Leading legal software and outsourced legal services provider, Quill, received three sought-after accolades from Best Companies, the organisation behind ‘The Best Companies to Work For’ lists, after already being awarded a 2-star Best Companies to work for status for its ‘outstanding’ approach to workplace engagement.

Time and attendance management for employees has a direct effect on payroll costs, but most companies don’t have a way to track absences efficiently.

John Espley, LEAP UK CEO, explains how conveyancers are using the latest technology and the LEAP Best Practice Standard to enhance their customer service and to win new business.

LexisNexis, a leading global provider of legal intelligence and analytics, has today launched Context Expert Analytics, a powerful new platform that makes the identification and selection of experts easier and more effective.  Context Expert Analytics is the latest in the evolution of LexisNexis Applied Legal Intelligence – technology solutions which use deep analytics to enable data-driven law, helping lawyers to work smarter and faster.

There’s no question that 2020 was a year of change for law firms. The arrival of the pandemic brought with it the need for flexible working practices, business continuity and enhanced cybersecurity.

The insurance market has seen some large losses in recent years as a result of sophisticated cyber events such as the WannaCry, Petya and NotPetya ransomware attacks in 2017. These events have been classified as a cyber catastrophe, with industry losses now being reported at levels surpassing USD3bn (GBP2.3bn). Of these losses, 90% were driven by silent cyber impacts.

Market-leading support services provider to the UK legal sector, Intelligent Office (IO) and leading legal technology provider, BigHand have elected to work more closely together to lead law firms during a time of operational transformation accelerated by the pandemic.

The bi-annual Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) diversity survey will be run in late Summer this year; the last survey took place in 2019 and saw 96% of firms reporting their data from more than 186,000 people in 9,500 firms.

Quill, the leading supplier of legal accounts software and outsourced cashiering services in the UK, is pleased to announce the launch of a redesigned website along with a refined colour scheme and brand identity.

These days, the business of law is all about collaboration. No longer can legal teams work in a bubble and assume clients are content with what is being done on their behalf. The world of jurisprudence has become more and more competitive of late, and businesses and individuals increasingly demand what they expect when they undertake legal proceedings.

The pandemic forced most businesses, including law firms, to re-structure their working practices – balancing lockdown restrictions as well as staff and client safety with continuing to provide a seamless service to clients.

I have been working in Legal Technology on and off (but mostly on) for about 20 years. The fact I have become one of those people who can say I've been in any industry that long depresses me a little but there it is.

Crucial to improving internal and external collaboration, the need for law firms to use data proactively to drive client value has become imperative. But transforming data into actionable insights can be difficult, especially in siloed environments.