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Landmark Information Group is celebrating the achievement of Andre Boyle who was recently awarded Accredited Legal Technologist by the Law Society of Scotland. Andre is Head of Technology at Millar & Bryce the property search and information specialists in Scotland, part of Landmark Information Group.

Through acknowledging the challenges that law firms currently face in the COVID-19 crisis, this article discusses how leaders of SME law firms can maintain productivity, use the downturn to improve their business, embrace digital change and recognise new opportunities as we emerge into the new normal.

iManage, the company dedicated to transforming how professionals work, announces the immediate availability of iManage Records Manager (IRM) 10.1, the newest version of its industry-leading Information Governance and Records Management product.

Quill’s grown its headcount by three employees in the past month. In March, Quill welcomed Harry McHarry (Product Development Director), Pete Richards (Development Team Manager) and Robert Graham (Lead UI Developer) into its development team, primarily based in Brighton.

William Sturges LLP is a 40-user firm based in the heart of London, just a stone’s throw from St James’ Park. With a heritage going back more than two centuries, the firm is steeped in tradition and as Office Manager Alex Bennett admits, our IT infrastructure was crying out for modernisation.

The current and complete reliance on technology, due to the Coronavirus outbreak, has seen internal IT teams stretched to their full extent as they struggle to keep their law firm functioning seamlessly while the entire workforce works from home.

Since 1951, Clarkson Wright & Jakes have been providing legal services to individuals and organisations throughout Kent and South East London.

iManage, the company dedicated to transforming how professionals work, today announced that King & Wood Mallesons – a leading international law firm with over 2,400 lawyers in 28 locations around the world – has successfully migrated its Europe, Middle East, and United States offices to the iManage cloud.

With the COVID-19 lockdown, we’re living and working in difficult times. Solicitors, particularly, are finding themselves caught between a rock and a hard place. On the one hand, law firms have ongoing regulatory obligations to attend to. On the other, enforced restrictions make ‘business as usual’ nigh on impossible.

As the legal sector readies itself for life after lockdown, it’s important to recognise some of the fundamental and new client behaviours that will inform and shape how firms respond – particularly when it comes to handling new enquiries and pursuing new business.