“I didn’t have time to write a short letter, so I’ve written a long one instead.” This quote is attributed to Mark Twain, and I would certainly agree that writing something brief which manages to convey essential information is surprisingly time-consuming. I am assuming here that you have been given the task of preparing a […]
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I made friends with an entrepreneur recently who had looked into trade marking her business name. She has not yet proceeded with any of the firms she contacted. So I was curious to find out who she had approached and how much my competitors were charging. None of this turned out to be particularly surprising […]
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The Scottish Council of Law Reporting (SCLR) is the publisher of the “official” law reports for Scotland; these are known generically as Session Cases. It also includes reports of Scottish cases heard in the UK Supreme Court, the Privy Council and the House of Lords. Session Cases have been published in one form or another […]
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In August my firm, Inksters, moved all of our IT systems into the cloud. This includes our email, word processing, client record management, case management and all cashroom functions. We have done so via Denovo Business Intelligence using their Intelligent Cloud Software as a Service (SaaS) solution. This article is a look at my initial […]
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A brief history Oxford Dictionaries Online defines an app as “a self-contained program or piece of software designed to fulfil a particular purpose; an application, especially as downloaded by a user to a mobile device”. It is the latter half of the definition – especially in relation to iPhones and other smartphones – which popularised […]
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Mike Blackburn represents I-COM The fundamentals never change – only the way in which they are delivered There was a time when getting business for your law firm was all about pressing the flesh – the old adage of “It’s not what you know, It’s who you know” being very true; the market was a […]
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Bill Jones represents ML Solutions 4U It may not be news to law firms that, as of the anti-money laundering (AML) regulations 2007, all solicitors, legal support and administration staff must comply with certain regulations and be properly trained. However, a new form of online training from ML Solutions 4U (www.mlsolutions4u.co.uk) may now make this […]
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Jonathan Seaton represents DPS Software What does The Cloud mean to you? The Cloud by its very nature is such an expansive and amorphous phenomenon that when establishing exactly what it means for you and your legal firm it can be difficult to know where to begin. However, a logical starting point when looking at […]
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Social media in the riots Social media is yet again in the news following the August riots. There were numerous arrests and prosecutions based upon posts and messages on Facebook and Twitter allegedly inciting others to join in rioting, violence and looting, as well as the photographic and video evidence found online and on people’s […]
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Apple’s iPad was released in the UK on 28 May 2010. Since then I have used mine daily in my practice as a corporate lawyer, both in and out of the office. So after a year and a half of this, what is the point for lawyers? Are tablets just a gimmick or are they […]
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In the May/June issue, Nick Holmes suggested that particular types of print are under threat for a number of reasons and he questioned whether ebooks were the future. We asked key law publishers to respond. Sweet & Maxwell, Thomson Reuters – Chris Hendry, Head of Advanced Media Print is undoubtedly on a downward spiral, accelerated […]
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Successful email signatures Email signatures are one of those deceptively simple but high impact marketing techniques that might slip under your business radar. Indeed, your email signature may be the single most important piece of digital business stationery that your prospective clients and existing clients will see. It is worth a bit of time and […]
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