Pat is the newest member of the Intelligent Office senior team. Having spent 20 years working with magic and silver circle law firms as part of Mitie’s document management business, Pat is now Intelligent Office’s Operations Director.

The past two years have been a period of immense change for all businesses, regardless of size or industry. Businesses and employees alike have adapted to these changes by harnessing technology to enable productivity, collaboration, and communication.

It’s the start of a new year, which is when many of us make resolutions for the year ahead. However, it’s also an ideal time to set some realistic resolutions for your law firm.

Ascertus Limited announced today that the company has realised a 30% year-on-year growth in revenue in 2021, compared to 2020, which in itself had exceeded the company’s performance for 2019, despite the pandemic.

For firms who’ve always done client onboarding manually, it can be difficult to picture exactly what a digital workflow would look like – let alone how to start building one.

Phishing – in its many varieties – is the threat security leaders in the legal sector are most concerned about. Why? Because attacks are frequent, hard-to-spot and, when successful, have various serious consequences, including loss of client trust, regulatory fines, and reputational damage.

The recent changes in the world of work have thrust digital technology into the spotlight. But the truth is, much of the new technology embraced lately isn’t that novel at all.

Available to download now, the latest research from tmgroup, mio and Conveyancing Data Services (CDS) – ‘The New Normal’ report – brings together the voices of nearly 800 property professionals; comparing how different professions are faring in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak and revealing stark contrasts across the industry.

After months of working from home, restrictions have now eased, and many businesses have implemented a hybrid work model whereby employees work both in the office and remotely.

We are delighted to announce a new partnership with CTS, a strong relationship that will bring exceptional benefits to our clients as we both drive transformation of user experience and operational success within the legal sector.

While the majority of law departments weathered the impacts of the early pandemic economy with moderate changes to legal spending and staffing, most law departments anticipate a continued rise in legal demand that they will meet with investments in in-house capabilities, according to the 2021 HBR Consulting (HBR) Law Department Survey and HBR’s series of law department Sounding Boards held throughout 2021.

Hogan Lovells is the latest addition to Intelligent Office’s (IO) extensive law firm client list, benefiting from the specialised legal support services that we provide.

FileTrail, the leader in modern information governance and records management software for law firms and highly regulated industries, announces its acquisition of Teravine.