We’re quickly approaching the end of 2020, a year that has proven truly transformative for the modern law firm. Amidst a global pandemic, law firm leaders have faced the challenge – and opportunity – of accelerating digital transformation with their firms.  1) Greater Focus on Differentiation As competition in the legal sector heats up heading […]

The LSSA (Legal Software Suppliers Association) is delighted to announce that Indigo Legal Systems is the latest legal technology provider to join the association. As the UK industry body for legal systems developers and vendors, the LSSA maintains technology standards and manages areas of mutual interest between lawyers and software providers. With decades of experience, Indigo Legal […]

As many Law Firms see the introduction of another lockdown and an extension of furloughed staff both in IT Teams, secretarial support and admin, firms are looking for software to help ease the burden on limited resources to be more efficient. Transform software is document fixing and styling software and has become an essential tool […]

John Espley, CEO of LEAP UK, the legal practice management software provider, puts forward the case that the pandemic has created an opportunity for law firms to improve their systems by becoming more agile and therefore offering a better service to their clients. At the start of the pandemic many law firms were still over […]

A second lockdown has been announced and all non-essential businesses will be closed for one month – presenting a prime time for hackers.  During the first lockdown we experienced an increase in cyber-attacks and data breaches within law firms, which undoubtedly led to major expense caused by complex preventative measures or recovery costs for any […]

So, the second lockdown is here. We all knew it would come eventually, but how prepared is your firm? For many, it will mean having to resume working from home, for others, there may be no option but to work from the office. Whether you are still in the office or currently working from home, join […]

iManage, the company dedicated to transforming how professionals work, today announced that Burges Salmon – a highly regarded, independent law firm with more than 445 lawyers across three UK offices – has successfully migrated its on-premises implementation of iManage Work to iManage Cloud, modernising the firm with access to the industry’s leading Work Product Management […]

Paper-based processes making residential property easy target for money launderers In a recent tm:tv session, tmgroup’s CEO Joe Pepper explored how and why the residential property market continues to be a money laundering target. Joined by Simon Wilkinson, Board Member of Propertymark (NAEA), Olly Thornton-Berry, Co-Founder & MD of Thirdfort Limited, James Liffen, Partner and […]

Following a competitive tender, law firm Taylor Walton has appointed IT managed service provider Quiss Technology to support the firm’s ongoing digital transformation project. Taylor Walton provides a range of legal services for both businesses and individuals in public and private sectors, with more than 150 committed professionals spread across the firm’s three offices in St Albans, […]

As all businesses settle into the new normal of hybrid working, i.e. in offices, at home or remotely, the opportunity to embed the more agile working approach that was enforced for a time during full lockdown shouldn’t be missed. Resisting the temptation to revert to old ways of working will take determination but there is […]

Being able to rely on high quality and consistently delivered administrative support is more important than ever as law firms work hard to continue servicing client relationships during the pandemic. As a result of remote working environments and some staff being furloughed, work-arounds and reduced support were to some extent more accepted during the Spring […]

In the immediate aftermath of March’s lockdown, the focus for law firm leaders and their hard-pressed IT departments was remote working. Ensuring that lawyers could work with and collaborate with their clients and support services teams became the main focus. The accelerated use of online technology has been a common theme across many business sectors. […]

For many law firms, training, development and broader management has historically been focused on fee earning rather than support functions. With so many other issues to deal with currently – as management teams steer their firms into the next stage of the new normal and the new hybrid working environment created by the pandemic – […]