Building to change – LPM magazine, June 2017 – Breaking boundaries

This month, LPM magazine gives the LPM London conference the full treatment  Download your FREE copy now Feature: This issue we’ve covered the 2017 LPM London conference – exploring how law firms can break down barriers to ensure they’re ready for an uncertain future according to senior managers from Excello Law, Setfords Solicitors, Scomo, Imperial […]

The ransomware recovery guide by Databarracks

How to spot, prevent and recover from ransomware. Ransomware is malware that, upon infection, prevents access to certain elements of your systems until a ransom is paid to the attackers. There are many different strains of ransomware, which variously encrypt data and system files, through a range of possible attack vectors. Once infected, you have […]

Briefing June 2017: Machine yearning

Machine yearning  How are firms managing with machine learning?  Download your copy now for FREE  What’s in this month’s issue?    Feature: Do firms have a strategy for AI adoption? Berwin Leighton Paisner, Dentons, Seyfarth Shaw, Kennedys and Gowling WLG give us an idea of where firms might start.   Briefing people: Jonathan Agar, CEO of Birketts, on managing to make […]

Industry analysis from iManage: Software regeneration

This article was also featured as an industry case study in the May 2016 issue of Briefing. To read the issue in full, download Briefing. This spring, it’s more than just the weather bringing winds of change. It seems that a whole set of market forces are coming together to push law firms to take a serious look at […]

Top tips on combatting fraud from Quill

The well-publicised Mishcon de Reya £1m fraud case, when its client was duped into buying a London property from a seller dishonestly posing as the owner, has sent ripples of alarm throughout the legal community. Although conveyancers are an obvious target for the increasing threat of rogue house-owner and buyer deposit redirection fraud, it’s not […]

10 top tips on talent management from Quill

10 top tips on talent management Any business’s most important asset is its employees. To secure your business’s future, you need to recruit then retain the right individuals. But doing this is today’s challenge. Here are 10 top tips to help you apply the nurturing touch in your workplace… 1. Communicate openlyThis is two-way communications between […]

Disaster recovery and business continuity planning tips from Quill

When it comes to business, there’s no point in having a plan A unless you’ve got a plan B. While plan A might be the route to profits, plan B is the means of surviving, whatever challenges you come up against. Every business is at risk of potential natural or man-made disasters. Despite our wishful […]

Top tips for desktop security from Quill

Cyber security has been the subject of repeated headline news over the past few years. It’s a stark warning about the enhanced threats to our IT infrastructures and the need for constant vigilance of IT usage in the workplace. Worryingly, despite its high-risk status, cyber crime remains fairly low down law firms’ agendas. Let’s give […]

Legal Practice Management conference 2017, London — Highlights from the day

Missed the 2017 Legal Practice Management conference? You can attend the conference in London, Birmingham and Manchester in 2018.    Click here to view all the photos from the day. [View the story “LPM conference 2017 highlights” on Storify]

HBR Consulting: How centers of excellence are accelerating efficiencies across the legal landscape

Introduction Across today’s legal ecosystem, a set of complex forces has pushed law firms to strategically reexamine and transform operational support in a way that places a greater emphasis and value on corporate client-facing activities. Cost pressures, new competitors and emerging technology, and evolving workforce dynamics are influencing an industry that is now embracing change […]