Do you know how many different technology systems your firm uses? Five? Ten? One large law firm conducted a recent audit and discovered more than two hundred distinct systems in use. It’s easy to dismiss this as the inevitable result of the complex work law firms perform.  From legal research to pricing, matter and business […]

If you’ve been asked to write a blog for your firm’s website or have taken it upon yourself to do so because you’ve heard “blogging is good for business”, you may be asking yourself “what’s the point?”. The good news is, that’s exactly the right question to be asking. Why? Well, one of the biggest […]

Dutch firm Houthoff said it chose DocsCorp solutions after reviewing all available options DocsCorp, a leading provider of enterprise productivity solutions, today announced that Houthoff, a large, independent law firm based in the Netherlands, is the latest in the region to switch to the DocsCorp desktop productivity suite. The solutions – pdfDocs for PDF file […]

OnePlace team joins Intapp to deliver a unified client lifecycle solution for the professional services industry Intapp today announced it has acquired OnePlace, a leading provider of cloud-based solutions for marketing and business development teams. Intapp and OnePlace are joining forces to address the growing need for a unified front office solution spanning the client […]

Launched in 2018 the DPS Academy has proven very popular with users of our software. If you don’t know already the DPS Academy is an online training hub where users can view short video clips showing how to use the different elements of our software. The videos are sorted into modules which end with a […]

Eclipse Legal Systems, the Law Society Endorsed legal software provider, has announced it is implementing its Proclaim Practice Management solution at award-winning law firm Cartmell Shepherd. Cartmell Shepherd is one of the leading law firms in the north, with six offices throughout the region servicing clients across the UK. The firm boasts over 200 years’ […]

Tikit, a global provider of technology solutions to legal firms, today announced a record attendance at their 2019 P4W Regional User Group meetings. The P4W User Group is an independent organisation, started in 1999, made up of legal professionals interested in using P4W to its full potential. The group enhances communication between Tikit and their […]

Top 50 UK law firm Shoosmiths LLP today announced they have moved onto the iCompli Records Management and Information Governance platform by LegalRM. Following a thorough selection and testing process, Shoosmiths have implemented iCompli for their 1,650 staff across their network of 12 offices. Commenting on the project, Dawn Ingle, Head of Enterprise Applications at […]

MHA’s Legal Benchmarking Report reveals how the changing legal landscape and a fall in fee income has had a positive impact on many practices, prompting them to scrutinise their profitability drivers and reduce expenditure, resulting in improved profit per equity partner figures. Growth in start-ups and niche ‘boutique’ practices Fee income trends are a mixed […]

Do your clients believe your firm’s services are good value given the cost? If you don’t know the answer to that question, how can you be sure your clients will call on you the next time they have a need? I would argue that the next imperative facing business developers is how to connect the […]

It has now been over a decade since the pace of conversation surrounding what constitutes good value to law firm clients really picked up. The triggering of the 2008 recession gave rise to renewed calls for ‘more for less’ in many quarters, and firms responded with measures including a range of alternative fees to the […]

“We’ve never been hit by a cyber attack, why do we need additional security measures?” It’s tempting to think that because your law firm hasn’t felt the full impact of a cyber attack, you’re not at risk, especially if you’ve already invested in security. But the threat landscape is changing, and there are many reasons […]

Ed Pickard has joined Miller as part of a concerted effort by its leading Professions team to redefine the insurance market’s approach to large law firms. He will head up the UK Professions retail team, with a focus on expanding Miller’s Professions offering to the top 250 law firms and other larger professional practices. Ed’s […]