Search Results for: law firms
Tackling mental health in law firms
December 14th, 2018
Recent news that the head of global law firm Baker McKenzie, Paul Rawlinson, is taking temporary leave due to exhaustion raises the question of whether law firms are doing enough to support the wellbeing of their employees, says Averil ...
British law firms are enjoying increased profits; Brexit and the Big Four the challenges
November 22nd, 2018
British law firms are enjoying increased profits per partner and are optimistic about future commercial prospects despite the impact of Brexit and the threat of the Big Four accountancy firms, according to a recent survey. The Crowe’s Law Firm ...
The time taken for law firms to be paid for work has fallen by a week
October 31st, 2018
The time taken for law firms to be paid for work has fallen by a week, but still takes over four months to hit the accounts. The billing time that is ’locked up’ has fallen by 7 days, but ...
Cybersecurity to the top of the agenda for law firms
October 3rd, 2018
Defending against cyberattacks has overtaken artificial intelligence as the main technology issue for law firms, and over half of the top law firms are investing in systems changes over the next two years according to the report. Top priority ...
Artificial Intelligence improves efficiency significantly for law firms
July 26th, 2018
Law firms have been slower to adopt artificial intelligence (AI) technology than other sectors but clients say it improves time efficiency by 50 per cent. Law firms in the UK could improve their time efficiency by 50 per cent ...
Law firms join blockchain platform
February 28th, 2018
A group of top law firms have joined forces with an enterprise software company including Baker & McKenzie and Clifford Chance. A software firm R3 has launched the Legal Centre of Excellence (LCoE) as a platform for the global ...
Deloitte set to take on traditional law firms
January 11th, 2018
The Big Four accountancy giant is the latest to enter the legal playing field with major plans to develop its offerings to corporates and compete with law firms. Deloitte has announced plans to become a major legal player. The ...
Three UK law firms announce global expansion plans
December 19th, 2017
UK law firms are continuing to open up offices globally and link with local firms with the latest three law firms announcing plans to expand abroad. Pinsent Masons has joined forces with Saudi Arabian law firm Alsabhan & Alajaji ...
Clients are ‘biggest competitors’ to law firms
November 16th, 2017
Clients are the biggest competitors to law firms and are taking work from them, a top European marketer says. Andrea Miskolczi, chief business development and marketing officer at Wolf Theiss, says inhouse teams are investing in technology and, with ...
Law firms struggle with the digital age
October 20th, 2017
Law firms are finding it difficult to differentiate their offerings as they cannot innovate like other businesses. Law firms are still coming to terms with the new digital landscape and many are still struggling with the concept of having ...
