The right protection?
FEATURES
On the anniversary of GDPR coming in to force, Josh Adcock checks up on the health of SME law firms’ relationship with the regulation.
George Bisnought at Excello Law says the current law firm model of incentivising lawyers is flawed
Greg French at AFG Law says Pulsant has helped the firm move toward security, flexibility and peace of mind
Chris Minnoch at LAPG on how moving to Accesspoint for cloud hosting and IT support has helped his organisation become more agile
GET YOUR COPY NOWISSUE IN BRIEF
Another May another mention of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Much has happened since the go-live date of the regulation deadline a year ago, when most law firms scrambled to put in place the technologies and policies for compliance – or at the very least, put together a solid plan to wave in front of the Information Commissioner’s Office. But, as LPM writer Josh Adcock so elegantly points out in this month’s main feature, that was a different time indeed. See how your firm compares to the compliance practices of others this month.
Can your fee earners handle the truth about billable hours? George Bisnought at Excello Law discusses partner pressures and how they might hurt your business more than turn a profit.
STATE OF THE GDPR
In May 2018, legal businesses were nervously anticipating the coming of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and envisioning an avalanche of subject access requests. But the past is a foreign country – they do things differently there. What is the new lay of the land when it comes to protecting data?
YOU CAN’T HANDLE THE TRUTH
The pressures many lawyers feel under to bill the maximum possible number of hours are no laughing matter. Such pressures are increasing and are leading to concerns that some lawyers feel pressurised into dishonestly inflating their bills.
SYSTEM COMFORTS
In 2016 Bolton-based AFG Law went through a change of management: Greg French and Anita Boardman took over as managing directors with a drive to modernise the firm. It was clear that an IT overhaul needed to be part of that revamp, and the firm wanted to work with a legal-savvy supplier.
FORWARD FACING
LAPG (the Legal Aid Practitioners Group) is a small organisation, heavily reliant on subscriptions – there is no IT department. So, when this website was targeted by a ransom attack in 2017, it would have been devastating if Accesspoint Media Services had not stepped in.
