HBR Consulting: Tips for firms participating in an RFP process for a preferred outside counsel program

This is the final post of a three-part series focused on preferred outside counsel programs/processes. The first two posts provided suggestions for law departments planning or with existing firm rationalization processes and preferred outside counsel programs. In this post, we turn to the law firms that are invited to complete a request for proposal (RFP) […]

Briefing Tiger Team: Launch episode – Cash is king, but process is queen

Video length: 53 minutes 54 seconds. In this, our first Briefing Tiger Team session, we have the chief operating officer at Hogan Lovells (Darren Mitchell), head of legal project management and process improvement at Ashurst (Kate Bassett), finance director at Fieldfisher (Mike Giles), and director of BI and finance and practice management systems at Herbert Smith Freehills (Allison Scanlan). […]

HBR Consulting discuss four lessons for companies planning a preferred outside counsel program

During this time of economic uncertainty, deepening relationships has proven to be a high priority for corporations and law firms alike. In the long run, forming tighter partnerships and working through this challenge together will benefit all involved. Preferred outside counsel programs are one way to better define and strengthen relationships. Although focusing on rationalizing […]

Enable Business Solutions: Allowing out of sight but not out of mind for your fee earners

During the lockdown period, law firms will have had to respond to major operational disruptions with homeworking becoming a necessity for most. Ensuring staff remained efficient and compliant will likely have proven challenging. With the first stages of lockdown restrictions being eased, the return to work for most will become reality. This will be a […]

Clocktimizer: Changing law firms: Understanding the ROI of law firm process improvement

A survey performed by LexisNexis as recently as 2018 found that 74% of mid-sized firms in the UK do not measure the ROI for investments in technology. This is in spite of the fact that 87% believe that technology contributes to profit growth to ‘some extent’. Plainly, these two statistics are at the heart of […]

BigHand is honoured as Gold Stevie® award winner in 2020 American Business Awards

BigHand is delighted to be named the winner of a Gold Stevie® Award in the Company of the Year – Legal – Medium category in the 18th Annual American Business Awards® this week. The American Business Awards are the U.S.A.’s premier business awards program. All organisations operating in the U.S.A. are eligible to submit nominations […]

Aderant and Robinson Bradshaw complete implementation and go live remotely

A routine migration from a legacy product to Aderant Expert entered uncharted territory when the global pandemic forced everyone home. As the firm entered the most critical stages of implementation, including end-user training and official Go Live, work had to be completed remotely. Despite Robinson Bradshaw’s remote team of billing, back office and IT staff, […]

DLA Piper joins HBR Consulting’s roster of managed services clients

HBR Consulting LLC (HBR) announced today that DLA Piper LLP (US) has entered into a five-year managed services agreement with HBR. Under the agreement, effective March 1, 2020, HBR provides DLA Piper with a seamless combination of expert resources, optimized processes and service level metrics supported by HBR’s SpendConnect analytics solution. The Firm will benefit […]

Aderant brings eBilling solution to Canada, UK, Europe and Asia Pacific regions

Aderant, a global leader in providing business management software for law firms, has announced the international expansion of its eBilling solution, BillBlast, broadening the global reach of eBilling compliance. BillBlast will now be available through regional data centers for firms doing business in Canada, UK, Europe and the Asia Pacific region. Revenue loss from eBilling […]

Enable Business Solutions: How to optimise business-wide remote working and team management

At Enable, we have taken proactive measure to ensure our clients and teams are looked after during the current global pandemic. Our industry leading PitchPerfect software has allowed clients as well as our team to east into the transition of the ‘new normal’ we call remote working. We have put together a list of our […]