When it comes to business, there’s no point in having a plan A unless you’ve got a plan B. While plan A might be the route to profits, plan B is the means of surviving, whatever challenges you come up against. Every business is at risk of potential natural or man-made disasters. Despite our wishful […]

Cyber security has been the subject of repeated headline news over the past few years. It’s a stark warning about the enhanced threats to our IT infrastructures and the need for constant vigilance of IT usage in the workplace. Worryingly, despite its high-risk status, cyber crime remains fairly low down law firms’ agendas. Let’s give […]

iManage, the leading provider of Work Product Management solutions, today announced that it will revolutionize the way companies find, extract and act on key information from documents and emails through its acquisition of RAVN Systems, UK-based leading experts in Artificial Intelligence (AI). Founded in 2010, RAVN has developed an AI platform that can organize, discover […]

Missed the 2017 Legal Practice Management conference? You can attend the conference in London, Birmingham and Manchester in 2018.    Click here to view all the photos from the day. [View the story “LPM conference 2017 highlights” on Storify]

Introduction Across today’s legal ecosystem, a set of complex forces has pushed law firms to strategically reexamine and transform operational support in a way that places a greater emphasis and value on corporate client-facing activities. Cost pressures, new competitors and emerging technology, and evolving workforce dynamics are influencing an industry that is now embracing change […]

With the 2017 Corporate Legal Operations Consortium (CLOC) Institute just around the corner, leaders in legal operations are gearing up to spend three days sharpening their legal swords and networking among industry thought leaders. HBR is proud to be a Platinum sponsor and I look forward to seeing many of our clients, partners and friends there. The […]

This article was also featured as an industry analysis in the May 2017 issue of LPM magazine, download LPM.  Serving clients profitably is the second greatest challenge for law firms after attracting valuable clients, according to Thomson Reuters Legal UK & Ireland’s 2016 report: Pedal harder, pedal smarter. Lawyers now need to address the challenge of […]

Cyber crime’s a fast-growing area of crime with attacks increasing in frequency, severity and sophistication. It’s reported that, currently, the most common type of cyber attacks remain phishing and email viruses which are large-scale scams targeting the masses. Cyber crime now poses such a serious threat that in recent months has seen the official launch […]

This article was originally written by Julian Bryan at Quill Pinpoint. Outsourcing is a strategy increasingly adopted by law firms and ABSs eager to operate more efficiently and focus on their priorities of fee earning and business management. But, before engaging an outsourcing provider, careful screening is recommended. To help you, we’ve compiled these essential […]

Tikit, part of BT Group and leading provider of technology solutions for law and professional services firms will join thousands of legal professionals today in an aid to raise money. This May will see the undertaking of the biggest legal walk in town. The London Legal Walk will see more than 12,000 legal professionals take […]

Video length: 3mins 33secs  At the 2016 Momentum Conference in London, Aderant’s SVP of Strategy and Growth Chris Cartrett led a panel discussion with Colin Wardale, CFO of Hill Dickinson, Karen Jacks, CIO of Bird & Bird, and Nick West, CSO of Mishcon de Reya LLP about technology trends in the legal industry. Part 11 […]

Heavyweight Scottish firm, Drummond Miller, has selected the Proclaim Practice Management system from Eclipse Legal Systems, the sole Law Society Endorsed legal software provider. With offices in 6 locations throughout Scotland, and over 100 staff, Drummond Miller has a long-standing reputation of excellence in various areas of law. The firm recognises the level of importance […]

Video length: 1min 22secs Introducing ARCS3, the world’s best accounts receivable collection system. Used by over half of the top 100 US firms and a third of the top 100 UK firms, you can trust ARCS3 to protect your financial future. ARCS3 is the partner law firms rely on to protect their financial future.