Manchester-based CKE Law is implementing the Proclaim Practice Management solution from Eclipse, the Law Society Endorsed legal software provider. Providing legal services to both individuals and businesses, CKE Law places high importance on delivering a quality and efficient service to clients, so as to meet all expectations they have. The firm specialises in a range […]

Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic working from home is no longer a luxury, but a requirement. These unprecedented times have brought a lot of disruption for many businesses, causing them to change the way they operate on a day to day basis. For law firms this is no different, they are now having to […]

Most of our staff need to work from home now, and Teams seems the obvious means of collaboration. It’s important we don’t curb people’s productivity, but at the same time we’re concerned about information privacy and security protocols being breached if users are unwittingly careless. How can we achieve a safe middle ground? Given companies’ […]

Many users of DocsCorp software work in industries like legal, financial, and government, which need to maintain important services to their clients and local communities. To ensure businesses can continue to operate during the COVID-19 lockdown, DocsCorp is making compareDocs cloud and cleanDocs server available for 90 days to those working from home. These applications […]

Some legal software suppliers are backed by finance supplied by venture capitalists. VCs provide investment in the expectation of a handsome return; they are the ‘masters’ at the end of the day. This means a supplier can be conflicted at times between what is best for the customer and what is needed by the investors. […]

I’m writing this from my dining table with my two-year-old daughter (who we’re potty training) calling me to witness her successful poo. I’m one of the lucky ones. Times are hard for everyone. Firms across the country are furloughing staff, with some even facing the risk of closure. So far, fortunately, my job is safe, […]

Microsoft Teams use continues to soar as more employees are called to work from home, to help slow the spread of Covid-19. According to Microsoft’s latest figures, there are now 44 million daily users of Teams globally, who generated 900 million meeting and calling minutes collectively via the platform – per day – over the […]

Discussing, creating and sharing matter-related information via Teams’ chat facility may move workflow forward temporarily, but unless this activity is linked back to the core information/matter management repository, the longer-term value will be compromised and the firm could soon lose control of matter status, as well as information compliance. Here’s a practical way forward: Start […]

On 15th April 2020, CTS, the cloud provider to the legal sector, has launched a free COVID-19 response helpline. This new service is designed to support the legal sector in overcoming the obstacles presented by remote working over the next couple of months, as law firms adapt to the changes triggered by the COVID-19 outbreak. […]

Leading technology innovator Zylpha has launched an integration between HM Land Registry’s electronic mortgage deed service and LexisNexis Visualfiles. The first integration of its kind, the new system allows Visualfiles case management users to access and utilise the government’s electronic signature facilities whilst working within Visualfiles. As deeds are completed, they can be quickly and […]

Have current events necessitated furloughing your marketing team? We know some customers who have already done it. Your marketers are talented (we have the pleasure of working with them!) and, importantly, irreplaceable. But we can help to ensure they don’t come back to a stale brand, a disengaged audience, and digital anonymity. Competitors may take […]

Accellion, Inc., provider of the enterprise content firewall that consolidates, controls, and secures sensitive third party communications, today announced key capabilities that protect the sensitive data remote employees access, share and collaborate on while working from home. Hackers tap into a treasure trove of PII, PHI, and IP when they leverage home network vulnerabilities like weak passwords, […]

Accellion, Inc., provider of the enterprise content firewall that consolidates, controls, and secures sensitive third party communications, today announced a $120 million financing round led by Bregal Sagemount. The Accellion enterprise content firewall protects the IP, PII, PHI, and other sensitive content that companies share everyday with suppliers, customers, and partners. By consolidating security across common 3rd party […]