With longstanding roots in the regional area, Archers Law has grown from humble beginnings on the high street to a modern law firm with a 60 strong team. Providing a full range of services to private clients and business organisations, the practice continues to build upon its foundations to offer a responsive, empathetic and reliable […]

This article was also featured as an industry analysis piece in the October 2016 issue of LPM. To read the issue in full, download LPM. Legal businesses’ capacity to conduct legal aid has significantly diminished in recent years due to government spending cuts. Essex firm Fisher Jones Greenwood (FJG), however, has refused to let its commitment to access to justice falter. […]

This aritcle was also featured as an industry analysis in the October 2016 issue of Briefing. To read the issue in full, download Briefing.  The general sense among law firms in the UK is that 2016 is a better year than 2015 so far – particularly for firms from the US operating in London. The most recent data from Thomson Reuters […]

This aritcle was also featured as an industry analysis in the November 2016 issue of Briefing. To read the issue in full, download Briefing.  This year has been a rollercoaster of a year for business risk managers – and 2017 needs to be a year of action on the IT front to match. It’s time to stop merely talking about the […]

Stephenson Harwood, a leading law firm with nine offices across Asia, Europe and the Middle East, has chosen Aderant Expert for its practice management solution. The firm needed to be sure it selected a product that would enable it to improve efficiency across the whole firm, and not just within the finance department. Stephenson Harwood […]

          Briefing Frontiers is a series of innovation events from Briefing. These events will be hosted at the world’s top law firms, and will welcome an exclusive group of at least 30 or more leaders in legal management from top-tier law firms. Featuring speakers who are leaders in technology and business innovation, the intimate […]

This article was also featured as an opinion piece in the December 2016 issue of Briefing. To read the issue in full, download Briefing.  Inspired by the Fringe Festival that lands here in Edinburgh ever summer, I was tempted to call this column “Aye, Robot” – concerned, as it is, with the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) in law firms. […]

This aritcle was also featured as an industry analysis in the December 2016 issue of Briefing. To read the issue in full, download Briefing.  The results were a true mixed bag. Common wisdom told us that demand for legal services would decline in the run-up to the Brexit vote – and the anecdotal evidence also largely supported that conclusion, both internationally and […]

This article was also featured as an interview in the December 2016 issue of Legal Practice Management magazine. To read the issue in full, download LPM magazine. Many firms use software to automate their processes and facilitate effective client communication. But they don’t always use those products to their full potential. A recent Tikit survey of its own Partner for […]

This article was also featured as an industry analysis in the December 2016 issue of Briefing. To read the issue in full, download Briefing.  Most law firms recognise the need for managing relationships in the organisation – but they’ll often deploy client relationship management technology with limited focus on the end user experience, which negates its value. CRM becomes […]

London law firm Quastel Midgen LLP has signed with Linetime for the provision of its Liberate practice and case management solution. Quastel Midgen is a commercial law practice with a strong reputation, which deals with commercial property, company commercial, real estate, employment, dispute resolution, immigration and advice on trusts and estate planning. The firm known […]

This blog post was also featured as a column in the December 2016 issue of Legal Practice Management magazine. To read the issue in full, download LPM magazine.  In his book, Strategy and the Fat Smoker, David Maister said: “The ways of thinking and behaving that help lawyers excel in their profession may be the very things that […]

To increase profits in such a competitive market, busy law firms must maximise efficiencies when processing conveyancing work and generate new business wherever possible. LEAP, a leading cloud software provider for small law firms, is hosting two seminars, one in London at Microsoft’s headquarters and one at the Manchester Art Galleries, on how law firms […]