Long working hours, high-pressure stakes and an ever-evolving market contribute to the everyday stresses of being a lawyer in the modern world. In the legal industry, any means that can help alleviate the stress and pressure being put on lawyers is welcome – especially if it allows them to do a better job for their […]

Joanna Connolly Solicitors has chosen ‘Pay As You Go’ ebundling software from Zylpha (www.zylpha.com). The software will be used to prepare court bundles in conjunction with the practice’s LEAP case management software. The effective preparation of professional legal and court document bundles is essential to Joanna Connolly solicitors, as the practice operates in courts of […]

They say that necessity is the mother of invention. Perhaps necessity is also the mother of transition? Because undoubtedly, over the past few turbulent months, many hundreds of thousands of legal personnel have transitioned, virtually overnight, and entirely out of necessity, to the status of “home worker”. In so doing they’ve accelerated the adoption of […]

It no longer holds true that the legal industry lags behind professional services when it comes to technology adoption. Like most industries, the legal industry is focusing on aligning its strategy, innovation, and the supporting technology; while embracing and adopting technology such as cloud, collaboration tools, and AI. Law firms have slowly overcome the barriers […]

Actionstep announces the appointment of Joshua Tanzola to Actionstep as VP, Global Partnership Strategy.  Along with almost 20 open positions and more planned for 2020, this significant hire signal’s Actionstep’s growth and robust market position as a preferred legal practice management software provider for growing small & mid-size firms in the US legal market. Joshua […]

Global software company Nuix and leading professional services firm Deloitte UK will now offer a hosted eDiscovery review service based on Nuix Discover. Nuix’s award-winning legal review interface will be made available to Deloitte’s clients who can tap into advanced analytics and artificial intelligence technologies as a service offered by Deloitte UK from a secure hosted […]

Teams ‘companion’ products that focus solely on information compliance are missing a trick. Getting the best from the platform means setting it up in a way that feels natural and helpful to users, so that it becomes a one-stop desktop and dashboard for entire workloads As I’ve noted in recent blogs, use of Microsoft Teams […]

Law firms can learn how to build a great legal team and how to tackle the challenges being faced by law firms as a result of COVID at Access All Areas 2020 as some exciting additions have been made to the panel of speakers. Alison Lee, Managing Director at leading Portsmouth-based law firm, Biscoes; Alisa […]

Actionstep is committed to meet lawyers where they already are – in the systems and places where they are most productive. We know lawyers spend significant time each day on email. We will show you how Actionstep has brought everyday matter & practice management functionality right to your inbox with the release of the most […]

Actionstep is committed to meet lawyers where they already are – in the systems and places where they are most productive. We know lawyers spend significant time each day on email. We will show you how Actionstep has brought everyday matter & practice management functionality right to your inbox with the release of the most […]

Katchr – the leading provider of Business Intelligence to UK SME law firms, is pleased to announce the availability of its new cloud-based offering: Katchr Express. Katchr provides fast, easy access to KPIs and management information for law firms. Whether it’s lawyers keeping track of their targets, team leaders monitoring their people, or owners reviewing […]

One of the stressful impacts of Covid-19 on the residential property market is that Heads of Department are having to second guess staffing levels within their teams.  Some staff have been furloughed but may now have returned.  Some may still be on furlough.  Some teams have been making redundancies or are planning redundancies, and yet […]

Security threats can come in many shapes and sizes, which makes keeping your firm free from attacks that much harder. Identifying, minimizing and preventing threats is possibly the hardest yet most overlooked area within a law firm, whether it is because many firms have to handle heavy workloads on a day to day basis and […]