by David Baskerville | 5 Feb 2020 | Articles, Finance, LawNet, Support
Key takeaways All change requires leadership and courage – courage to face the future head-on. Development of a true living, breathing strategy which the firm embraces, enacts and keeps under constant review Be ready and prepared to react to, or even better,...
by David Baskerville | 28 Nov 2019 | Articles, LawNet, Support
Cyber Crime accounts for nearly 50% of all reported crimes and cost UK Businesses an estimated £30bn in 2017. With 43% of businesses reporting a cyber attack or breech last year the movement of criminal activity from the physical to the cyber world shows no sign of...
by Kevin Goosman | 12 Jul 2019 | Articles, BDG, Support
A ‘virtual’ IT Director is someone who is there for you as and when required without the need to hire someone into this position as a full-time employee with all of the associated costs. They can work for you as needed whether a few days a month, more regularly or...
by Kevin Goosman | 26 Nov 2018 | Articles, Support
My previous article “Law Firm IT Spend – Getting it Right”, gave an overview of achieving the right level of IT spend by considering typical spending levels, discussing how to capture and analyse your current spend and giving suggestions for dealing with over-spend....
by David Baskerville | 20 Nov 2018 | Articles, Select, Support
I was recently invited to speak at The Law Society’s Law Management Section conference. My topic was “Getting value from IT investments”. Quantifying the return on investment from IT projects is a minefield many of us have tried to address, but while those efforts are...
by Kevin Goosman | 3 Oct 2018 | Articles, Support
Having a strong IT capability is critical to all organisations, now more than ever. But like any budget category, you don’t want to overspend, and you need to invest effectively. For law firms, IT spend is likely to be the third largest expenditure category behind...
