A guide to developing a holistic third-party procurement risk management strategy

While third-party suppliers bring many positive opportunities to law firms and other professional services businesses, they also come with risks, given their potential access to firms’ and their clients’ most sensitive data. In fact, about a third of firms (33 percent) participating in the Procurement Leader Survey, conducted in conjunction HBR Consulting’s 2018 Law Firm […]

An introduction to machine learning – Part 2 (A history lesson)

Nearly everyone who keeps up to date with technological developments has heard of the term ‘machine learning’. It’s a nice buzzword that is being used more and more in recent years. But what does machine learning actually entail? What is the technology that lies behind it? To coincide with the launch of Clocktimizer’s machine learning engine, […]

HBR Consulting: LegalXchange 2018 executive summary

The legal industry is at an inflection point. Yes, we may still be discussing some of the same challenges that surfaced years ago in the legal ecosystem, but now we have a sense of “vuja dé” – seeing something familiar with a fresh perspective – a viewpoint that allows us to gain new insight from […]

Clocktimizer: An introduction to machine learning – Part 1

Nearly everyone who keeps up to date with technological developments has heard of the term ‘machine learning’. It’s a nice buzzword that is being used more and more in recent years. But what does machine learning actually entail? What is the technology that lies behind it? To coincide with the launch of Clocktimizer’s machine learning […]

MHA MacIntyre Hudson’s year end tax planning guide

    MHA’s Year End Tax Planning Guide summarises some key tax and financial planning tips which should be considered prior to the end of the tax year on 5 April 2019 or for companies, the end of the financial year on 31 March 2019. The guide covers the following topics:  Brexit Planning Income Tax […]

LEAP outlines four steps to paperless law firm utopia

Step 1: Getting into the cloud Getting into the cloud is only the beginning of the paperless journey but an essential step. After successfully migrating your data from clunky old vulnerable servers to the shiny new cloud, the benefits and possibilities are quite simply endless. Not only is your law firm’s data security enhanced – […]

An interview with Dan Anderson, CEO of SeeUnity

Nearly a year ago, SeeUnity and HighQ partnered to empower our clients with industry-leading legal tech integration. As law firms and corporate legal teams continue to embrace technology to improve transparency, efficiency, and service delivery, integration becomes even more important. We recently sat down with Dan Anderson, CEO and cofounder of SeeUnity to talk about the importance of integration, the rise of […]

HBR Consulting: Three reasons to get a second opinion on IT lifecycle management

Senior IT executives carry the burden of making the final decisions on hardware and technology support options needed to run the applications that drive their corporate or law firm business functions. These are always high-stakes decisions because they carry significant financial and operational implications for the organization. A growing body of knowledge is illustrating the […]

Intelligent Office secretarial and administrative support

The services we provide our clients, at face value, are not unique. Services such as front of house, print and mailroom, records management, administrative support, document production, and PA services can be seen on the sites of many law firms, particularly in the UK Top 100 firms. These are functions that law firms are absolutely capable […]

Getting to grips with AI and what it means for law firms …

Search “What is Artificial Intelligence (AI)” on Google and you’ll get more answers than you can shake a stick at. A simple explanation is… “the theory and development of computer systems able to perform tasks normally requiring human intelligence, such as visual perception, speech recognition, decision-making, and translation between languages.” So, it’s all about computers […]