A very personal attack – LPM magazine, May 2017 – Can PI survive?

This month, LPM delves into the impact of the potential new regulatory changes set to hit legal. Download your FREE copy now Feature: With the latest personal injury reforms looming like the sword of Damocles, we ask PI legal leaders whether they will mean the end for road traffic accident cases – or whether firms can […]

Aderant LAWTalks video: How can law firms empower attorneys to better price matters?

Video length: 3mins 45secs At the 2016 Momentum Conference in London, Aderant’s SVP of Strategy and Growth Chris Cartrett led a panel discussion with Colin Wardale, CFO of Hill Dickinson, Karen Jacks, CIO of Bird & Bird, and Nick West, CSO of Mishcon de Reya about technology trends in the legal industry. The panel takes on […]

Aderant LAWTalks video: What is margin management and how can law firms better manage margins?

Video length: 8mins 39secs At the 2016 Momentum Conference in London, Aderant’s SVP of Strategy and Growth Chris Cartrett led a panel discussion with Colin Wardale, CFO of Hill Dickinson, Karen Jacks, CIO of Bird & Bird, and Nick West, CSO of Mishcon de Reya about technology trends in the legal industry. Colin Wardale leads off […]

Briefing April 2017: Team players

Team players  Cornelius Grossmann, global head of law at EY, on why it’s hard to beat the Big Four when it comes to the collaborative pitch. Download your copy now for FREE  What’s in this month’s issue? Big interview: Cornelius Grossmann, global head of law at EY, takes time out to talk the model of differentiation, demanding supply […]

Radical regulatory change – LPM magazine, April 2017 – Big bang two

This month, LPM delves into the impact of the potential new regulatory changes set to hit legal. Download your FREE copy now Feature: A decade on from the Legal Services Act, we ask legal leaders if they’re ready for the next stage of radical regulatory reform – or whether it’ll mean certain doom for SME […]

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 […]