM teams up with Converge TS to dive into how clients are driving SME law firms to build better connections with technology. Feature: Staff writer Charlotte Bastiaanse takes a […]

The roadmap to your financial future: MHA MacIntyre Hudson’s partners’ financial planning guide

Our guide to your financial future has been developed by leading specialists at MHA MacIntyre Hudson, for partners at all stages of their life as a business owner, concerned with understanding the financial and legal obligations of partnership, whilst managing both their day-to-day finances and long term strategic financial planning. The guide is intended to […]

Three ways that hyperconverged infrastructure can transform law firm IT: HBR Consulting’s whitepaper

Introduction Law firm IT professionals are under rising pressure to spend less time and money on the firm’s infrastructure and more of those valuable resources on specific technology applications that drive value to the business. Unfortunately, the current infrastructure options available to law firms make that change difficult because they are complex, siloed and costly […]

Our approach to diversity and inclusion: Why it matters

Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace is an increasingly talked about topic, and not just by human resources. This can be attributed to recent high-profile cases such as the MeToo movement and some unfavourable gender pay gap reports in the UK, among other factors. Some organisations have been talking about diversity and inclusion for a […]

Your September solicitors’ PI checklist

If your law firm still hasn’t found professional indemnity insurance then you shouldn’t worry – providing you act soon. Here’s what you should do. Those firms that still haven’t got insurance by now will broadly fall into two categories: those who expect to renew their cover easily, and those who are already encountering issues.  If […]

Should law departments build or buy legal analytics technology? An examination of several key factors

Law departments are eager to make use of legal analytics technology to better manage their spend and help guide other decisions. According to HBR’s 2017 Law Department Survey of 300 U.S. and global law departments, nearly half of all respondents reported already having legal spend analytics technology, and 24% planned to adopt in the next two years. But […]