As we collectively transition to a new virtual world of work, digital means of executing documents are becoming increasingly popular. With more employees and clients working from home, the traditional approach of executing hard-copy legal documents has become much more onerous. Fortunately, today’s technology makes it easier than ever to transition from age-old business practices […]

FileTrail, the leader in next-generation information governance and records management software for law firms and highly regulated industries, announces the recent move of its company headquarters to Austin, Texas. The relocation is due in large part to FileTrail’s growth, including the need to accommodate its recently expanded team. Celebrating its 20-year anniversary this year, FileTrail […]

During the lockdown period, law firms will have had to respond to major operational disruptions with homeworking becoming a necessity for most. Ensuring staff remained efficient and compliant will likely have proven challenging. With the first stages of lockdown restrictions being eased, the return to work for most will become reality. This will be a […]

CTS, the only provider of cloud and managed IT services purely dedicated to the UK & Irish legal sector, has been selected by Awdry Bailey & Douglas a firm based in four towns in Wiltshire to provide a Managed Cloud solution. With a rich history that can be traced back to 1750, Awdry Bailey & […]

DocsCorp, a leading provider of enterprise productivity solutions, together with RPost, the global leader in secure and certified electronic communications, today released the integration announced in March. cleanDocs users can start using RSign e-signature and RMail email security features directly from the application’s interface. These are in addition to cleanDocs’ powerful capabilities, including metadata cleaning […]

As this is published, legal firms throughout the UK are facing the huge operational challenges brought about by Coronavirus and the subsequent requirement for social isolation. The Law Society is continually monitoring the situation and providing regular updates to provide information and guidance. Many of the responses posted by the Law Society point to very […]

At Accesspoint we see the importance of bringing automation into the legal world. During busy working schedules and deadlines, no one wants to be manually filling in forms and wasting precious time, when they could be focusing on providing excellent service to their clients. With the ever-increasing workload and changing working environment, now is the time to […]

If the last 10 weeks has taught us anything, it’s that a lot can change in a short space of time. Law firms have needed to be agile and to re-think many operational processes to deal with staff issues and continue to provide their clients with expected levels of service. As lockdown restrictions ease and […]

Leading legal software and outsourced service supplier, Quill, has launched an innovative industry analysis tool, called Quilldex, giving free access to real-time-data charts depicting instruction volumes by specialism. The purpose of Quill’s refreshed-daily reporting initiative is to empower law firms to gain accurate insight into sector activity, broken down into case types, as well as […]

Katchr, the UK’s law firm business intelligence specialists, has announced another new customer win despite the current lockdown.  Specialist serious injury business firm CFG Law signed up to the Katchr law firm BI suite in April, 4 weeks after the start of lockdown in the UK – the latest in a series of strategic steps […]

Firms will continue to work remotely when the lockdown eventually ends. This is one of the many finding in the report from DPS Software, ‘How COVID-19 has affected the UK Legal Industry’. Though many firms are currently working from home due to the pandemic and ensuing lockdown, many foresee this continuing even after the hold […]

For today’s law firms and legal providers, knowledge is everything. Think about it – almost every client interaction from your firm relies on some form of knowledge, whether it be legal knowledge, client knowledge or organisational insights. The success of your firm is intrinsically tied to the specialist knowledge it holds within its walls. However, […]

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 […]