A practice management system (PMS) is designed to be a firm’s central hub – essential to the smooth, efficient running of the firm. However, if these systems are to retain this vital role, they’ll have to move with the times. What does that mean? Technology is not only getting slicker, faster and more accessible, it’s […]

Victor van der Poel, director at Accesspoint Technologies, answers questions on keeping up with the tide of change and disruption in 2019, and what innovation should really mean for SME law firms. Q. How can we be more innovative? A. This is a question I frequently get asked and my short answer is: don’t make […]

RAVN AI engine will significantly speed up claims processing by extracting key contract data iManage, the company dedicated to transforming how professionals work, today announced that BLM LLP – a leading insurance risk and commercial law firm based in the UK and Ireland – is using iManage RAVN Extract to capture data from its documents […]

The Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) and iManage are proud to announce their selection as co-hosts for the Chicago site for the 2019 Global Legal Hackathon, February 22-24. The Global Legal Hackathon is the largest legal technology innovation event in the world. In 2018, more than 40 cities and 22 countries participated, and this year […]

Ridgemont Solicitors are a Central London Law Firm who specialise in Corporate Law, Commercial Law, Litigation, Employment and Intellectual Property Law. They split from their parent firm in 2018 and needed a lot of assistance from DPS in order to keep their practice management software up and running and to avoid losing any critical data. […]

Tikit, a global provider of technology solutions to legal firms, has today announced that P4W will be included in the HMRC’s list of VAT compatible software products for Making Tax Digital (MTD). The government plans to use MTD to make it easier for individuals and businesses to get their tax right. From the 1st April […]

Am Law top 10 law firm looking beyond traditional records toward a modern, holistic approach to information management and governance  FileTrail, a leader in next-generation information governance and records management software, is pleased to announce Am Law top 10 and leading global law firm Hogan Lovells has selected FileTrail to replace its legacy records management […]

Technology provides the opportunity to transform your business, but understanding how it fits can be a real challenge. To thrive in the digital age, you need to imagine your organisation from a fresh new perspective.  Below, you’ll find thought leadership content to help you do just that. From eBooks to industry whitepapers, you’ll learn how to transform your organisation’s productivity, harness […]

The competitive wind has changed in the solicitors’ professional indemnity (PI) insurance market, while regulatory changes and the ground-rent scandal could spell trouble for lawyers. The purple patch, which saw many law firms with good loss records being fought over by insurers, looks to be over. The years of plentiful capacity and rock-bottom pricing seem […]

These days, using the internet or a smartphone app to book a taxi, check-in for a flight or manage your personal finances has become second nature to most of us and handling legal transactions digitally should be no different. In fact, the emergence of eSignatures is making this an ever-growing reality. In an increasingly competitive […]

Dorset-based Frettens Solicitors, who specialise in corporate & commercial, commercial property, employment, and dispute resolution, as well as private client work, have selected Hubshare from Nikec Solutions, as their client portal and document collaboration platform. Jane Newman, IT Manager at Frettens, commented “At Frettens we pride ourselves on understanding our clients’ needs and offering the […]

On Thursday 7th February DPS Software attended the Annual LPM South Conference at The Royal Society in London. The event is specifically designed for Legal Practice Managers of SME firms in the UK, a market which matches DPS perfectly. The conference included numerous interesting keynote speeches such as “What technologies are changing the shape of […]

Digitisation is the process of moving from “paper” to ”data”. Businesses of all types, law firms included, are embarking upon projects to introduce electronic working and achieve their paperless office goals for a whole multitude of reasons. The primary vehicle for doing so is document management software (DMS). Take our Interactive Documents as an example of […]