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 […]

DMH Stallard makes significant investment with Aderant to build IT solution fit for the future

Aderant is pleased to announce that DMH Stallard has selected Aderant Expert and Handshake as its legal practice management and knowledge management solutions respectively. With five locations in the United Kingdom, the Gatwick headquartered firm sought a like-minded solutions partner that was committed to continually investing in its product offerings. “Aderant demonstrated a strong understanding […]

Aderant announces Handshake-CompuLaw integrations

Aderant, a global leader in law firm management software, announces the integration of two of their market-leading products, Handshake and CompuLaw. The integration allows for U.S.-based firms to seamlessly access key docketing information directly where their timekeepers are working, within their Handshake portals, creating better efficiency and visibility to case deadlines. “CompuLaw is known for […]

HBR Consulting: Law firms must act with urgency to keep pace with law department analytics maturity

I had a clear message to deliver to those in attendance when I took the stage at this year’s International Legal Technology Conference (ILTACON): law departments are gathering, centralizing and sharing more data than ever, and many law firms are lagging behind. During the presentation, “Data Gathering and Sharing by GCs,” I was joined by […]

HBR Consulting – Office 365 teams: The surprising disruptor

October was once again packed with conferences, from large international events to smaller regional and industry-specific seminars and roundtables. If there was one word that was thematic across all of these events this year, it was “disruption.” It has lead me to ask, “what is the most disruptive innovation today related to how we manage, […]

HBR Consulting: Why your organisation needs a data map

At this year’s annual ARMA Live! Conference in Anaheim, we conducted an informal survey of the 300+ visitors to our booth, asking a single question: “What is your greatest information governance challenge today?” We received a variety of responses including: Lack of sufficient resources / funding Outdated retention schedules Lack of Office 365 governance expertise Inability to […]

Fox Entertainment Group establishes collaboration between sales and legal teams by utilising SeeUnity’s fusion content integration product

  Salesforce and eDOCS Integration Streamlines Deal Approval Process The Fox Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of 21st Century Fox, is an American entertainment company that operates through four segments, mainly filmed entertainment, television stations, television broadcast networks, and cable network programming. The company is wholly owned and controlled by the American media conglomerate 21st Century […]

Another seven firms pick up Aderant Handshake

Growing realization that big data can increase efficiency and profitability spurs law firms toward effective knowledge management solution. Aderant is pleased to announce that seven more law firms have chosen Aderant Handshake for their knowledge management and intranet solution. As firms recognize that the effective use of data can have a profound impact on efficiency […]

London based firm Seddons adopted two enterprise solutions to support their GDPR compliance goals

    To comply with the GDPR’s tough new data requirements, Seddon’s knew it must find a solution to two major security issues: 1. ‘Dark data’ – how many documents were unsearchable within their systems? 2. Staff email behaviour – was it putting them at risk of inadvertent leaks? For the ‘dark data’ project, Seddons […]

New rules for knowledge management tools, according to Aderant

As the digital age came about, a combination of computer technology and intellectual prowess turned mountains of paper into digital files. Fast forward 20 or 30 years and law firms are now sitting on mountains of data, but most aren’t using this data to the best of its ability. Enter knowledge management – an often […]