Efficiency through integration: “joined-up” software is critical
Osman Ismail represents DPS Software. As overall profitability is ultimately a product of long-term healthy cash-flow, it is crucial within a law firm, as within any business, to be able to monitor...
View ArticleTen reasons to outsource your cashiering
Julian Bryan represents Quill Pinpoint Some of the most successfully run practices are introducing outsourcing as a core component of their business strategy. In direct response to regulatory changes...
View ArticleThe paperless office: dream or reality? 5 practical tips to make it happen
Small law firms have a significant competitive advantage – you can get things done! Large law firms like any large organisation have complex systems and layers of management. They are complicated....
View ArticleCase study: AVRillo conveyancers choose Proclaim PMS from Eclipse
Based in Enfield, AVRillo is a family-run practice specialising in Conveyancing. The firm, established in 1989, is still setting the standards within the legal sector with its multi award-winning...
View ArticleBuilding LEAP as a global legal software company for small law firms
Richard Hugo–Hamman of LEAP Legal Software interviewed by Delia Venables Q1. Tell me a bit about the history of LEAP. LEAP was started by our founder Christian Beck in Sydney in 1992. His father David...
View ArticleBring Your Own Device: an introduction
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) refers to the growing trend of employees using their personal laptops, smartphones and other communications devices in the workplace or elsewhere for work-related...
View Article10 questions to ask your outsourced cashiering provider
You can’t be an expert in all areas of your business so it’s important to focus on your strengths. And, even if you are an all-rounder, it’s impossible to do everything yourself within the limited...
View ArticleMobile apps for lawyers – how to work on the move
Software as a Service (SAAS) and apps are becoming increasingly popular among solicitors. Legal practitioners have developed a clear preference for mobile-friendly applications that are directly...
View ArticleWhat is Google Apps?
In 2013 I wrote about Google Drive and Chromebooks for lawyers interested in adopting a more cloud-based approach. Since then, many businesses have turned to cloud solutions and Google has been...
View ArticleCloud-based software for lawyers
There are a large number of companies offering legal software to lawyers – around 100 at my last count. The software section of my website www.venables.co.uk/software.htm lists and describes them all,...
View ArticleLegal software suppliers A to Z
In the last issue of this Newsletter, I wrote an article on the main suppliers of cloud based software for lawyers. I described the suppliers who have developed software for the cloud, from the ground...
View ArticleOutsourced cashiering and your bottom line
Success in business The ultimate marker of a successful business is the strength of its bottom line. Profitability is everything if you want to survive and thrive. The route to healthy profits is...
View ArticleLegal software and IT in Ireland
This short article is based on my web page www.venables.co.uk/softwareireland.htm which provides links to the software companies websites. The “problem” for Ireland, as for any smaller country, has...
View ArticleDelia’s legal web picks June 2018
This article first appeared in Legal Web Watch June 2018. Legal Web Watch is a free email service which complements the Internet Newsletter for Lawyers. To receive Legal Web Watch regularly sign up...
View ArticleKey IT skills for modern lawyers
There is often an assumption made that young lawyers (Millennials) entering the profession have the technology skills that my generation (Generation X) and the one that went before me (Baby Boomers)...
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