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Legal project management – a mindset lawyers can easily apply
Where budgets are tight, lawyers will be considering what’s in their existing arsenal to still improve productivity. One effective, accessible and cheap tool is legal project management.
How a good customer journey can put your business on the map
Good customer service should be a priority for any business and, if you want to stay ahead of the competition, something that’s constantly under review.
The CAT’s welcome boost for the funding industry
There was welcome guidance from the Competition Appeal Tribunal this week for funded cases looking for certainty following PACCAR, with the renegotiated Sony litigation funding agreement upheld as lawful.
The promising prospects and potential pitfalls of AI in the legal industry
The legal industry, steeped in tradition, precedent, and the intricacies of human interpretation, is witnessing an increasingly apparent integration of artificial intelligence as the digital era progresses.
Avoid the blues this Christmas with a healthy bank balance
Christmas and cash flow do not go hand-in-hand. Fewer trading days, office closures, annual leave, the season for illnesses, darker days so more lights on, etc.
The no-cost marketing strategy all SME law firms can adopt
Most firms plan to invest more time and money on marketing strategies, but what about SME firms that are feeling squeezed and have neither the resource nor budget to increase their marketing activity?
Are law firms ignoring their most critical assets?
Surprisingly, law firms are not adequately addressing their clients’ demands for improved diversity, equity and inclusion.
The reputational risk of not making a referral
Posted by Dave Seager, consulting adviser to Legal Futures Associate SIFA Professional It would not be contentious to suggest that solicitors, both as individuals and as firms, are naturally risk averse. Perhaps this is understandable from a profession that is dealing with the… Read More
No one available to take your call? Why firms are losing potential customers
As many as one in five new enquiries to law firms do not get a response. It’s a surprising and somewhat shocking statistic when you consider the significant sums many firms spend on marketing.
The human dimension of regulating lawyers
The vast majority of professionals are not involved in corruption or intentional wrongdoing, but many will need support at points to achieve and maintain the high standards of compliance we demand.
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It’s time for law firms to ask tougher questions
For years, many law firms have treated ID verification as a box-ticking exercise. Run a liveness check, match a face to a document and move on. But that is no longer good enough.
Business fatigue to AI will risk job security
Whilst we know professional learning has always been part of career paths, to hire, retain and keep talent, AI needs to be embedded as a core part of this training.
On good authority? GenAI and the reputational risks to law firms
As GenAI’s influence grows, so do the risks which are already playing out in courtrooms across England and Wales, where some early adopters are setting precedents they would rather not.
