HBR Consulting: Why global law firms must prioritise anti-money laundering policies

In 2015, 11.5 million documents referred to as the Panama Papers were leaked from a Panamanian law firm and revealed widespread global tax evasion involving notable individuals (including FIFA soccer officials and the Icelandic Prime Minister). The scandal brought global scrutiny to money laundering and the role law firms play in assisting such actions. Since […]

HBR Consulting explains how to prepare for new data regulations in Europe

A surprising 80 percent of international IT professionals say they know little to nothing about the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), according to a Dell survey. And a staggering 97 percent said their organizations do not have a plan for complying with the new mandatory regulation. The GDPR is replacing the EU Data Protection Directive […]

CascadeGo downloadable Legal webinar

Are you too tied up managing day-to-day admin within your law firm? Are manual SRA diversity reports causing stress and taking up too much of your time? If so, we could have the perfect solution for you! Download our FREE legal webinar and discover how you can: Automatically calculate PQE and use PQE thresholds. Create and […]

LEAP: Ensuring the long term growth of your law firm – Stay ahead of the curve by staying ahead of the curve

Your law firm is a business. Like all businesses, growth and profitability is paramount. You want to see your client base grow and your profits increase, year on year. Even more importantly, you don’t want to go backwards just because you are so involved in the business you need to keep your eye on the […]

Quiss: Things that go bang in the night

Your business relies on its IT system and the equipment your IT system relies upon, is almost exclusively electrical and complicated, which means sometimes, some of it will stop working. Beyond the warranty that came with your equipment when it was new, you still want the maximum availability and performance from your hardware, systems and […]

HBR Consulting reports on the findings of HBR Legal Lab 2017

Introduction The legal ecosystem continues to evolve. New competitors, alternative providers, increasing client expectations, emerging technology and a growing emphasis on diversity are challenging industry norms and creating an impetus for change. At the forefront is the client experience, which is influencing service delivery strategies across the entire legal vertical. All of these topics surfaced […]

Managing absence fairly by Cascade HR

In a recent Personnel Today webinar – delivered in partnership with Cascade HR, Consilia Legal and Ceri Widdett of Exchange Chambers and XpertHR – it was quite clear how prevalent the issue of leave and absence is, for Human Resources professionals throughout the UK. The number of webinar registrations – more than 500 in total – […]

HBR Consulting releases risk roundtable findings on how to improve business acceptance processes

On June 9, over 20 representatives from the legal vertical joined HBR Consulting and Intapp at Shearman & Sterling LLP in New York for an invitation-only Risk Roundtable. Participants from law firms and investment banking firms came together for a thoughtful discussion that included ideas and insight into how to improve the business acceptance process. […]

Industry analysis from Accesspoint Technologies: New frontiers

This article was originally featured as an industry analysis piece in the July issue of LPM. To read the issue in full, download LPM. The world of legal IT is vast these days, and is advancing at such a pace that many of us are left wondering where to turn and where to head next. To a […]

Industry interview with Linetime: Working together

This article was originally featured as an industry interview in the July issue of LPM. To read the issue in full, download LPM. Greater competition and financial pressures are significant drivers for law firms to introduce efficiencies and become more cost-effective in an increasingly uncertain legal market. Phil Snee, development director at Linetime, says that a key […]