Features
26-11-2007
"Risk management" has become a crucial area for most law firms within just a few years, even though the term was rarely heard in relation to managing a legal practice 10 years ago....
26-11-2007
Adam Westbrooke explores the do we, don’t we dilemma faced by firms as they assess the merits of Vista, Office 2007 and Sharepoint...
26-11-2007
Chris May of conveyancing specialists BPL explores the issue of law firm branding and how technology can support the brand experience...
27-09-2007
After exploring the phenomenon of “social media” in the last issue, top legal blogger Nick Holmes is back to explain the art of effective blogging...
27-09-2007
Chris May of conveyancing specialists BPL steps up to the plate in another of our occasional Twenty Questions series....
27-09-2007
Adam Westbrooke, crystal ball in hand, takes a look at what might happen to technology in the next few years, and in particular what law firms may like to keep an eye on...
26-07-2007
In the fourth article of this new series aimed at the smaller law firm, Tom Paul argues that IT can be the best form of defence in the battle with Tesco Law...
26-07-2007
Adam Westbrooke offers some practical advice on doing more with the data in your PMS. There’s knowledge in them there systems!...
26-07-2007
Even dogs have blogs these days – so what is it about this new web phenomenon?...
26-07-2007
Axxia dna* allows small to medium sized law firms to have their cake and eat it: every bit of mainstream PMS functionality together with business process management and workflow control, all in one unified system. It is indeed a new breed....
25-05-2007
If there’s one technology that’s been an almost ever present on the legal IT pages in recent times it is digital dictation....
25-05-2007
In the third article of this new series aimed at the smaller law firm, Tom Paul explores the difficulties around the final decision to upgrade...
25-05-2007
Adam Westbrooke explores the issue of systems change from the management perspective. How do those at the top ensure that projects are being undertaken in the right way and for all the right reasons?...
25-05-2007
Minter Ellison SANT, part of the largest full service law firm in the Asia Pacific region, has given a clear thumbs up to dna* following an intensive evaluation period...
01-05-2007
Axxia Systems and top 75 firm Weightmans have announced details of a major project that will see Axxia DNA rolled out to the entire 750 strong organisation...
27-04-2007
Plans for a thorough overhaul of the legal aid system were unveiled last July by Lord Carter of Coles as part of the Government's drive to stem the rising cost of publicly funded cases...
27-04-2007
Ten years ago, Professor Richard Susskind wrote a seminal paper on the impact of technology on the legal profession...
27-04-2007
Adam Westbrooke looks at how technology, far from enslaving people with its ‘always on’ culture, can instead be a force for liberation and help secure a better work/life balance for many...
27-04-2007
Under the microscope this month is Ian Thomson, one of the pioneering users of case management in this country when he was with Morton Fraser...
27-04-2007
A guide to essential technology for the smaller firm...
27-04-2007
We look at the issue of website optimisation and offer some practical advice on enhancing your online presence...
27-04-2007
In this occasional series, we put law firm personalities under the spotlight and find out a little more about them with the aid of twenty questions...
27-04-2007
Grant Thornton’s Head of Professional Practices, Roger Zair, gives us his ‘geographical’ take on the post-Clementi world as he asks whether the moves afoot are more akin to an earthquake or a glacier...
27-04-2007
Consultant Tom Paul offers a general introduction on technology as a business function and an essential area of investment...
27-04-2007
The IT service in any organisation can be seen as two areas: support and projects...
27-04-2007
Just one area being explored in extensive research being carried out by Practical Solutions on behalf of the the LSSA...