Setting the scene Staying compliant with accounting regulations is an imperative of legal service providers. Yet headlines abound in trade publications of law firms failing to do so. Each headline is a stark reminder of our financial management obligations which take the form of the SRA Accounts Rules, CLC Accounts Code or Scottish Accounts Rules, […]

Zylpha’s annual ‘legaltech’ survey has revealed that in supporting practice staff’s ability to work from home continuously, Legal Document Bundling technology has helped many law firms to follow government WFH (Work From Home) guidelines. In doing so, it has enabled practices to mitigate much of the business impact of the pandemic. The survey which was […]

As of the 1st January 2021, the UK is now a third country under the EU GDPR legislation. This means that the GDPR is now no longer applicable to UK registered businesses. However, the UK has already incorporated the entire GDPR legislation into UK law with the Data Protection Act 2018 and the UK-GDPR (which is a UK version […]

Brand new for 2021, we’re excited to bring you the Naq weekly round up. Every Thursday, we’ll share a handful of recent news covering tech, small business, cyber security, law, and wellbeing including some expert commentary plus the occasional link to an offer we think you’ll love. The biggest threat is… google. or is it? […]

Elliott brings an incredibly broad set of experience and knowledge having spent nearly 25 years in cyber security, that will be invaluable to Naq as we progress with our commercial and development roadmap. During this time he’s worked with Governments, large multinational companies, dotcom startups and not-for-profit organisations, yet, like many cyber security professionals, claims […]

Ensuring that clients and referrers do not slip through the net and through your competition’s door is key to protecting revenue in a professional services firm. We have often talked about gaining visibility of communication to help you manage your key clients through staff transition. But how can this vital visibility be achieved, without impacting […]

Minisoft Inc today announced the release of ARCS 3.8. These exciting enhancements and features have been added and released in time to kickstart 2021 for all ARCS users, most of the new tools are customers’ requests from Minisoft’s global firm network. Key focus points in this release are improving overall workflow efficiency in ARCS3, faster […]

As the majority of in-house law departments anticipate a continued rise in legal demand in the midst of corporate budget pressures, controlling costs and maximizing internal resources and technology are their top priorities, according to the 2020 HBR Consulting (HBR) Law Department Survey and HBR’s series of virtual Sounding Boards held with law department leaders […]

Legal Lab 2020 made the unforeseen transition from our traditional live gathering to an interactive virtual format. This infographic provides a brief snapshot of cumulative key takeaways from the five virtual sessions held in September-October.

The future of client listening is exciting. This cornerstone of revenue growth saw some dramatic changes during 2020. With remote working impacting both clients and firms, Marketing & Client Care teams looked for more agile and scalable ways to anticipate changing needs. This pattern looks set to continue in 2021 but the details will vary […]

As law firms continue to adopt digital ways of working very quickly as a result of the rise in remote working; it seems likely that some of these changes in working practices are likely to be here for the long term. Some staff will be considering whether they’d like to work from home more even […]

With two new law firms launching every working day and the number set to rise in 2021, leading legal software provider Quill has published a new eBook to help entrepreneurs establish a successful business. The 15-Step Guide to Starting Your Own Law Firm covers everything that start-ups need to consider to get up and running—from […]

The pressure to increase price transparency for clients and to better manage matter budgets has been a top agenda item for legal finance professionals for some time. When the COVID crisis struck however, the resulting economic uncertainty called for businesses all over the world to focus on organizational cost-savings. AmLaw 100 firm, Foley have utilized […]