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The rise of in-house corporate legal teams is indicative of the beginning of the ‘Empowered Client’ era – clients are now frequently well-informed about pricing, value for money and competitive alternatives. This emerging ‘buyer’s market’ has led to firms encumbered with complex RFP processes, and more involvement with client procurement teams.

For years, succession planning in law firms has been a fairly straightforward task. Budding young lawyers aspire to become partners and current partners coach and mentor them until they are ready to invest capital into the business.

Fasken today introduces Fasken Edge, its new digital collaboration platform designed to make it easier for clients to work with their legal teams and manage their legal matters. Available 24/7, the cloud-based portal gives clients instant secure access to their matters from any device.

Hubshare is delighted to announce that Kennedys, a top 30 UK law firm, have chosen Hubshare as their collaborative project management tool to manage their Elite Practice Management upgrade to the latest version of Elite 3E. Kennedys, who have offices internationally and specialise in insurance, dispute resolution and advisory services, selected Hubshare, as it stood out for its usability and efficiency.

I often talk about the importance of being out of the office if you want to grow your practice or business.

In a world where we are constantly thinking of ways to reduce our green footprint, it seems natural to extend the same thought to our working life. Everyone’s been guilty of printing off the wrong document or accidentally printing duplicates and overtime this adds up. Research by Kyocera found that an average office worker in the UK uses around 45 pieces of copy paper daily and two-thirds is deemed as waste. With our demand for paper being said to double from 2005 to 2030, we need to act to prevent these predictions from becoming a reality.