Overcoming the top five operational challenges for UK SME law firms
Osprey Approach‘s guide for SME law firms in the UK looking to navigate key challenges such as rising client expectations, restricted cash flow and more.
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To help us get under the skin of SME law firms in a post-pandemic, hybrid working world, we asked practices to share with us their key operational challenges –the processes and tasks that are most problematic to the running of their firm.
The results have enabled us to do a deep dive into the role that legal tech can play in overcoming the key challenges identified by SME law firms.
Read on to discover the digital business habits that firms should adopt to address these challenges.

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