Back to Basics — a Business Briefing for Lawyers: Managing Change
Welcome to the latest edition of Back to Basics — a Business Briefing for Lawyers. This month the focus is on Change and Change Management. What a topic to try to cover in a couple of pages! There’s a...
View ArticleBack to basics – a Business Briefing for Lawyers: Managing Performance
Welcome to the latest edition of Back to Basics — a Business Briefing for Lawyers. This month the focus is on Managing Performance. It is essential that every firm has a range of Performance Management...
View ArticleBack to Basics — a Business Briefing for Lawyers: Managing
Welcome to the latest edition of Back to Basics — a Business Briefing for Lawyers. This month the focus is on Managing. Each edition of Back to Basics addresses a single management item and on this...
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Back to Basics – a Business Briefing for Lawyers: Checking out the Competition
Welcome to the July edition of Back to Basics — a Business Briefing for Lawyers. This month the focus is on checking out the competition—in management speak it’s called Competitor Analysis. It’s not...
View ArticleBack to Basics — a Business Briefing for Lawyers: Productivity
Welcome to the latest edition of Back to Basics — a Business Briefing for Lawyers. This month the focus is on Productivity. The Oxford Dictionary defines Productivity as “the effectiveness of...
View ArticleHelpful Cloud Computing Tools for Lawyers
Guest post outlining helpful cloud computing tools for lawyers (mainly for US law firms). For our own cloud services for law firms and for advice on legal IT for UK law firms, please visit our main...
View ArticleLawCloud Continues to Grow – Leading Cloud Computing Solutions for UK Law Firms
With the growing importance of cloud computing for law firms, LawCloud continues to be one of the UK’s leading independent legal Cloud suppliers. Having just signed our 106th law firm customer onto our...
View ArticleAs a lawyer going Mobile – Which device should you consider?
September 2013 – Portable Workstation Review With the wealth of mobile devices now flooding the market, it is difficult to choose which one best suits you and your mobility needs. Each device has its...
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Is there an alternative to expensive software upgrades?
In April 2014, Microsoft announced the end of life of Windows XP, Office 2003 and Small Business Server 2003. Many law firms are now faced with the prospect of costly upgrade bills for replacing...
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Why Am I Starving?
Why am I starving? I recently spent a couple of days manning a stand at a legal training event. It’s part of the job – and whilst there is a lot of time spent standing up and not doing all that much,...
View Article8 key characteristics of highly successful law firms
Successful law firms share many common characteristics. There is no single, magic formula for success. Every firm is different and their service offerings and markets can vary widely. That said,
View ArticleSolicitor qualification – new proposals for a single examination
Solicitor qualification mechanisms are coming under the scrutiny of the SRA. It appears that the end is nigh for both the Legal Practice Course (LPC) and the Graduate Diploma in
View ArticleJoin LawWare at LAW2018 Leeds – 6th & 7th March
LawWare will be exhibiting at Law2018 Leeds on the 6th and 7th March at the Met Hotel. If you are able to, please take the time to visit us on
View ArticleLaw firm business structures: partnership, LLP or limited company?
Law firm business structures are often a hot topic of debate in the legal profession. The traditional partnership or sole practitioner approach used to be the norm. However, there are
View ArticleVideo marketing for law firms – does it really work?
The next big gimmick or a brand defining winner? Video marketing for law firms is a relatively new weapon in the legal marketing armoury. It’s catching on pretty quickly. Yes,
View ArticleLegal software: Are you getting value for money from your supplier?
There is a plethora of legal software suppliers out there. With so many alternatives to choose from, it’s a minefield when deciding which is the right fit for your firm
View ArticlePractice Management Software: when is the right time for a change?
We all recognise the fact that software dates quite quickly. Practice management software is no different. It is often easier to hang on to your existing software because your staff
View ArticleLaw firm marketing: strategy led or tactics based?
Every time I am asked for guidance on law firm marketing, the questions are the same. It’s the usual suspects: How can I generate more leads from my website? How
View ArticleWhat are the challenges facing your law firm in the coming years?
Whether you are in the top 100 or a small high street practice, the challenges facing your law firm in the near future are many. No matter what the industry,
View ArticleLaw firm management #1: how to manage law firm costs and performance
In this, the first of a series of two articles covering legal business management fundamentals we shall take a look at how to manage law firm costs and performance. As
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