LPM July/August 2018: Who are you?

Download your FREE copy now   This month:LPM magazine discusses culture, and what makes law firms who they are. Special supplement:Data works – Our friends at Quiss celebrate 30 years of technology by exploring how firms are leveraging their own IT and data. Feature:Guest writer Lucy Trevelyan investigates how a law firm’s culture is born.  LPM asks: Vidisha Joshi, managing […]

Has ECM failed?

It’s been about a year and a half since Gartner retired the term “Enterprise Content Management” and replaced it with “Content Services.” We have talked in the past about what Content Services is and why Gartner has shifted their terminology away from ECM. If you are unfamiliar with the subject you can read about it here. […]

Independent law firms failing to adapt to client-driven culture

Almost three-quarters of lawyers in small firms report clash between client-driven market and traditional role of solicitor, yet over two thirds failing to adapt or evolve business strategy. A new survey published (The Bellwether Report 2018: The Culture Clash – Solicitor Confidence vs Client Power) by LexisNexis UK, a leading global provider of information and […]

Fasken uses HighQ’s cloud-based tech for client collaboration portal

We talk often about how our products enable secure collaboration, access, and information governance behind the scenes. This past week, an article about how Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP uses HighQ for client collaboration was a perfect example of this. In the article, Robert Garmaise, CIO at Fasken, mentions that they can push HighQ content back […]

The court’s digital journey to the cloud, according to Advanced

Taking advantage of the freedom the cloud affords is fast becoming the first choice for positive digital disruption, and many British legal firms have dared to reimagine their business and .realise the benefits the cloud can bring. One major advantage is that it can significantly reduce the amount of paperwork whether in chambers, in the […]

How top law firms are transforming their operations by thinking beyond financial reporting

During my recent visit to Denver for the 2018 Aderant Momentum conference, I noticed a common theme as I interacted with attendees at the conference: Many law firm leaders are currently questioning the effectiveness of their financial reporting systems. This is not the first time we have observed the legal industry seeking out more robust technology systems […]

What does a “dashboard” really mean for a law firm?

In the late 80s and early 90s, I worked for a bank to develop an automated system supporting customer service representatives. The purpose of the system was to enable support staff to facilitate credit card applications. A customer would call in, and our support staff had a computer system to bring all the information they […]

Aderant releases portal in a box – Handshake Connect

Aderant, a global leader in law firm management software, announces the release of Handshake Connect, an out-of-the-box legal intranet portal that provides fast and easy deployment, with minimal customization required. Using the latest web development technology, Handshake Connect modularizes the knowledge management solution, giving clients an a la carte selection of widgets, making it more […]

The Hearing – A legal podcast from Thomson Reuters

Hosted by social media commentator and employment lawyer Kevin Poulter (@kevinpoulter), The Hearing provides an unprecedented view into the most interesting people and topics in and around the legal industry. Sometimes serious, sometimes irreverent, but always informative, insightful and entertaining. Our first episode features Dame Fiona Woolf. You can listen and subscribe via iTunes, Spotify […]

Annual Momentum Conference reaches new heights in Denver

Aderant’s annual Momentum Conference took place in Denver in early May, bringing together more than 700 thought leaders and industry experts from nine countries. The three-day event provided representatives from global law firms more than 120 training presentations, hands-on sessions, boot camps and keynote addresses on topics ranging from billing efficiency to matter management and […]