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 […]

Briefing May 2017: Shared visions

Shared visions  Firms are investing in more open, inclusive and efficient collaboration channels, but can they manage a culture to match? Download your copy now for FREE  What’s in this month’s issue? Feature: Law firms say they’re getting more creative with internal communication and collaboration, including Allen & Overy,White & Case, Browne Jacobson and Howard Kennedy. Event report: The highs […]

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 […]

Industry interview with iManage: Learning to leverage

This article was originally featured as an industry interview in the March issue of Briefing. To read the issue in full, download Briefing.    Delivering effective legal services to clients relies heavily on successful collaboration. Businesses thrive on it and it’s important that it exists in many places, even between a firm and a vendor that […]