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One of the first aspects to consider is how your lawyers will use the technology you acquire, and what may be needed to optimise their user experience.

For many legal industry professionals, moving to a legal IT business can be viewed as a natural progression. They are extremely well placed to understand the exact needs of a legal software user.

Many legal firms are failing to prioritise issues such as security and compliance when it comes to technology investment. In fact, only 24% of British businesses put it at the top of their list.

Technology has made few inroads into how most people experience legal services. This is puzzling at a time when technology has transformed so many aspects of our lives, and when the big commercial law firms are investing heavily.

The introduction of the SRA Standards and Regulations on 25 November 2019 will see new issues coming into focus for you and your firms over the reporting of serious breaches to the SRA.

There are a number of changes to the accounts rules from 25 November, which law firm managers and compliance officers will need to take into account in order for their firms not to be in breach.

If the answer is ‘what SEO budget?’, then we have a major problem. Building a website is like putting up a fancy electronic billboard in the middle of the desert. SEO is the action of driving people to look at it.

According to a report from the Law Society, growth in overall legal sector employment is likely to decline, partly as a result of “increasing adoption of new technology and new working methods”.

OK, so this is not Mount Sinai, but the following tips for law firms wishing to make a success of choosing and implementing a new legal practice management system should certainly be set in stone.

In the time that we have until November, it’s a chance to reflect as a business and as an individual. Changing culture is really key; you don’t need to look at rules and regulations to do that.