For the past year or so, we have been reading non-stop about artificial intelligence in business systems. We know that Salesforce has recently deployed Einstein to better help account managers and sales teams nurture their leads and opportunities. We also know a lot about IBM Watson, and how it is helping doctors more accurately diagnose patients. Then in […]

As the cloud has become an accepted option for running and managing IT systems and applications, an increasing number of law firms have identified an opportunity to untether themselves from the confines and cost of legacy systems and processes. Using a hosted, utility-based sourcing model offers them greater flexibility. It makes it easier for home […]

The continuing advancement of cloud technology and the new ownership regulation means it has never been easier to start a law firm. Mobility, simpler and lower cost technology and widespread acceptance of remote working is motivating legal entrepreneurs wanting to start their own practice. What law to practice Your brand should be determined by your […]

This article was originally written by Laurie Fischer, managing director at HBR Consulting.  Earlier this year, Legal IT Professionals featured an article co-authored by my colleague James Britt and me that provides a list of cybersecurity best practices global law firms should prioritize in 2017. More specifically, we discussed specific steps law firms can take to address […]

iManage today announced the agenda for its second annual UK-based user conference, ConnectLive London 2017, scheduled to take place in London, June 27-28, 2017 at the InterContinental London – The O2 hotel. This follows on the heels of ConnectLive Chicago 2017 that took place last month and the most recent news that iManage acquired leading […]

Eclipse Legal Systems, the sole Law Society Endorsed legal software provider, today announced that the user base for its Proclaim software has hit 25,000 individuals, in the same year as its 30th birthday. The company was founded in May 1987 and has gone on to become the market’s leading legal software vendor. Eclipse initially started […]

Aderant are pleased to announce that, following Three Crowns’ selection of Aderant Expert as their next generation PMS solution, they are now live. Expert was successfully implemented inside 10 months, and reflects well on the level of collaboration between Three Crowns and Aderant whose combined team were fully committed throughout. This achievement is yet another […]

LEAP Legal Software has doubled its UK customer base in the last twelve months and has now passed the 1,000 firm mark with over 6,000 end users of its integrated case management platform. The first legal practice in the UK signed up to LEAP in January 2015, in April 2016 there were 500 firms using […]

Tikit, part of the BT Group and leading provider of technology solutions for law and professional services firms is now able to supply its Carpe Diem cloud-based time recording solution under the Government G-Cloud Framework. This move means that public sector organisations will be able to procure Carpe Diem from the Cloud Software Lot of […]

Wilson Legal Solutions, a leading provider of consulting services and analytics software for global law firms and professional services organizations, today announced the availability of enhanced support for Wilson Ideate software, the company’s flagship performance management solution. Since its market introduction in June 2014, Wilson Ideate has been adopted by an increasing number of law […]

This article was originally featured as an industry interview in the June issue of LPM. To read the issue in full, download LPM. Businesses in the UK are becoming increasingly agile by adopting technology that makes them more adaptive and flexible. SME law firms have traditionally been resistant to such change, but are now recognising the need to […]

This article was originally featured as an industry analysis in the June issue of LPM. To read the issue in full, download LPM. Today’s lawyers spend much less of their working life at their desks. For several years now, law firm workers have been able to work from home and occasionally from client sites – but now expectations […]

This article was originally featured as an industry analysis in Briefing June. To read the issue in full, download Briefing.  In spite of the fact that law firms are driven by ‘revenue’, anecdotal evidence suggests that the discipline of predicting that revenue is seldom embraced with rigour. This is indeed surprising as commercial entities must be able to […]