3Kites: Should I Stay or Should I Go… the practice management dilemma for smaller law firms

3Kites ran a seminar back in 2015 called ‘PMS – the perfect storm’ so named because products like TR’s Enterprise and Envision, LN’s Axxia and Tikit’s FirmWare were all in the twilight of their existence and heading up to that software heaven in the clouds (or whatever existed before the cloud).

3Kites: Why systems support is the way to a good night’s sleep

Why does it matter if a product is out of support, especially if it continues to run without problems in an unchanging technical environment?

3Kites: Fixing A Hole – The rise and rise of Cyber Essentials

Increasing numbers of law firms are looking for help with the UK government’s Cyber Essentials scheme but don’t really understand what this is, what is involved in achieving certification and why they should be driving the process rather than waiting to be pushed by clients or market sentiment. 

3Kites: Lawyers know best… you just need the right one!

3Kites has worked on many software selections in the last 16 years and our advice to clients is to use our trusted friends at Kemp IT Law to negotiate the contract side of things.

3Kites Consulting: Do you want the leather upholstery? Why saving on project resources can be a false economy

Imagine spending hundreds of thousands on a Rolls Royce only to kit it out with plastic seats or an underpowered engine – this would devalue the car from the outset… and yet we effectively do the same thing with projects all the time!

3Kites Consulting: A light touch is as good as a wink to a case management system – Part 1

We are often asked about light touch case management or matter management as if there are clear definitions about what such management tools actually do for law firms.

3Kites Consulting: Considerations for a laptop deployment project

With lockdown restrictions lifted firms are adopting new practices in relation to working locations, with a blend of home and office working becoming the norm.

3Kites Consulting: Mr Blue Sky – moving your firm’s applications to the cloud

Cloud has long since transitioned from hype to reality but some law firms still struggle with the idea of moving away from on-premise systems they can see and hug to something they don’t control.

3Kites Consulting: Artificial intelligence and the art of noise over substance

Many law firms make a great deal about their AI initiatives. In truth this is often a case of catching the attention of prospective clients by appearing to be investing heavily in this field when the reality is often little more than a pilot project – or ‘innovation theatre’ as it’s unkindly, but sometimes accurately, called.

3Kites: The extraordinary case of the missing case (management system)

In the 90s and noughties, small and medium-sized law firms had the option of buying a practice management system (PMS) which included case management to provide guided flows and document creation for repeatable work types such as debt collection, clinical negligence claims or road traffic accidents.