Disaster recovery service provider Databarracks, has become a ‘Corporate Partner’ of the Business Continuity Institute (BCI), working with it to raise the profile of business continuity management (BCM) as a critical discipline for business resilience, amongst the SME community. Founded in 1994, the BCI has established itself as the leading organisation for BC professionals worldwide, supporting over […]

This article was also featured as an industry case study in the May 2016 issue of Briefing. To read the issue in full, download Briefing. This spring, it’s more than just the weather bringing winds of change. It seems that a whole set of market forces are coming together to push law firms to take a serious look at […]

Our latest top tips guidance has been published. Titled ‘Top tips on combatting fraud’, this new instalment follows on nicely from our recent, similar-themed ‘Ten top tips on desktop security’. The reason for the continuing focus on the subject of cybercrime is obvious… it’s a hot topic that’s making repeated headline news in the legal […]

The well-publicised Mishcon de Reya £1m fraud case, when its client was duped into buying a London property from a seller dishonestly posing as the owner, has sent ripples of alarm throughout the legal community. Although conveyancers are an obvious target for the increasing threat of rogue house-owner and buyer deposit redirection fraud, it’s not […]

10 top tips on talent management Any business’s most important asset is its employees. To secure your business’s future, you need to recruit then retain the right individuals. But doing this is today’s challenge. Here are 10 top tips to help you apply the nurturing touch in your workplace… 1. Communicate openlyThis is two-way communications between […]

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 […]