On 28 May 2020 Google pre-announced a new set of ranking factors based upon User Experience that will come into effect in 2021. Google giving this much notice before a major update is unprecedented. They are so committed to this direction that they have already incorporated the relevant diagnostics into the Search Console platform, replacing […]

NetDocuments, the leading secure multi-tenant cloud-based content services and productivity platform for law firms, corporate legal teams, and compliance departments, today announced the availability of ChatLink, an integration that links Microsoft Teams to NetDocuments. With ChatLink, Teams users now connect channels with NetDocuments workspaces and secure threads. ChatLink enables users to continue working inside the […]

Newly implemented platform enables cost-effective and structured file management with a single source of truth.  Belfast, May 26 2020 – Repstor, the Content Services and Microsoft 365 matter management specialist, has today announced that Canadian law firm, Charthouse Lawyers, has selected Repstor Custodian for Legal™ to transform how it manages critical documents and emails. Previously, the firm […]

As Teams-based collaboration gathers pace among our remote workers, what’s the best way to allocate and manage tasks so we can maintain progress against client work or other projects? This is a great question, and one with a happy answer in the form of Teams’ great companion tool, MS Planner. Although Planner isn’t an inherent […]

UK firm Macfarlanes has selected Aderant Expert as their practice management software. With more than 500 fee earners based in London and serving the international legal market, Macfarlanes sought more than just a technology solution; they sought a partnership that will help the firm continue to grow and thrive. “Following a competitive tender exercise run […]

Panoram, an exciting new digital services start-up in legal has partnered with global software company Nuix to develop a range of advanced data management services.   Through this partnership, Panoram will be offering a range of digital solutions to enable legal teams to safely and efficiently handle their data management issues both in traditional eDiscovery areas […]

Zylpha has announced an introductory offer for its market-leading, online Pay As You Go document bundling system. Under the terms of the deal, each new firm that signs up for the Zylpha bundling platform gets the first 5 online bundles free of charge. The usual price of these bundles is £250. Thereafter, any bundles constructed […]

Property Focus, developed by Orchard Rock and The CS Partnership, is an intuitive, data driven case management solution with complete conveyancing workflows. The workflows are completely flexible and built within Tikit’s practice and case management system; P4W. The software enables firms to ensure property compliance and anti-risk assessments are efficiently fulfilled. Richard Wilson; a founding […]

Humans, generally speaking, do not enjoy change. Our desire to avoid it is well documented. Most of us will walk the same route to work each day. We will order our favourite food from a takeaway restaurant, rather than try something new. We find the familiar comforting. However, most of us are also aware that […]

A survey performed by LexisNexis as recently as 2018 found that 74% of mid-sized firms in the UK do not measure the ROI for investments in technology. This is in spite of the fact that 87% believe that technology contributes to profit growth to ‘some extent’. Plainly, these two statistics are at the heart of […]

It seems that the famous Chinese curse, “may you live in interesting times”, is upon us. Uncertainty is rife. A global pandemic, and the inevitable ensuing economic downturn is making its mark on the legal world. What will it mean for law firms? And how can they weather the oncoming storm? In recent weeks, Clocktimizer […]

Welcome to the second piece in our change management blog series. Across the series we will be addressing practical steps to introduce improvements at your firm. In the coming weeks we speak to industry insiders to offer advice on successfully implementing new technology. We will also look at how to monetise change in your firm […]

Process automation is becoming more of a necessity each day as firms face the harsh reality of furloughing staff or even worse in order to survive this current climate. With less manpower, firms need to adopt new methods in order to maintain the efficient, high quality service provided to clients every day.   Innovative technology is now available that can cut out countless steps and streamline a firm’s workflow by injecting accurate […]