Legal Workflow discusses the shape of law firms in the digital age

Law firms are faced with some tough challenges in the Digital Age. The government’s “digital by default” policy, together with the expectations of clients, is making digitisation a necessity rather than an indulgence. Today’s question is no longer “if” or “when” to digitise but “what” and “how” to digitise. Do law firms need to fear […]

Industry analysis from Accesspoint Technologies: Building blocks

This article was originally featured as an industry analysis in the November 2017 issue of LPM. To read the issue in full, download LPM. As we are perhaps all now aware, we all need to comply with the EU’s new data protection regulations by May 2018. For many law firms, GDPR doesn’t necessarily mean General Data Protection Regulation […]

TR Forefront: How to gain advantage from outside counsel guidelines by Tikit

This article was originally written by Peter Zver, president, Tikit, North America These days, we’re all familiar with outside counsel guidelines, right? Those 15-plus pages you get from every client when they first take you on which set out the rules of engagement. Typically, they’ll detail every aspect of the work you do for them. This […]

Databarracks video: Continuity tool shed – free tools for better recoveries

Video length: 31mins 14secs Over the past 3 years, we’ve been developing practical tools that take the heavy lifting out of in-depth continuity planning, making it faster and more approachable to newcomers. But there’s an important caveat. Shiny, interactive tools can trick you into feeling productive by outputting important-looking information. Without a plan, instructions, or […]

Briefing December 2017: Hit the roadmap

Hit the roadmap  Is a 10-year strategy a strong statement of the visionary or merely wishful thinking?   Download your copy now for FREE  What’s in this month’s issue?    The big idea: Leading law firm leaders, including at Withers, Keoghs, Irwin Mitchell and Ince & Co, outline what they make of a much longer-term strategy.  Team profile: The […]

Client centricity – LPM magazine, December 2017 – Love your clients

This month, LPM magazine delves into the need to greater client centricity in the legal industry and how firms can put clients at the centre of everything they do Download your FREE copy now Feature: Law firms traditionally operated in a seller’s market and were built to benefit lawyers – which might explain why so […]

Prestigious New York law firm Hughes Hubbard & Reed selects iManage Threat Manager to safeguard data

iManage, the company dedicated to transforming how professionals work, today announced that Hughes Hubbard & Reed (HHR) —one of New York’s most distinguished law firms — has selected iManage Threat Manager to better protect sensitive client data across its global offices. iManage Threat Manager leverages historical and contextual information in the iManage system to provide […]

Databarracks video: How to write a business continuity plan

Video length: 30mins 28secs Business continuity has a PR problem. From the outside, it seems boring, difficult, and not a priority. According to our 2017 Data Health Check, less than half of organisations with small IT teams (1-5) have a BC plan.

Who else is using your business phone? by Quiss

The cost of telecoms fraud is currently estimated to be almost double that of credit card fraud, but with businesses keen to protect against brand damaging stories, few get to hear about the crimes and more importantly how to combat them. Here in the UK, there remains a growing and costly risk to the security […]

Business documents – the Achilles Heel of brand and compliance by NovaPlex

Brand, consistency and reputation is of the utmost importance to any professional organisation. Law firms invest significant amounts ensuring that their brand is both widely accessible and consistent. Yet, given that these firms spend so much on various marketing activities to attract and win new business, as well retain existing clients, a key area that […]