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New technology and its effect on the legal sector

Legal tech, starting early and the importance of research

Embedding tech into legal education and training has been in the pipeline for a while. Christopher O’Connor, head of segment …

Data is a vital asset to accountancy firms – but the risks still need to be harnessed

We’ll be discussing the ‘value of data for mid-market accountancy’ and ‘how can we balance control and security Vs access …

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Does a #bioniclawyer need labels?

Does a #bioniclawyer need labels? The #bioniclawyerproject went back into action this week at Alternative Events’ (brilliantly put together) In-House …

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An organisation’s culture strongly determines its success

Corporate culture is the unseen purposes and values of an organisation. Present in the behaviours, metrics and members of the …

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Investment in people is a necessity – if data transformation is to be successful

For nearly 20 years, data has been utilised in organisations to make better decisions and to improve performance. Many companies …

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Is change always for the better?

Research often cited by McKinsey & Company has found that the vast majority (70 per cent) of change management schemes …

Contributors

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Antony Slumbers

Elizabeth Kavanagh

Vendor Marketplace

Connecting Professional Services with news, views and success stories from Our Vendor community

Featured Vendor

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Lights-On Consulting Limited

Lights-On – independent IT consultancy established in 2005 on the principles of confidentiality, experience, independence, integrity, and deep knowledge.

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Press Releases

Release wave 2 launches with over 400 updates, new apps, and industry solutions

2019 release wave 2 launches with new applications and hundreds of capabilities across Dynamics 365 and the Power Platform. Today …

Walker Morris Invests in Lexis® Visualfiles™ to Deliver Efficiencies and Create Market Differentiation

LONDON, U.K., 11 December 2018 – Top 100 UK multi-disciplinary law firm Walker Morris is investing in Lexis® Visualfiles™ to …

The evolution of the legal IT department

The legal sector is facing challenging times – technology disruption, client demand for lower cost services, deregulation leading to new …

Case Studies

Katchr Client – Birketts

A case study video from Tim Sarson, a Finance Director at Birketts. Speaking about his experience of working with Katchr.

Katchr Client – Brady Solicitors

A case study video from Vin Chauhan, an IT Director at Brady Solicitors. Speaking about his experience of working with …

Katchr Client – DQ Advocates

In this video hear from DQ Advocates.

Reports

The CFO and the Digital Boardroom: The Key to Success for Professional Services in 2020

In today’s digital age, it’s more important than ever that Professional Services firms adapt and evolve, making use of the …

The cloud advantage

7 benefits of moving your ERP to the cloud. Access the full report from Microsoft below.

Financial sector leading the way in using AI, Microsoft report reveals

The financial sector is leading the UK in the use of artificial intelligence, new research has revealed. Nearly three-quarters (72%) …

Our Vendors

Silverfin

The Silverfin platform is a unique structured Data Hub delivering an end-to-end cloud solution that makes Connected Accounting happen. We partner …

T-Tech

T-Tech is one of the fastest growing IT Consultancy, Support and Cloud Service providers in the UK, serving SMEs in …

HighQ

HighQ empowers leading law firms and corporate legal teams to transform the way they work and deliver legal services. We …

Lights-On Consulting Limited

Lights-On – independent IT consultancy established in 2005 on the principles of confidentiality, experience, independence, integrity, and deep knowledge.

Board

Smarter Resourcing. Optimised Projects. End-To-End Pipeline Visibility. Welcome to your firm’s digital transformation. Board is the #1 decision-making platform that …

fibreCRM

FibreCRM provides accountants with all the benefits of mainstream CRM but with specific features for accountancy practices. Our core purpose …

Ecovis Wingrave Yeats

The Data Analytics offering at Ecovis Wingrave Yeats is led by a team of data scientists, data analysts and business …

Katchr

Katchr specialises in Law Firm management information and business intelligence. Katchr BI has been developed with and for UK-based law …

BusyLamp

Founded by a team of lawyers and powered by many frustrated users of endless spreadsheets and clunky legacy eBilling and …

Rackspace

The legal sector is undergoing a revolution: the traditional model of billing by charging per hour is moving towards an …

Duff & Phelps

Reinventing operational excellence and innovation across the legal and IP sector, our unique team of experts have extensive experience in …

Oosha Ltd.

Oosha is one of the leading providers of cloud-hosted and managed IT services to UK legal and accounting firms. We …

LexisNexis Visualfiles

Visualfiles™ is a leading business automation tool with a significant presence in the professional services market. Visualfiles can eliminate the …

Microsoft

We believe in what people make possible. Our mission is to empower every person, every organisation on the plant to …

DocsCorp

Our easy-to-use software empowers document management professionals to work safer and smarter.

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