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Hamlins LLP invest in Linetime’s Liberate software
Linetime is pleased to announce the signing of London firm Hamlins LLP for its Liberate software to be used across all departments. The project will involve the implementation of practice management, CRM and business intelligence. Hamlins, who have recently been nominated as medium law firm of the year in the Law Society Excellence Awards, see […]
Howard Kennedy implements iManage RAVN Insight to transform knowledge management
iManage, the company dedicated to transforming how professionals work, today announced that Howard Kennedy LLPM – a forward-thinking UK law firm that provides straightforward advice to ambitious clients serving a domestic and international client base – has deployed iManage RAVN Insight to quickly find and access relevant information, improving knowledge management within the organization. iManage RAVN Insight enables universal […]
Terumo Europe implements Custodian for Legal for matter and knowledge management
Transform Data International has today announced that Custodian for Legal™ has been selected by the legal department of medical device manufacturer Terumo Europe as its matter and knowledge management system. Terumo Europe’s Legal department greatly values the service it delivers across the company’s business units, believing it to be the basis for successful collaboration. As Custodian for Legal […]
Jackson Boyd choose Linetime Liberate to enhance client service delivery
Jackson Boyd, one of Scotland’s leading litigation law firms specialising in personal injury, employment law and dispute resolution, have selected Linetime Liberate as its new integrated platform to support all aspects of client service delivery. Jackson Boyd prides itself in providing compassionate, personalised services tailored to each client ensuring that all aspects of a case […]
tmgroup shares historic City of London LLC1 result with Bird & Bird LLP
HM Land Registry have confirmed that international law firm Bird & Bird LLP were the first law firm to receive a City of London LLC1 result through their new digital Local Land Charges Register. tmgroup are delighted to say that this order was placed via their tmconvey platform – and the result was returned within […]
Converge TS to provide hosted platform for new startup Focis
Newly formed legal tech company Focis has selected Converge TS to provide a fully managed Infrastructure as a Service platform to host their clients’ data. Established by two experienced consultants to the legal sector, Paul Ryan and Adele Summers, Focis aims to support law firms in delivering a digital strategy that enhances the client experience. […]
Video: DocsCorp integration with NetDocuments
Video time: 1 min 38 seconds. DocsCorp offers out-of-the-box integration with NetDocuments. See how you can work smarter when comparing documents, removing metadata or creating, editing and redacting PDFs.
Web wisdom – The importance of an intelligent website
Q We have a website, but how do we know if it’s performing well? A The best way to view your website is to treat it as an employee of your law firm – let’s call it ‘Steve’ for the purposes of this article. Steve’s working for you 24/7 and is in charge of introducing […]
Indicators of success – Katchr asks what are you BGIs?
“Standing still is the fastest way of moving backwards in a rapidly changing world,” said Lauren Bacall – not necessarily known as a business guru, but clearly a wise woman. In the world of performance management, there’s much talk of key performance indicators (KPIs) – but, in a recent meeting reviewing our own business performance, […]
Succession spiral: Ensuring a smooth leadership transition
After 37 years of service, Julian Wilson, Thompson Smith and Puxon (TSP) head of clinical negligence, recently retired from the practice and has been succeeded by long-term colleague and fellow director, Steve Webb. While this transition process was very smooth for TSP, it reminded me that this has not always been the case. Although this […]
What Future? – MHA MacIntrye Hudson’s Kate Arnott on the future of the legal profession
With the fourth industrial revolution upon us, the legal profession is facing a period of rapid change. Competition is increasing, client expectations are higher and the downward pressure on fees continues – all while the sector braces itself for the impact of Brexit. At the same time, for many practices, performance has plateaued or, in […]
Why law firms should and shouldn’t use public cloud
An increasing number of legal firms are looking to the cloud to deliver cost-efficiencies and flexibility, and many are becoming more confident with providers’ IT security and datacentre compliance capabilities. This shows a marked change in the industry as the cloud market matures and providers such as Microsoft Azure and AWS start to offer a […]
pdfDocs 4.5 from DocsCorp fully supports integration with iManage Work 10.2
DocsCorp, a leading provider of enterprise productivity solutions, today announced the release of the newest version of its PDF creation and editing software, pdfDocs (4.5 U4b), with full support for iManage Work 10.2. This latest version fully integrates with iManage Work 10.2 via the modern REST API. Other PDF solutions still require iManage FileSite or […]