Practice tools
Remote working in a time of crisis
Advice from the MD of Inpractice UK on coping with the current crisis, with insights from several other PMS suppliers. The impact of Covid-19 is being felt by all of us to varying degrees. People should work from home if they can but that may not be possible yet for everyone in your practice. As […]
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How to overcome the skills shortage
Risky once-in-a-generation skills shortage poses existential threat to firms Legal employers are now facing a skills shortage. UK unemployment has fallen to a 44-year low of 3.8% and employees, armed with more options than ever, are constantly on the move to greener pastures. The inability to replace a good employee can pose a severe threat […]
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Three risks posed to conveyancers and how to avoid them
Risk management is an essential part of running any law firm. The costs – monetary and otherwise – can be substantial if practices don’t identify risks, and do everything they can to mitigate them. Different types of challenges can present themselves depending on the exact nature of your firm, and the work you do. Here, […]
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What is Google Apps?
In 2013 I wrote about Google Drive and Chromebooks for lawyers interested in adopting a more cloud-based approach. Since then, many businesses have turned to cloud solutions and Google has been actively promoting Google Apps for Work which includes a range of its products. Gmail Most people have either used Gmail themselves or know someone […]
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Working with data
Back in 1979 Apple published what is regarded as the first “killer app”, the spreadsheet program VisiCalc (a contraction of “visible calculator”), which turned the microcomputer from a hobby for computer enthusiasts into a serious business tool and prompted IBM to launch their PC. VisiCalc’s mantle was soon wrested from it by the superior Lotus […]
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Google business tools
Google dominates the UK search marketplace, delivering more than 90 per cent of all search results, and it rates as one of the busiest sites in the world. But Google is much more than just a search engine. If also offers a range of office productivity tools which can make your information management more efficient, […]
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