When investing in a technology, it is imperative that the software is adaptable and responds quickly to change, whether these are legislative reforms such as the employment law (minimum wages and pay gap reporting), or environmental law amendments. The focus must be on how quickly the systems can pivot and respond to these changes to remain […]

Nikec are pleased to announce the recent partnership with iTrain Legal and inclusion of iTrain Ali, the next generation AI chatbot for Legal, into our product portfolio. The intuitive chat bot has been built to work alongside legal teams to relieve frustrations around support queries saving time and increasing productivity. Dorigen Sykes, Managing Director at […]

DocsCorp – a leading provider of document productivity solutions – today announced its PDF editing and bundling application, pdfDocs, now integrates with DocuSign, which offers the world’s #1 eSignature solution as part of the DocuSign Agreement Cloud. This is pdfDocs’ first integration with a third-party electronic signature provider – a decision based on DocuSign’s industry-leading […]

Since working remotely during the lockdown, our people are using Teams more ambitiously by the day, but from an information governance perspective we’re becoming concerned about what happens to all the content that’s being stored in the Files area. How can we make sure this doesn’t conflict with or supersede the documents and information held […]

It’s no secret your firm’s greatest asset is its lawyers. Their specialised expertise in various practice areas is how firms produce their product, which is why firms rely and encourage lawyers to develop deep subjectmatter expertise in their chosen practice area. However, in an increasingly fast-paced and complex world, deep expertise is not enough to ensure […]

It is clear to see that as firms trust in new legal IT to bridge the gap between home working and connecting with clients, a new set of risks have emerged with the wave of opportunities brought by cloud and mobile computing. In a legal environment where confidential documents are handled daily, firms must ensure […]

LexisNexis Legal & Professional, a leading global provider of information and analytics have released, in partnership with international law firm Bird & Bird and ARPAS, a dedicated services agreement precedent for the drone operator market. The drone industry is enormous with Business Insider predicting that the drone services market will to grow from $4.4 billion […]

If you attended the Katchr Connect 2020 (virtual) User Conference this year, you will have taken part in our various polls, run throughout the day. You can see the results of each of these throughout this article. Designed to explore the overall consensus shared amongst legal professionals during the COVID pandemic, we recently ran several […]

Welcome to our survey about your experiences on furlough leave and in particular if you think your employer has made a fraudulent claim under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS). Thank you for taking the time to participate. Your answers will be aggregated anonymously and the survey takes less than five minutes to complete. Once […]

The Access Group (Access), today announced the acquisition of DPS Software (DPS), a UK leader in SaaS based Practice Management software for Legal Practices and In-House Legal departments, with a focus on firms with between 10 and 200 employees.  The addition of DPS, follows shortly after the groups’ acquisition of Eclipse and will deliver a […]

Over the course of the past few years, business acceptance has become an increasingly cumbersome process for today’s law firms. The introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and EU Money Laundering Directives has made it imperative for firms to ensure they’re following appropriate compliance procedures and to develop controlled processes that can be […]

The Leaders Council of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is currently in the process of talking to leadership figures from across the nation in an attempt to understand this universal trait and what it means in Britain and Northern Ireland today. Deborah Witkiss from Insight Legal was invited onto an episode of the podcast, which […]

Ensuring lawyers are kept up-to-date on the latest details of their clients and matters is a vital aspect of any law firm’s financial success. There are three key components to keeping your lawyers updated: timely information, technology, and user-friendly data visualization to encourage high levels of adoption. Iridium BI can support your firm in this […]