Intelligent Office gains ISO 27001 certification

Intelligent Office UK, the leading provider of PA and administrative services to the UK legal market, has successfully secured ISO 27001 certification for its shared services centres in Alloa and Glasgow. Home to both Intelligent Office’s off-site document production services to law firms and its head office, the shared services centres have been assessed by […]

Crushing cash collection – LPM magazine, March 2017 – Show me the money

This month, LPM magazine asks if SME firms can learn virtual management. Download your FREE copy now Feature: We speak to legal leaders to find out how firms can crush their cash collection practices.  Law firm profile: Harper James’s CEO Toby Harper delves into the advantages of delivering legal services on a subscription basis. Book review: […]

Briefing March 2017: Aiming for inequality?

Aiming for inequality?  Briefing asks three leaders at top 100 law firms for a take on whether diversity talk is turning into appropriate action Download your copy now for FREE  What’s in this month’s issue? Feature: Briefing finds out how today’s female leaders found it getting their top jobs at Stephenson Harwood, Shoosmiths and Travers Smith – and the distance legal business […]

Clean up you act by Barry Davies, Douglas-Jones Mercer Solicitors

This article was also featured as a column in the February 2016 issue of LPM. To read the issue in full, download LPM.  In a recent email discussion with a bank manager, I asked the question: “What level of overdraft are you comfortable with offering a law firm?” I received an instant response saying: “I’m happy to tell you that it’s usually […]

LPM Legal IT Landscapes report 2017

This month, LPM magazine’s Legal IT Landscapes supplement looks at whether SME firms have an IT strategy that’s fit for purpose, with insight from issue sponsors Tikit, Thomson Reuters and IManage. Download your FREE copy now Feature: We crunch the results of our Legal IT Landscapes survey to find out, with insight from legal leaders, what’s going on in […]

Learning lessons from virtual businesses – LPM magazine, February 2017 – Virtual possibility

This month, LPM magazine asks if SME firms can learn virtual management. Download your FREE copy now Feature: We speak to Lucy Scott-Moncrieff, former president of the Law Society and founder of Scomo (the UK’s first virtual firm), to find out how legal leaders can manage law firm workers from afar.  LPM Birmingham: We cover […]

Industry case study from MiniSoft: Credit where credit’s due

This article was also featured as an industry case study in the February 2016 issue of Briefing. To read the issue in full, download Briefing. A strategy of international expansion has clearly served DLA Piper rather well – securing the firm steady and balanced growth by globally meeting diverse client needs. But it also comes at a perhaps surprising […]

Briefing February 2017: Let’s get flexible

Let’s get flexible  Briefing asks top 100 law firm leaders – plus the new band of freelance and virtual legal business – exactly how their agile arrangements are working. Download your copy now for FREE  What’s in this month’s issue? Feature: Business services leaders at Clifford Chance, DWF, Brodies, Keystone Law, LOD and Vario at Pinsent Masons offer up experiences and top tips for moving […]

Controlling interests by Nigel Kidwell, Paragon LawSelect

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 […]

Industry interview with Minisoft: Ruling the chase

This article was also featured as an industry interview in the June 2016 issue of Briefing. To read the issue in full, download Briefing. You could possibly describe the evolution of law firm account management as the adaptation of processes in line with a more sophisticated understanding of what a firm needs to be chasing to maximise its chances […]