Briefing June 2017: Machine yearning

Machine yearning  How are firms managing with machine learning?  Download your copy now for FREE  What’s in this month’s issue?    Feature: Do firms have a strategy for AI adoption? Berwin Leighton Paisner, Dentons, Seyfarth Shaw, Kennedys and Gowling WLG give us an idea of where firms might start.   Briefing people: Jonathan Agar, CEO of Birketts, on managing to make […]

Quill gives law firms step-by-step instructions on effective disaster recovery and business continuity planning

There are a multitude of issues that you need to consider when assessing risk and developing disaster recovery and business continuity plans for your practice. Firstly, identify the threats and implement processes to minimise their potential disruption. Starting at the basic physical security layer, consider precautionary measures like fire prevention, intrusion protection, electrical supply continuity […]

Databarracks has become a corporate partner of the BCI to help drive greater business resilience amongst SMEs

Disaster recovery service provider Databarracks, has become a ‘Corporate Partner’ of the Business Continuity Institute (BCI), working with it to raise the profile of business continuity management (BCM) as a critical discipline for business resilience, amongst the SME community. Founded in 1994, the BCI has established itself as the leading organisation for BC professionals worldwide, supporting over […]

Quill has released tips to keep your firm safe from fraud

Our latest top tips guidance has been published. Titled ‘Top tips on combatting fraud’, this new instalment follows on nicely from our recent, similar-themed ‘Ten top tips on desktop security’. The reason for the continuing focus on the subject of cybercrime is obvious… it’s a hot topic that’s making repeated headline news in the legal […]

Top tips on combatting fraud from Quill

The well-publicised Mishcon de Reya £1m fraud case, when its client was duped into buying a London property from a seller dishonestly posing as the owner, has sent ripples of alarm throughout the legal community. Although conveyancers are an obvious target for the increasing threat of rogue house-owner and buyer deposit redirection fraud, it’s not […]

Disaster recovery and business continuity planning tips from Quill

When it comes to business, there’s no point in having a plan A unless you’ve got a plan B. While plan A might be the route to profits, plan B is the means of surviving, whatever challenges you come up against. Every business is at risk of potential natural or man-made disasters. Despite our wishful […]

Top tips for desktop security from Quill

Cyber security has been the subject of repeated headline news over the past few years. It’s a stark warning about the enhanced threats to our IT infrastructures and the need for constant vigilance of IT usage in the workplace. Worryingly, despite its high-risk status, cyber crime remains fairly low down law firms’ agendas. Let’s give […]

Quill issues guidance to help law firms become more cybersecure

Cyber crime’s a fast-growing area of crime with attacks increasing in frequency, severity and sophistication. It’s reported that, currently, the most common type of cyber attacks remain phishing and email viruses which are large-scale scams targeting the masses. Cyber crime now poses such a serious threat that in recent months has seen the official launch […]

Smooth operations: The Briefing Operational leaders in legal conference 2017 report

REGISTER NOW FOR THE OLIL 2018 CONFERENCE Our esteemed Briefing Operational Leaders in Legal conference returned in March 2017 after 18 months roaming the ground for white truffles – and found them we have. This year we were delighted to welcome Andrew Darwin, chief operating officer at DLA Piper, who put the ‘crap’ of the legal industry in […]

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 […]