Technology
Shakespeare Putsman underpins three-way merger with Pilgrim’s LawSoft
Fast-growing Birmingham-based Shakespeare Putsman has selected LawSoft as a unified platform for its three-way merger with Stratford upon Avon firm Needham & James and Nottingham’s Berryman. The merger catapults the practice firmly into the national top 80 with around 450 staff.
The mainstream revolutionary
In the first of a two-part interview to mark publication of the updated edition of his book, The End of Lawyers?, Professor Richard Susskind tells Legal Futures Editor Neil Rose how the recession and the growth of legal process outsourcing are changing lawyers’ attitudes to change.
Recruitment drive at Pilgrim reflects recent growth
Several new appointments at Legal Futures Associate Pilgrim Systems reflect the company’s solid expansion, fuelled by a raft of new business wins and continued growth from their existing client base.
Firm up for top IT award after using Proclaim to create unique system
Cheshire law firm Abney Garsden McDonald has been shortlisted for a major award in recognition of its development of a case management system in the field of child abuse claims.
New recruits for Solicitors Own Software as law firms gear up for ABS competition
Legal Futures Associate Solicitors Own Software has been on a recruitment drive following an increase in business due to the popularity of SOS Connect for integrated case and practice management among mid-tier firms.
Case study: implementing Proclaim to compete more effectively
Lees Solicitors LLP is a Wirral-based, multi-disciplinary practice employing over 100 staff at offices in Birkenhead, Heswall, and West Kirby. The practice recently chose the Proclaim Practice Management system from Legal Futures Associate Eclipse as a firm-wide replacement to its incumbent software. Eleni Kinch, professional support principal at Lees, discusses the practice, its reasons for IT investment and its strategy for the future.
HBJ Gateley Wareing’s new Manchester office to move immediately to LawSoft
Birmingham-based HBJ Gateley Wareing has moved quickly to integrate its new Manchester operation into its network by migrating the office to its LawSoft practice management system by the end of September.
Face-to-face legal advice via the Internet as law firm buys Capita’s helpline
West Midlands law firm Forum Law is planning to give legal advice over the Internet after buying Capita Assistance’s legal helpline business. Called Legal Assistance Direct (LAD), the service already had contracts to provide legal advice to over five million client customers of various institutions. It currently receives around 35-40,000 calls a year.
Back to the future – two back-office processes that technology can improve
IT plays a key role in increasing business efficiency and a change in the way the systems are run can have a great impact on the efficiency of a firm. Below I have outlined two key back-office processes, print management and automation.
LawSoft Auto Billing delivers “real benefits for clients”
Leading Scottish law firm Harper Macleod is moving towards 100% automated billing after delivering significant time savings and a better service for clients through its increased use of LawSoft Auto Billing from Legal Futures Associate Pilgrim Systems.
Blog
Legal director: an alternative to partnership
Firms are increasingly acknowledging the need for alternative senior roles – positions that offer influence and recognition without the obligations of ownership.
It’s time for law firms to ask tougher questions
For years, many law firms have treated ID verification as a box-ticking exercise. Run a liveness check, match a face to a document and move on. But that is no longer good enough.
Business fatigue to AI will risk job security
Whilst we know professional learning has always been part of career paths, to hire, retain and keep talent, AI needs to be embedded as a core part of this training.
