NetDocuments’ definitive guide to document management

Read NetDocuments‘ guide to document management systems, covering what they are, who they help and how they meet the growing demand for digital documentation.

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Whether you’re a lawyer or IT professional in a law firm, you have a natural understanding of the threats that surround you. Threats of competition, mistakes in compliance, potential human error and the overall stressful nature of maintaining a successful practice and delivering exceptional value to your clients. Perhaps the biggest threat law firms face today, however, is the possibility of a security breach.

An American Bar Association (ABA) technology survey revealed that nearly 25% of law firms have experienced a data breach. Another study found over 100 examples of security breaches within law firms and signs of the challenges around protecting data only growing as cybercriminals continue to target sensitive information.

It’s clear that if your firm is fortunate enough to not have been the target of cybercrime, it is only a matter of time. This is especially true as lawyers seek out more flexible ways of accessing work to accommodate current customer demands.

Train your own, grow your firm: the business case for the SQE in SME law firms Case Study

Henna Zafar | Business development manager, BARBRI |
For many of the SME law firms we work with, this autumn is the first time they will support trainees through the SQE. The concerns we hear are consistent — firms don’t feel they know enough about the SQE, most don’t have a learning and development team and partners are already stretched. Those concerns are […]

Is your law firm ready for the next decade?

Chelsea Goldsby | Operations director, Osprey Approach |
Almost half of respondents to research into the Welsh legal sector are uncertain whether their current business model will remain sustainable over the next ten years. For managing partners, it raises important questions about succession, ownership, and retirement, as well as how to fund growth and prepare the firm for its next stage.  The Welsh […]