LPM LITL 2021 partner comment: Perfect partnerships, by Access Legal

People management hasn’t traditionally taken centre stage in SME law firms, but this report suggests attitudes are shifting. Asked an open-ended question about where they’d spend their LPM-gifted £100k, respondents pointed to areas such as learning and development, recruitment, resourcing, collaboration and performance management.

DPS Software: Prepare your people, protect your data, preserve your law firm reputation

The professional reputation of any law firm plays a critical role in their continued success. A strong reputation attracts people, clients and long-term relationships. But reputations can be fragile. As Warren Buffett said: “It takes 20 years to build a reputation and 5 minutes to ruin it.” With law firms handling the most sensitive, and […]

How to successfully manage your team from home, according to DPS Software

With what feels like the 10th lockdown in the past year, the same old challenges have arisen. How can your firm work from home efficiently, how can your firm go paperless to enable home working and how do you ensure compliance and security while everyone is at home? But another important issue for many firms […]

DPS Software: Completing client due diligence from home

As it’s nearly Christmas, let’s start with a Christmas Cracker joke. Q: What did the unscrupulous solicitor get for Christmas? A: Suspended by the SRA for not completing Client Due Diligence adequately while working from home. I know, don’t give up the day job, but I’m sure by now you get the point of this […]

DPS Software: How do you get more clients during lockdown?

The answer to this question is both simple, yet complicated. The simple answer is marketing and to adapt your marketing strategy. But that’s where it gets complicated. When looking at your marketing strategy, it is always best to start from a position of what us marketers call customer centricity. Basically, think Atticus Finch – “You […]

DPS Software: Lockdown doesn’t mean your firm has to stop

So, the second lockdown is here. We all knew it would come eventually, but how prepared is your firm? For many, it will mean having to resume working from home, for others, there may be no option but to work from the office. Whether you are still in the office or currently working from home, join […]

DPS Software: How to achieve a paperless (home) office

Paper has never been more of a burden than it is now. With many firms working from home, the last thing you want is your dining room or kitchen filled with paper files. Aside from the fact it’s a massive inconvenience to you, there’s also data protection and health & safety issues to take in […]

Milnes Legal chooses Eclipse’s Compact+ practice management system to enhance client care

Growing law firm, Milnes Legal, is implementing the Compact+ practice management solution from Eclipse Legal Systems, the UK’s leading legal software provider.  The multidisciplinary law firm operates from offices in Manchester, London, and High Peak with an experienced team delivering a high-quality service to both private and commercial clients.  Milnes Legal sought to replace their […]

Alexander Legal Service selects Eclipse Compact+ solution from Eclipse

North-east-based Alexander Legal Services is implementing the Proclaim Compact+ solution from Eclipse Legal Systems, a Law Society partner. Founded in 2017, Alexander Legal Services is a firm that provides Will writing and estate planning services to clients throughout the north-east of England – offering professional services from a qualified legal expert at affordable fixed prices. […]

DPS Software: Learn how to build a great legal team and the impact of Covid-19 on law firms

Law firms can learn how to build a great legal team and how to tackle the challenges being faced by law firms as a result of COVID at Access All Areas 2020 as some exciting additions have been made to the panel of speakers. Alison Lee, Managing Director at leading Portsmouth-based law firm, Biscoes; Alisa […]