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 […]

This article was also featured as a HR agony aunt in the November 2016 issue of LPM. To read the issue in full, download LPM. Q  Senior associate who used to work for us before she left for childcare reasons a couple of years ago has got back in touch – she is keen to come back, […]

This article was also featured as an industry view in the May 2016 issue of LPM. To read the issue in full, download LPM. Intense competition triggered by ABSs, generational attitudes, client needs and managing risk are all significant drivers of automation. Phil Snee, Linetime’s development director, says dealing with these drivers is a journey, and that all […]

This article was also featured as a column in the May 2016 issue of LPM. To read the issue in full, download LPM. Lawyers rarely give evidence. I suspect that most of us who have say the same thing: it isn’t the most enjoyable of pastimes. It is, though, sometimes unavoidable. One such occasion was just last month, when […]

This article was also featured as a column in the May 2016 issue of LPM. To read the issue in full, download LPM. The emergence of the cloud is the single biggest shift in the IT paradigm since the move from mainframe to client-server technology. The cloud isn’t simply an iteration of this decentralisation but has created a seismic […]

This article was also featured as a column in the May 2016 issue of LPM. To read the issue in full, download LPM. Over the last 18 months we at Ashtons Legal have learned a lot about holidays. Back in autumn 2014 we explored the idea of paid time off (PTO) to replace the traditional holiday policy. After a […]

This article was also featured as a column in the May 2016 issue of LPM. To read the issue in full, download LPM. Olswang has announced it’s moving to full open-plan to “better utilise its office space” and “cultivate a more agile, flexible working environment” and appears to be following the trend set by CMS Cameron McKenna, Ince & […]

This article was also featured as an industry interview in the June 2016 issue of LPM. To read the issue in full, download LPM. In an industry increasingly dictated by regulatory burdens, SME law firms are worried about how to deliver compliance and risk management while simultaneously becoming more competitive by improving efficiency and client service. Mark Garnish, Tikit’s […]