Connected, Cloud Based Tech Must Improve Client Experience While Delivering user Satisfaction

          Press Release   Date: 04.10.2022   Connected, Cloud Based Tech Must Improve Client Experience While Delivering user Satisfaction   PracticeEvolve, in partnership with Legal Practice Management, have released a Legal Industry Outlook report outlining the challenges firms face when it comes to Cloud technology, and the help they require from their vendors. The research was designed to understand Cloud journeys in the legal world and discover success stories, pain points and goals for improvement.   A total of 161 business leaders and representatives were surveyed and presented with questions on business objectives, Cloud strategy,...

new security offering from Microsoft by Sponsor Alchemy

There is a new package bringing together security value across Office 365, Windows 10, and Enterprise Mobility ad security, in a single offering. It includes best of breed for advanced threat protection services including Microsoft Threat Protection (Azure Advanced Threat Protection (ATP), Windows Defender ATP, and Office 365 ATP including Threat Intelligence), as well as Microsoft Cloud App Security and Azure Active Directory.   When Microsoft first introduced Microsoft 365, bringing together Office 365, Windows 10, and Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS), the vision was two-fold: 1) deliver a great experience for customers to empower employee creativity...

Are We Secure? - Alchemy Systems

At Alchemy Systems, this is without doubt the question we get asked most by our clients – which is good, as it does demonstrate that security is upper most on their minds. Luckily for our clients, if they have followed our advice then our answer is always yes…although there is no such thing as 100% security (be weary of companies that promise you 100% security). Security breaches should be looked upon in terms of when rather than if, and then ensuring you have the best practices in place to mitigate any problems. The dark types as we like to call them are a clever bunch and constantly develop sophisticated ways to bypass even the most robust security. What...

Ethics Column: All Change for Compliance

Ethics Column: All Change for Compliance Tracey Calvert Oakalls Consultancy Limited tcalvert@oakallsconsultancy.co.uk www.oakallsconsultancy.co.uk       It is easy to forget how striking and different the SRA Handbook seemed when it was published in October 2011. Antony Townsend, the Chief Executive of the SRA who oversaw its launch, described it at the time as a catalyst for a quiet revolution in the provision of legal services. The changes were indeed radical; a decrease in rigid rules, the ability to be flexible in response to outcomes and regulatory duties, the introduction of compliance officers and the expectation of active risk management, an...

Starting Conversations - Talking about Mental Health

 Starting Conversations – Talking about Mental Health   We all have mental health, just like we have physical health. Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act, and it also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices.    Mental health problems range from the worries we all experience as part of everyday life to serious long-term conditions. Research shows that 1 in 4 of us will experience them each year, and the legal community is no exception. Many legal professionals are reluctant to talk about mental health in the workplace, for fear they may b...

President's Review

President's Review  Sue Aggett   I hope you have all had a good summer break, and were successful in seeking out some warm, sunny weather either on our shores or further afield.   Whilst a little quieter than the previous couple of months, we have continued with our work to represent, promote and support our membership through the main Committee, Sub-Committees, training opportunities and a number of other meetings and engagements. The conversation we started at our inaugural meeting with the Law Societies for the Counties of Kent, Leicestershire, newcastle, Surrey and Cheshire and North Wales will shortly be promoted as we seek to deve...