Converge TS appoints Peter Gill to its board of directors

Converge Technology Specialists (Converge TS) has today announced the appointment of Peter Gill to its board of directors as chief commercial officer. Bringing a wealth of legal sector experience to the company, Peter most recently spent four years at Thomson Reuters Elite where he led the EMEA sales team to achieve year-on-year revenue growth. His background […]

Clearing up cloud: Converge TS CEO Nigel Wright on cloud-first strategy

Smarter working means enabling flexibility, creating modern work spaces and maximising returns from your use of new and existing IT systems. It’s no surprise that cloud-first strategies have boomed across the globe as businesses seek to gain an edge on the competition. Nigel Wright, CEO at Converge Technology Specialists, says: “The SME legal market is […]

Deal with disaster

As business growth goes, McMillan Williams Solicitors has certainly had a pretty fair share. When chief information officer David Fazakerley arrived less than five years ago, the business he took on had 10 offices and 160 staff. Today it has nearly tripled that – 28 offices, with a proportionate increase in revenue to £30m. Headcount, meanwhile, […]

Converge TS on why your IT partner should be a legal specialist

It’s a widely known fact among CIO’s that using a cloud infrastructure provider to support their IT strategy is a key component of progression and increased profitability. Gartner recently reported that 80% of CIO’s will migrate to a cloud-based environment within the next few years. But what should you be looking for when choosing a […]

Converge TS: skills required to deliver a successful legal PMS implementation

You know you need to move to a modern Practice Management System (PMS). You’ve seen the opportunities of that leaving the baggage and inefficiencies of your old software behind presents, and you’re excited at the prospect of heading towards the utopia of your new PMS. Building your project team System migration projects should never be […]

Converge TS – Questions to ask when creating the IT platform for your new software

Today the legal sector depends on a multitude of software to deliver its complex services in a way that is as efficient as possible. Building a robust, high performance IT infrastructure is essential to this. But setting up this infrastructure can be challenging and time consuming. Mistakes can be costly, risking downtime and putting increasing […]

Converge TS – Don’t be blindsided by these costs during your legal software migration

You might not be surprised to hear that over 66% of IT projects go over budget and more worrisome is the fact that 17% do so, so severely that they threaten the existence of the company. Here are four ways unexpected costs can creep into your migration budget and, more importantly, how to plan for them […]

Converge TS: Using end of life software – what are the risks?

There’s no doubt that technology is a critical component of many businesses functions and operations, and the legal sector’s no exception. Firms of all shapes and sizes increasingly rely on Practice Management (PMS) and Case Management (CMS) software – now mission critical to success. Using tools that empower and enable your teams can often be […]

Thomson Reuters Elite announces latest alliance partnership with Converge TS

Thomson Reuters Elite, part of Thomson Reuters Legal, today announced the launch of a new Alliance partnership with Converge Technology Specialists, a dedicated cloud computing provider for law firms, with more than 10 years of experience hosting Thomson Reuters applications. Available to 3E clients, Converge Technology Specialists provides a secure, fully managed cloud infrastructure service which […]

Converge TS: Your IT risk assessments will be wrong from May 2018

Law firm managers are well versed in carrying out risk assessments to justify and make decisions around IT spend. However, from May next year, risk assessments become more complex when the GDPR comes into force. Article 32 of the GDPR states: “Taking into account the state of the art, the costs of implementation and the […]