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Litera expands into the business of law with Foundation Software acquisition

Litera expands into the business of law with Foundation Software acquisition

In an acquisition that has the potential to bring about the much-needed centralisation of experience management, Litera has acquired law firm intelligence supplier Foundation Software Group: a move that sees
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Bakers appoints Kate Stonestreet as global COO

Bakers appoints Kate Stonestreet as global COO

Baker McKenzie has appointed Kate Stonestreet as its new global chief operating officer, taking over from Jason Marty, who joins Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner as COO on 1 March. Stonestreet, who heads
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2020: The Vendor View

2020: The Vendor View

We asked a handful of vendors for their view of the highlights and challenges of 2020 from a law firm perspective, as well as where the gaps in technology were
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SYKE hires DWF Ventures R&D head Jonny Badrock

SYKE hires DWF Ventures R&D head Jonny Badrock

In a high profile hire for UK legal engineering firm SYKE, Jonathan Badrock has joined from DWF to head data services.  At DWF Badrock was head of research and development for the London
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Well hello 2021: Here are some movers and shakers!

Well hello 2021: Here are some movers and shakers!

Welcome to 2021, where we’re going to kick off with a few big movers and shakers that may have escaped your attention thanks to the festive period or have only
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The CIO View: Andrew Brammer, Allen & Overy

The CIO View: Andrew Brammer, Allen & Overy

For the last Orange Rag of 2020, we spoke to seven CIOs from UK top 100 and EMEA law firms about the challenges and highlights of the year, and what
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Adiós, good riddance, and thank you 2020

Adiós, good riddance, and thank you 2020

It has been a year like no other, and we’ll all be glad to see the back of 2020, which has brought everything from anxiety to tragedy and, for the
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Comment: How law firms can benefit from moving their telephony into the cloud

Comment: How law firms can benefit from moving their telephony into the cloud

While the move to mass home working started as a necessary temporary lockdown measure, many law firms are now are planning to make flexible work arrangements a permanent feature of
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PracticeEvolve acquires SOS – says legal tech market stymied by providers who “lack ambition”

PracticeEvolve acquires SOS – says legal tech market stymied by providers who “lack ambition”

In further significant consolidation within the UK practice and case management sector, Solicitors Own Software (SOS) has been acquired by PracticeEvolve Group, which this year also acquired SOS rival Linetime
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The SolarWinds hack – A call to action

The SolarWinds hack – A call to action

Before this week you could be forgiven for not having heard of SolarWinds, the network performance and systems monitoring software vendor that will now be known for the biggest espionage
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New York gives red light to alternative business structures

New York gives red light to alternative business structures

New York will not be following in the footsteps of Utah, Arizona and Utah in paving the way for alternative legal business models and non-lawyer ownership of law firms, a
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Legal IT Latest: Shearman swaps out OpenText for iManage Cloud; DISCO closes $100m funding in Q4; Onit acquires AXDRAFT

Legal IT Latest: Shearman swaps out OpenText for iManage Cloud; DISCO closes $100m funding in Q4; Onit acquires AXDRAFT

Shearman & Sterling LLP has swapped out its legacy OpenText document management system and gone live in the iManage Cloud. The AmLaw Top 50 law firm has also selected iManage Work 10, iManage Security
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New six-strong global iManage partnership launched + wins major pitch

New six-strong global iManage partnership launched + wins major pitch

An international alliance of iManage partners officially launches today (17 December) in a move designed to help them win large global implementations – and has already won a top four global accountant firm pitch. The Global Efficiency Group
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The Latest Issue Is Out!

The Latest Issue Is Out!

For the last Orange Rag of 2020, we spoke to seven CIOs from UK top 100 and EMEA law firms about the challenges and highlights of the year, and what
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Comment: What will legal firms’ top five priorities be in 2021?

Comment: What will legal firms’ top five priorities be in 2021?

Steve Whiter (Appurity director) and Jonny Watkinson (Enterprise Sales Manager UK&I at NetMotion Software) tell us what law firm priorities will be in 2021. NetMotion recently conducted a survey via
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Swap out: Cuatrecasas selects DocsCorp suite

Swap out: Cuatrecasas selects DocsCorp suite

Leading European firm Cuatrecasas has purchased several DocsCorp desktop productivity applications including compareDocs for document comparison and review, which is a Workshare swapout. Cuatrecasas has bought cleanDocs for email security,
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DWF credits alternative services for HY21 revenue growth – we speak to managed services CEO Mark Qualter

DWF credits alternative services for HY21 revenue growth – we speak to managed services CEO Mark Qualter

UK-listed law firm DWF has seen its HY21 revenue increase by 15.4% to £167.6m and its profit rise by 17.1% to £24.7m, crediting in large part the growth of its
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