The holidays are approaching and as everyone prepares to unwind for the much-needed time off, hackers all over the world are just getting started. The Holiday period is likely to bring in a huge increase in the number of phishing attacks and as your team deals with last minute jobs and hectic schedules it becomes […]

As a year like no other draws to a close, so does the transition period for the UK to negotiate a new relationship with the EU. Until now, the GDPR has remained in full force in the UK.   The exact future remains uncertain while negotiation is ongoing, however, we know that the GDPR has been […]

For law firms, the decision to move to cloud-based practice management and productivity software is rarely taken lightly. There are many change management, business disruption and cost considerations to consider. Finding the elusive “right time” to switch to new systems can mean decisions get put on the back burner for months if not years. However, […]

On a standard Google results page, the available real estate in a local map pack is restricted to just three local Google My Business (GMB) listings. This obviously means that the space is highly contested and much fought over. Ranking in one of the top three positions can make or break a local business in […]

On 3-Dec Google announced it was rolling out its first algorithm core update since the May 2020 core update. Many observers felt the update rolled out quickly, but as of 10-Dec Google has confirmed that the update is still rolling out. It is far too early to make any kind of predictions concerning the focus of this update, but early […]

DocsCorp, a leading provider of enterprise productivity solutions, today announced that Cuatrecasas, a leading European firm committed to using the most advanced technologies in legal practice, has purchased several DocsCorp desktop productivity applications. This includes compareDocs for document comparison and review, cleanDocs for email security, and pdfDocs for PDF editing and bundling. The applications will […]

This blog is based on our ’15-Step Guide to Starting Your Own Law Firm’ webinar from 12 November 2020. To download the free e-Book we shared with listeners, please visit www.quill.co.uk/Legalpracticemanagementforstartups. Every single working day this year, the SRA has approved nearly two new start-up law firms. There are lots of entrepreneurs setting up their business. If […]

Many budding lawyers will tell you that starting your own law firm is not for the faint-hearted. Here are 10 compliance mistakes we most commonly see new start-ups make and how you can avoid making them: 1. Not paying attention to the latest SRA Accounts Rules: The SRA regularly updates its rules, and it’s up […]

This blog is based on our ’15-Step Guide to Starting Your Own Law Firm’ webinar on November 12, 2020. To download the e-Book we shared with listeners, visit www.quill.co.uk/Legalpracticemanagementforstartups. Starting your own law firm is an appealing and rewarding way to make a living – and a life – but it can seem like a pipe dream. […]

In 2020, law firms around the world faced the sudden upheaval of business-as-usual. The traditional office environment quickly became the kitchen table and firms were charged with finding new ways of maintaining business continuity in a socially distanced world.  As we close out the year, many firms are preoccupied with how best to return to […]

Clocktimizer is excited to join the growing number of solutions to list in the Thomson Reuters Marketplace. The listing helps law firms discover solutions, such as Clocktimizer, that drive transparency in the legal industry. In the past few weeks, there has been no shortage of stories on the announcement that Thomson Reuters launched Thomson Reuters Marketplace, […]

Today, LexisNexis has released the latest version of the Gross Legal Product index.  Just as GDP measures a basket of goods and services that track the level of output in the overall economy, the Gross Legal Product Index (GLP) tracks a basket of metrics which are representative of legal activity levels. Following the same measures […]

Legal technology consultancy Pinnacle has announced a partner and reseller agreement with FileTrail in the UK. FileTrail provides next-generation information governance and records management software for law firms and highly regulated industries. Pinnacle will be expanding the scope of its Risk Management Practice to bring in a complementary Information Governance consulting offering alongside its New […]