Where the SRA Accounts Rules are concerned, law firms are no strangers to change. The past few years have brought several phased changes including to the format of accountants’ reports, role of the reporting accountant and exemptions for firms requiring an accountant. In a continued concerted effort to simplify and modernise the legal system, the […]

Eclipse Legal Systems, the UK’s leading case and practice management software provider, has responded to the increased demand for its Proclaim solution within the Scottish legal sector with the launch of a dedicated Edinburgh office and region-specific sales and innovation teams. Eclipse’s in-house subject matter experts, which include The Society of Law Accountants in Scotland […]

As the UK heads towards Brexit, Tim Jackson urges directors and officers of all UK businesses to act now to ensure they do not fall foul of changing rules and regulations. Brexit has dominated politics, the media and many a dinner party conversation over the last 18 months. It has been almost impossible to avoid. […]

PDF editing on a tablet can be a frustrating experience. Some markup tools aren’t optimized for mobile devices and can result in a slow and awkward user experience. The Pencil tool in pdfDocs is different. DocsCorp have improved the PDF stylus experience, making annotating using a stylus as natural as working with red pen and […]

Tikit, a global provider of technology solutions to legal firms, has today announced a new integration with Index Property Information into the latest version of P4W; version 5.01-01. Index Property Information has all your requirements in one place and more. It produces a variety of reports and searches quickly and efficiently. The integration between the […]

Craig Matthews, Vice-Chair of the LSSA warns that with ever increasing compliance and regulation, a lack of understanding of lawtech is not an option. A recent survey by the Law Society’s Junior Lawyers Division (JLD) has found that almost half of junior lawyers are oblivious to the benefits of lawtech – or completely unaware of […]

Law Society endorsed legal software provider, Eclipse Legal Systems, has announced new functionality in its Proclaim Practice Management solution to enable law firms to remain compliant with HMRC Making Tax Digital requirements. Making Tax Digital is a key part of the Government’s plans to make it easier for individuals and businesses to get their tax […]

The premier firm relies on cleanDocs to prevent sensitive information in email attachments being accidentally leaked to the public. DocsCorp, a leading provider of enterprise productivity solutions, today announced that Burness Paull, a top-tier Scottish law firm, has chosen cleanDocs to minimize the risk of inadvertent data leaks. cleanDocs removes hidden and potentially damaging metadata from email attachments […]

Doxly today announced that its transaction workflow management platform is now fully integrated with all versions of iManage, the leading document management system for today’s modern legal professional. Doxly’s seamless integration with all versions of iManage into its platform enhances attorneys’ transactional workflows by enabling legal teams to forgo document storage in the cloud. Doxly […]

National Law Firm Davies and Partners Solicitors has carried out a major upgrade of its IT infrastructure with DPS Software. The project has streamlined its systems onto a digital platform and future proofed its processes to establish a solid foundation to meet its ambitious growth plans. Davies and Partners has been providing its clients with […]

Iridium Technology announced today that they completed the purchase of the legal industry division of Decision Pace Inc. Jay Moeller, the former CEO of Decision Pace, has already joined Iridium in the position of Director – Project Management Office. All Decision Pace clients are now by Iridium staff and have the option to migrate onto […]

  Legal document automation isn’t scary. Automating the creation of documents is not intended to replace, minimise or threaten what lawyers do. Lawyers always have been, and always will be, the guardians of the legal documents that form the basis of all business; but by automating certain parts of the process, they can be liberated […]

In the past, decision makers in law firms believed that outsourcing administrative support services could compromise their firm. More recently, due to growing pressures on profit margins, overextended internal resources, and an increasingly competitive environment, many have had to reassess these concerns. Law firms are beginning to recognise that the growth opportunities created by a […]