Across today’s legal ecosystem, a set of complex forces has pushed law firms to strategically reexamine and transform operational support in a way that places a greater emphasis and value on corporate client-facing activities. Cost pressures, new competitors and emerging technology, and evolving workforce dynamics are influencing an industry that is now embracing change […]

Although the predicted time frame varies, most business economists suggest that a recession is on the horizon within the next two years, according to a survey by the National Association for Business Economics released in late February. At the end of the year, many CFOs were predicting a recession in the U.S. by the end of this year, and […]

LegalRM Limited is an acknowledged expert in this field. Chris Giles, founder, and CEO stated: “We were delighted to add this integration to our market-leading, secure and cloud-based information governance platform for law firms, which is now based on Microsoft Azure. Having delivered leading records management solutions for law firms for over 15 years – including […]

Understand the challenges Juggling the many aspects of managing a law firm can undoubtedly be a challenge! The term Practice Management covers areas as varied as finance, human resources, facilities management, IT, marketing and business development, client relationships and compliance. Every practice manager gets pulled in different directions and will be tempted to take on […]

The rise of in-house corporate legal teams is indicative of the beginning of the ‘Empowered Client’ era – clients are now frequently well-informed about pricing, value for money and competitive alternatives. This emerging ‘buyer’s market’ has led to firms encumbered with complex RFP processes, and more involvement with client procurement teams. In today’s legal sector, […]

In a business that sells time, law firms know and understand that effective and accurate time recording is essential for profitability, and where there are fixed costs, understanding profitability. A poorly executed time recording policy and strategy will impact on the firm negatively.  Being able to monitor, understand, manage and enforce fee earners on their […]

Thirsk Winton has selected Linetime’s Liberate solution as its firm-wide practice management system. Headquartered in Woodford Green with another office in Mayfair, Thirsk Winton is a modern, innovative law firm offering a range of commercial and private client services with a focus on property related work. Liberate will be used to support the firms’ fee […]

By utilizing SeeUnity’s Echo Synchronization solution, Fasken has been able to provide clients with more immediate access to their content while also providing administrators full oversight and control. Fasken today introduces Fasken Edge, its new digital collaboration platform designed to make it easier for clients to work with their legal teams and manage their legal matters. […]

After extensive 18-month evaluation, a leading international law firm chooses iManage for its modern IT architecture, comprehensive security and superior user experience. Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has selected iManage Work 10 for document, email management and collaboration for its 6,000 global users. After a thorough 18-month evaluation process, Clifford Chance chose iManage for its […]

An office move has prompted central Scotland law firm Russel + Aitken to upgrade to integrated practice and matter management with SOS Connect from Solicitors Own Software. A full-service law firm, Russel + Aitken has offices in Edinburgh, Falkirk, Alloa and Denny. “We’ve been using SOS Accounts for our VisualFiles case management for some time, but we wanted to streamline and expand our system’s capability. The […]

Legal Support Network (LSN) made its mark on 2019 with its Connect4Community: London networking event, held at The Folly on Monday 11 March. LSN welcomed over 230 guests to its March event, designed to help connect professionals in the legal community and it continues to engage attendees with original ways of making networking less daunting […]

In a world where we are constantly thinking of ways to reduce our green footprint, it seems natural to extend the same thought to our working life. Everyone’s been guilty of printing off the wrong document or accidentally printing duplicates and overtime this adds up. Research by Kyocera found that an average office worker in […]

  When we visit law firms around the globe, we are often struck by just how many firms are still reliant on paper and paper-based legal business processes. Even at firms with paperless initiatives, we’ll see billing partners packing up stacks of pre-bills to review and edit in the evening at home. Paper is cumbersome, […]