Local authorities and councils in the UK have a wide range of responsibilities that require the use of software to manage operations efficiently. Legal software is a critical component of these systems, as it ensures that local authorities and councils are compliant with the relevant laws and regulations. In this article, we will explore the importance of legal software for local authorities and councils in the UK.
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Marketing is an essential part of any business, and law firms are no exception. With so many law firms competing for clients, it's crucial to use the latest legal marketing trends to attract and retain clients. In this blog, we'll explore how law firms can use legal marketing trends to market their services effectively.
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We can’t escape it; digital transformation is here to stay, and it’s not just for large multinational law firms but for all sizes and types of law firms.
The term digital transformation refers to the process of using digital technologies to transform and modernise traditional business operations, cultures and customer experiences. In the context of law firms, this means leveraging technology to improve efficiency and expand their services as they strive to stay competitive in an increasingly digital world.
By 2025 70% of organisations will implement structured infrastructure automation to deliver flexibility and efficiency, up from 20% in 2021
Gartner – Predicts 2022: Driving Toward Digital Infrastructure Platforms.
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It is estimated to take anywhere from between 6 and 18 months for a law firm to become paperless, if they are serious about doing so. A medium-sized law firm with the right approach could be almost entirely paperless within a 6-month period, depending on the size and complexity of the Practice. A small firm should definitely be able to achieve it sooner. Whilst at the other end of the scale a very large, long-established firm with many traditional paper-based processes still in place, could easily take up to 18 months to become completely independent of paper.
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With the variety of work types and requirements law firms must undertake while completing client cases, it is vitally important that the legal case management system being used seamlessly integrates with third-party software, portals and applications. These integrations allow data to be passed between the systems, saving fee earners many hours, every week, leading to increased productivity and profitability. Furthermore, it makes law firm employees lives much easier and allows them to focus on delivering great client experiences and services.
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Last year, we wrote an article, The 10 biggest challenges facing the legal profession in 2022, to support and provide clarity to legal professionals covering some of the common challenges, and opportunities, for the sector in 2022. Many of the challenges highlighted in that article are still very applicable in 2023 and will still be high up on the agenda for many law firms.
In this article, we look at five more areas, we believe, legal professionals need to consider in 2023, the impacts they could have and some opportunities for firms to tackle these.
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Size matters...
For a new start-up law firm, with a handful users it can be relatively quick to get up and running with a new suite of software. It could be anywhere between 6 weeks and 6 months depending on many factors. For example, for a new firm with say up to 5 users, it could be six weeks or less from placing the order to go-live. This would include the training of staff, for a straight-forward legal accounts software implementation. However, for larger firms, with several branches, and more complex needs – it can take a while longer. For example, for a 100+ user firm with national branch offices implementing legal accounts, and case management with workflows across several practice departments. Especially if there are complex integrations with third-party software applications, plus a data migration to consider. The law firm could be looking at around 6 months to get the software in and everyone trained up ready for go live.
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In this blog we explore 5 probable reasons and tips to overcome them
In terms of law firm software, if your fee earners are unwilling to embrace the software the Partners have provided to help them manage their caseloads, it’s almost certainly about buy-in. Your fee earners are probably so focused on the day-to-day pressures of earning fees, they are simply struggling to see the wood for the trees. In other words, they may not be able to clearly see the true value of the legal case management software available to them. In this blog we explore 5 probable reasons for this, as well as some practical tips to overcome them. But first some context.
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In the context of law firm practice management software, a ‘legal accounts data conversion’ happens when a law firm buys a new software system and works with both its old and new software supplier to take the firm’s accounts data over from the firm’s old computer system to its new system. It is also often referred to as a legal accounts ‘data migration’ or ‘data transfer’.
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Every law firm is different, each with its own unique characteristics. A law firm that practises several areas of law, manages complex cases and has sophisticated fee earner needs is probably better with a fully integrated suite of practice management software. Especially for its staple software modules such as legal accounts, case management, time recording and CRM (client relationship management). The more straight-forward law firm, specialising in just one niche area of law perhaps, may be fine with separate applications.
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