This article was also featured as an industry interview in the Februrary 2016 issue of LPM. To read the issue in full, download LPM. My, my, my, who can believe we are one month through 2016 already! I would firstly like to wish all the LPM readers a wonderful and successful 2016. So what are the plans for […]

This article was also featured as a column in the Februrary​ 2016 issue of LPM. To read the issue in full, download LPM. For the majority of law firms the compliance burden is one that increases year on year. Outcomes focused regulation puts firms under pressure to prove results without always providing a sufficient framework within which to operate. […]

This article was also featured as a column in the Februrary​ 2016 issue of LPM. To read the issue in full, download LPM. We all know that ‘difficult’ clients are just part of working in professional services, but there are degrees of what constitutes difficult, and there are degrees to which employees (or partners) are equipped to deal with […]

This article was also featured as an industry interview in the March 2016 issue of Briefing. To read the issue in full, download Briefing. The latest plans for a new EU General Data Protection Regulation – negotiations taking place in December last year – see the prospect of a fine equating to 4% of global turnover for infringements that affect […]

This article was also featured as an industry analysis in the March 2016 issue of Briefing. To read the issue in full, download Briefing. Process management technology – once the domain of lengthy, complex projects involving extensive manual configuration and coding – is undergoing a seachange. With the availability of business applications that help to standardise processes within an […]

This article was also featured as a opinion piece in the March 2016 issue of Briefing. To read the issue in full, download Briefing. The first alternative business structure licences were issued back in March 2012. Some firms used the ABS to admit ‘non-lawyers’ – CFOs, CMOs and so on – to partnership, or to add specialists such as tax […]

Tikit, a global provider of technology solutions to legal and accountancy firms, today announced the availability of Carpe Diem, its flagship timekeeping application, as a cloud computing model. Effective immediately, existing Carpe Diem customers as well as prospective professional services organizations, can choose from traditional time recording on timesheets at the desktop; an easy to […]

This blog post was also featured as a column in the March 2016 issue of Legal Practice Management magazine. Substantial increases in court issue fees have remained the subject of press and professional focus. Since March 2015 any claim to a value of between £10,000 and £200,000 attracts an issue fee of 5% of that value. Fees […]

Property – the second-largest cost on a law firm’s balance sheet – is under the microscope. Increasingly related to other strategic considerations including people, clients and technology, law firm leaders are looking to generate as much value as possible from their real estate spend.   However, balancing the competing demands of maximising revenue per square […]

NetDocuments, the leading cloud-based document and email management (DMS) provider for law firms and corporate legal departments, announced today significant new product and service improvements to further enhance the NetDocuments experience for today’s legal professionals. Updates include ndSync secure Dropbox-like file synchronization and share application for improved usability and offline working; native Microsoft Office integration on iOS devices […]

Databarracks, a provider of award winning business continuity services, and Zerto, a leading provider of IT resilience solutions, today announced the findings from a legal industry IT roundtable on the challenges of cloud and dangers of cybercrime. Discussions revealed the legal sector has been cautious to engage in peer experience exchanges regarding cyberattacks such as […]

This article was also featured as an industry interview in the April 2016 issue of Briefing. To read the issue in full, download Briefing. Law firms need ready access to reliable data to make their operations more efficient and competitive – but how do they know just how competitive they really are? For that they’ll have to compare […]

This article was also featured as a HR agony aunt in the December 2016 issue of LPM. To read the issue in full, download LPM.  Q What was the most shocking event in HR to happen this year? A I can’t believe you’ve asked this: Trump’s election victory, no question. You may wonder what Trump has got to do […]