MHA MacIntyre Hudson’s year end tax planning guide

    MHA’s Year End Tax Planning Guide summarises some key tax and financial planning tips which should be considered prior to the end of the tax year on 5 April 2019 or for companies, the end of the financial year on 31 March 2019. The guide covers the following topics:  Brexit Planning Income Tax […]

Brodies LLP chooses Aderant Expert

Aderant, the global industry leader in providing comprehensive business management software for law firms and other professional services organisations, announces that Brodies LLP, the largest independent law firm in Scotland has selected Aderant Expert. Brodies sought a best in class software solution to help the firm achieve its strategic goals. Aderant Expert was the clear […]

HBR Consulting: Seven steps to improve law firm compliance with outside counsel guidelines

Back in the day, law firms and clients usually set forth the terms governing their relationships in standard engagement letters. But more recently, as bargaining power has shifted away from law firms and toward clients, organizations have begun to document their expectations for outside counsel in increasingly long and detailed guidelines. While these expanded guidelines […]

HBR Consulting: Three reasons to get a second opinion on IT lifecycle management

Senior IT executives carry the burden of making the final decisions on hardware and technology support options needed to run the applications that drive their corporate or law firm business functions. These are always high-stakes decisions because they carry significant financial and operational implications for the organization. A growing body of knowledge is illustrating the […]

HBR Consulting: Three steps to gain firm leaders’ buy-in for procurement investments

HBR recently held its annual Procurement Roundtable, an invitation-only gathering of 25+ law firm procurement leaders. In connection with the Roundtable, HBR surveyed the participants on a variety of procurement-related topics ranging from organizational information for benchmarking through current front-of-mind topics / priorities, including investment in procurement technology solutions. These technology solutions are a key […]

Walker Morris invests in Lexis Visualfiles to deliver efficiencies and create market differentiation

Top 100 UK multi-disciplinary law firm Walker Morris is investing in Lexis®  Visualfiles™ to deliver the stringent technology, efficiency and risk management requirements of customers and effectively compete with other high calibre law firms in its market segment. Initially the solution will be deployed to the firm’s mortgage repossession department, with a subsequent implementation to […]

Duane Morris selects Wilson Legal Solution’s Proforma Tracker for paperless billing lifecycle management

Wilson Legal Solutions today announced that Duane Morris LLP, an Am Law 100 firm with 800 lawyers across the US, UK, and Asia, has selected Wilson Proforma Tracker to automate and streamline its client billing process. Duane Morris will use Wilson Proforma Tracker together with its Elite Enterprise financial management system. Wilson Proforma Tracker speeds […]

HBR Consulting’s annual survey finds growth in total legal spending as law departments report rising legal needs

Despite increase in spending, survey report also reveals law departments continue to take measures to contain costs, enhance operational efficiency. As global organizations continue to report increased legal needs, corporate law departments’ total legal spending increased by 5 percent, according to the 2018 HBR Consulting (HBR) Law Department Survey. This increase in spending reflects a […]

Higgs & Sons selects Aderant Expert as its software partner

A West Midlands law firm has chosen a global industry leader to deliver its legal practice and financial management software. Putting innovation and agility to the top of its wish list, Higgs & Sons hand-picked Aderant Expert as its new partner. Higgs sought a flexible, ready-to-deploy product that enhanced its legal service delivery and met […]

HBR Consulting: How law firms can assess and adapt to changing skill needs for information governance

As law firms recognize the growing importance of an information governance (IG) strategy, they are beginning to think about how they can transform traditional records management (RM) staff into true IG professionals. This shift, which is driven by increasing regulatory demands and pressure from clients for stronger security, is making firms realize that IG requires […]