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Enabling the Modern Workforce to Work from Anywhere
The remote working revolution continues, and our first hangout of 2021, in partnership with Quiss and NetMotion, brought together our …
A New Strategic Partner: IT Support & Service Desk Case Study
Saffery Champness is one of the UK’s top 20 accountancy firms, with nine offices in the UK and five further offices in …
Cyber Security and Covid-19: A Record Number of Incidents
In the latest National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) annual review, it has been revealed that over a quarter of cyber …
The Truth About Starting a New Job Virtually
Starting a new job is scary enough, let alone the prospect of starting it virtually, in the midst of a …
Digital Transformation and Innovation at EY with Andy Baldwin, Global Managing Partner
How can digital transformation at professional services firms be supported by a culture of experimentation and innovation? This was the …
How to Manage Client Relationships during Departure and Successions
In this article by Symphony, learn how accountants and lawyers can manage client relationships during departure and successions. See the …
Coronavirus Lockdown: Practical Tips for Professional Services Firms
As we approach a full year of living through a pandemic, the challenges of remote working to cash flow pressures …
Law Firms
DocsCorp expands its document productivity platform with the acquisition of Docuble
DocsCorp extends its document productivity platform to provide firms with comprehensive document styling, repair, numbering, and print management tools. LONDON …
Bite-sized Views from 3Kites – Consulting Some Key Challenges for Buying Legal Tech in 2021 (And How to Overcome Them!)
Current Challenges: Supply-side dynamics in the current market reinforce buyer uncertainty: Anyone involved in purchasing technology will be familiar with …
React, Rethink, Reimagine: How law firms have responded to the Covid-19 pandemic
Just as the world’s medical professionals’ fight against this pandemic is far from over, our firms’ responses to managing in …
Moneypenny Launches Outbound Calling Service for Law Firms
Leading outsourced communications provider Moneypenny has launched an Outbound Calling service for the legal sector – to help firms save …
How to Become an Innovative Law Firm with Virginia Clegg, Senior Partner, DAC Beachcroft
Digital transformation needs to be supported by a culture of innovation. When asked how law firms were fostering this culture, …
Law Firms – Working from Anywhere
In this report, in partnership with RBRO Solutions, we go beyond talking about the move to home working and explore …
How to Manage Client Relationships during Departure and Successions
In this article by Symphony, learn how accountants and lawyers can manage client relationships during departure and successions. See the …
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Coca-Cola VP GC Outlines New Diversity Program
On 28th January, Bradley M. Gayton, Senior VP GC at Coca-Cola wrote this letter to outside law firms, informing them …
Consilio Case Study: How One Packaged Food Industry Giant Leads with a Sophisticated Approach to eDiscovery
One of the nation’s oldest and most venerated packaged food industry giants is not just making noise with its delicious …
Bite-sized Views from 3Kites – Consulting Some Key Challenges for Buying Legal Tech in 2021 (And How to Overcome Them!)
Current Challenges: Supply-side dynamics in the current market reinforce buyer uncertainty: Anyone involved in purchasing technology will be familiar with …
The Rise of the MicroNed
I feel truly blessed. I have spent 30 years in Legal working with some of the best brains out there …
Bite-sized Views from 3Kites Consulting – Recent Developments in the In-House Legal Tech Market
a. The “Buy Side”: The impact of the pandemic caused legal teams to re-examine their technology tools as 2020 unfolded. …
Coronavirus Lockdown: Practical Tips for Professional Services Firms
As we approach a full year of living through a pandemic, the challenges of remote working to cash flow pressures …
Tech Planning & Strategy
This report, in partnership with RBRO Solutions, discusses the why and how of technology planning for legal departments. Law departments …
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
A good leader is a person who takes a little more than his share of the blame and a little less than his share of the credit.
JOHN MAXWELL
Management Consultancy
Innovative Use of Data through Technology will Transform Professional Services Firms
Professional services firms are on the cusp of a fundamental transformation driven by data, enabled by technology. For years it …
Fostering Innovation at PWC
How can digital transformation at professional services firms be supported by a culture of experimentation and innovation? And how do …
How Relationship Intelligence Gives Perspective to Complex Networks
This article by Symphony unpacks: The significance of relationships when it comes to the success of your firm The need …
How to Manage Client Relationships during Departure and Successions
In this article by Symphony, learn how accountants and lawyers can manage client relationships during departure and successions. See the …
Why Use Data-Driven Insight for your Professional Services Firm?
Check out this article from Symphony to learn more about: How transparency across your firm improves client engagement and retention …
The Future: Are You Ready? Thoughts from Nigel Willson
It was great to have the opportunity to talk with the International Practice Group at their Virtual Conference organised by …
Bite-sized views from 3Kites: Is the ISO standard for Knowledge Management useful?
The International Standards Organisation published its standard for Knowledge Management Systems in November 2018 after a period of consultation. Although …
Real Estate & Property
Innovation and Experimentation at CBRE with Hilary Reynolds, Head of UK/I Tech Enablement
There’s no doubt that successful digital transformation is supported by a culture of experimentation and innovation. But how to foster …
How and Why Cooper Parry Outsourced Call Handling
Advisors and accountancy business Cooper Parry prides itself on doing things differently – including its approach to customer care. Jo …
Bite-sized views from 3Kites: Is the ISO standard for Knowledge Management useful?
The International Standards Organisation published its standard for Knowledge Management Systems in November 2018 after a period of consultation. Although …
Bite-sized views from 3Kites Consulting: Hands Face Space: Reinforcing Cyber Security Awareness
Hands Face Space: Reinforcing cybersecurity awareness. The majority of us are working from home at the moment. As a consequence, …
Industry Insights: Innovation transformation
This report, in partnership with Pulsant, explores the questions, what have firms learned from unprecedented levels of tech adoption? Will …
Alternative Tech Leaders Hangout #7 Takeaways – November 2020
In November’s Alternative Tech Leaders Hangout, sponsored by Pulsant, LoopUp, Board we discussed three areas of digital disruption and tech …
There is no business without data, and there is no data without business
Introduction There are few, if any, businesses that have been unaffected by the recent covid-19 pandemic. Those hardest hit have …