An acceleration of the inevitable – guest blog Nigel Stott Baskerville Drummond I sit here and gaze out into my back garden through the study window, watching the bright blue-sky fade on what has been a glorious warm spring day. In my small study, I have been tapping away at my keyboard catching up on […]

Legal automation and the digitisation of legal processes are reshaping the client experience, and in turn, driving a competitive advantage for firms who keep ahead of the technology curve. Today’s clients value – and even demand – greater value and efficiency from their law firms, and they have grown to expect their firms to be […]

Responding to client requests for information can be one of the most crucial aspects of a successful client proposal process, but how do you ensure that your BD team or those creating the RFI/RFP, have the right information to hand, to enable them to provide a qualified and swift response? Often a client will expect […]

For weeks now I have been singing the praises of Microsoft Teams and how so many businesses are successfully capitalising on it as their teamwork hub. At the same time we are cognisant that while so many are comfortable working in collaboration applications like Teams, there is still a set of users, who continue to […]

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, law firms have experienced unprecedented upheavals transitioning from a traditional to a virtual environment, almost overnight. Today, 74% of their administrative support teams are working from home placing a strain on firms trying to measure and manage productivity. According to research by Sandpiper Partners, 66% of support staff say productivity […]

Have you spent the last few months stuck inside, at a desk and not moving as much as you’d like to? You’re not alone! Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve spent a lot of time and energy here at Nuix trying to help keep our customers’ minds active and engaged with a mix of webinars, virtual […]

More and more firms within the UK are realising how beneficial implementing process automation in their workflow can be and how they risk falling behind without it. At Accesspoint we listen to the needs of many firms and focus on constantly bringing the most efficient automation to the market. We’ve ensured that our effective process […]

Wilson Allen, provider of software, services, and expertise that help law firms and professional services organizations enhance business performance, today announced that Shishir Shetty has been promoted from VP of technology services to the newly created role of Chief Operating Officer, effective July 1, 2020. In this capacity, Shetty will oversee Wilson Allen’s day-to-day business […]

In our previous article – https://www.legalsupportnetwork.co.uk/practice-management/resources/insight-legal-explain-shortlisting-reputable-software-suppliers, we shared with you the traits to look for in a reputable software supplier. The one attribute that we didn’t cover, because it’s so important that it deserves an article all of its own, is that of data migration. When we talk about data migration – also known as […]

Repstor, the Microsoft 365 Information Management specialist, today announced that it has been admitted to the Microsoft Content Services Partner Program as a chartered member. Microsoft launched the Content Services Partner Program to support partners which deliver solutions that make the transformation of content management practical and attainable, such as Repstor. Together, Content Services partners are redefining […]

BigHand is pleased to announce its new partnership as a founding member of the Legal Value Network (LVN) – a move that solidifies its status as the leading provider of data analytics solutions and productivity tools to the legal market that assist in the adoption of new service delivery models. To support its global client […]

This is the final post of a three-part series focused on preferred outside counsel programs/processes. The first two posts provided suggestions for law departments planning or with existing firm rationalization processes and preferred outside counsel programs. In this post, we turn to the law firms that are invited to complete a request for proposal (RFP) […]

They have been popular topics for years – working from home, remote working, taking phone calls anywhere, video conferencing, online presentations, collaborating on documents online.  These have also been on the project plan for many organisations for some time.  Some organisations had implemented some of these ideas but several just never got around to doing […]