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Xperate, a leading provider of bespoke software development for the legal and professional services sectors, has announced a strategic partnership with LexisNexis® InterAction+, the premier client relationship management (CRM) solution for law firms. Xperate joins the InterAction+ Partner Network to support InterAction+ clients with high-end integration and custom development services, enabling smooth cloud adoption and digital transformation […]

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Video: Databarracks win The Barclays Developing Resilience Award
Video time: 0 mins 44 seconds. Databarracks win The Barclays Developing Resilience Award 2018, for the way they have developed free-to-use online tools and a popular podcast to help small and medium-sized companies engage in, understand and implement IT resilience.
Databarracks scoops Responsible Business Award for its work addressing IT resilience amongst SMEs
Business continuity and disaster recovery provider, Databarracks has been named winner of the Barclays Developing Resilience Award at the Business in the Community’s 2018 Annual Responsible Business Gala in London, attended by nearly 1000 business leaders and influencers and hosted by Sir Lenny Henry. The event was the culmination of the 2018 Responsible Business Awards, run by Business […]
The Hearing, part three – A legal podcast from Thomson Reuters
Hosted by social media commentator and employment lawyer Kevin Poulter (@kevinpoulter), The Hearing provides an unprecedented view into the most interesting people and topics in and around the legal industry. Sometimes serious, sometimes irreverent, but always informative, insightful and entertaining. Our third episode features British politician, Lord Michael Howard of Lympne about Brexit, politics, Liverpool Football […]
Has ECM failed?
It’s been about a year and a half since Gartner retired the term “Enterprise Content Management” and replaced it with “Content Services.” We have talked in the past about what Content Services is and why Gartner has shifted their terminology away from ECM. If you are unfamiliar with the subject you can read about it here. […]
The state of affairs for the business of law in Europe
Technology isn’t replacing people in laws firms, but it is changing the roles people fulfill within those firms. That’s Eric-Jan van Alten’s observation, who has spent the better part of 20 years working with law firms from around the globe. While he’s a native of the Netherlands, he previously spent several years with us in Atlanta […]
Independent law firms failing to adapt to client-driven culture
Almost three-quarters of lawyers in small firms report clash between client-driven market and traditional role of solicitor, yet over two thirds failing to adapt or evolve business strategy. A new survey published (The Bellwether Report 2018: The Culture Clash – Solicitor Confidence vs Client Power) by LexisNexis UK, a leading global provider of information and […]
LEAP reaches 10,000 UK users
LEAP is celebrating 10,000 UK users of its cloud-based practice management solution. Since the first law firm signed up to the software in November 2014 more than 1,700 law firms have adopted it and benefitted from LEAP’s innovative features, efficiency tools and world class customer service. Since January 2017 user numbers of LEAP have doubled […]
Fasken uses HighQ’s cloud-based tech for client collaboration portal
We talk often about how our products enable secure collaboration, access, and information governance behind the scenes. This past week, an article about how Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP uses HighQ for client collaboration was a perfect example of this. In the article, Robert Garmaise, CIO at Fasken, mentions that they can push HighQ content back […]
Taking corporate legal operations to the next level: moving from ‘advanced’ to ‘mature’
This is the final article in a three-part series of blog posts designed to help corporate law departments take their operations up a notch. In Part One, we provided an overview of maturity models for six of the twelve CLOC Core Competencies that we reviewed with participants in HBR’s educational program at the 2018 CLOC Institute. […]
Unlocking the potential of your case management solution …
Whether you’re looking for a case management solution right now or acquired one many years ago, you’ll want it to deliver on its potential to support your own business processes. When it does, the benefits to your management team and lawyers alike are mind-blowing. But case management systems out-of-the-box are a vanilla offering; it’s the […]
DPS competition winner enjoys Spitfire experience
Earlier this year DPS Software ran a competition to win a Spitfire Experience at The Imperial War Museum in Duxford. The experience included flying ‘wing to wing’ with a Spitfire in a 1940’s de Havilland Dragon Rapide, entry to the Imperial War Museum and a souvenir photograph alongside the Spitfire. The lucky winner was Charlotte […]
The Briefing 5P proposal game champions have been announced!
Nine proposal pros walked away with the award of best pitch team at the Briefing 5P conference on 26 June 2018: Nicole Beck, director, client value and strategy, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC Kristel van den Elzen, marketing and business development manager, DLA Piper UK Chris Hanley, pricing and project accountant, Pinsent Masons Paul Hollingworth, […]
Legal Software Suppliers Association (LSSA) welcomes three new member companies
Three legal technology companies have recently joined the LSSA. They are BaseNet, Coyote Analytics and inCase. BaseNet is a cloud-based integrated practice management and legal office system targeting high street practices to large law firms. Headquartered in Amsterdam, BaseNet is the market leader in the Netherlands and will soon launch in the UK. Coyote Analytics is the […]