How people management drives success for law firms
The success of a firm isn’t solely determined by its legal prowess. It’s also influenced significantly by how well it manages its most valuable asset: its people
Law firms must improve DEI efforts through objective work allocation or risk losing clients
According to the Solicitors Regulation Authority in the UK, only 18% of the law firm lawyer population is made up of ethnic lawyers and only 5% are disabled, compared to 14% in the overall UK workforce. With 85% of firms reporting greater pressure from clients to improve their diversity, equity and inclusion, does the dial need to move towards DEI to retain clients?
How your invoices could be costing you money
Running a successful law firm can be challenging. However, what many law firms overlook is how their invoicing process could be hurting their clients’ satisfaction levels. A bad invoicing process can lead to significant delays, lost revenue, and ultimately, loss of clients.
October 2023 data breach roundup
Various data breaches took place in October, with organisations from a range of industries being guilty of a number of serious incidents.
Far from ‘fixed’ – changes to Fixed Recoverable Costs continue
While most clinical negligence cases still remain outside the Fixed Recoverable Cost (FRC) regime following the broad expansion that was introduced at the start of this month, it doesn’t look like they will escape much longer.
How Clio helped Tenet Law become a 7-figure law firm
Currently, 41% of all crime in the UK is fraud. As Arun Chauhan, founder of Tenet Compliance & Litigation (also known as Tenet Law) explains, fraud generates complex responses from victims, “emotions are heightened because you’ve been wronged.”
Covid loan repayment forcing law firms into administration
Many businesses took out government-backed loans, such as the Bounce Back Loans Scheme (BBLs) and the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan scheme, to help them through the Covid-19 crisis.
BigHand wins Workflow Management Platform of the Year at the 2023 LegalTech Breakthrough Awards
BigHand is delighted to have won the Workflow Management Platform of the Year at the 4th annual LegalTech Breakthrough Awards this week.
