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Baskerville Drummond Updates – April 2024
Welcome to the latest edition of our newsletter, where we share some of our recent articles, training tips and case studies. In this issue, you will find: The pros & cons of standard and bespoke training The pain of going through Cyber Essentials Plus...
A discussion of all things AI – with Document Direct – Webinar | Thu 18 April
Register now for our latest webinar. Join us and iCompli for Why data minimisation should be top of the agenda for law firms today on Monday 4 March 2024 between 1pm & 2.00pm.
Standardise or Bespoke
Have you ever attended a training session and thought “Why am I being taught something I don’t use?” or “I/my team does not work like this”. This is something that sits in the back of my mind when I am preparing for any training session. I want to make sure that...
Why data minimisation should be top of the agenda for law firms today – Webinar | Mon 4 March
Register now for our latest webinar. Join us and iCompli for Why data minimisation should be top of the agenda for law firms today on Monday 4 March 2024 between 1pm & 2.00pm.
Baskerville Drummond Updates – February 2024
Like most of the Legal Technology world we are playing with Microsoft Copilot - more on that in the next newsletter, for now I will ask Copilot to summarise this newsletter:The purpose and content of the newsletter: The newsletter is a digest of the recently published...
The Legal Services Operational Privacy Certification Scheme (LOCS)
In current times the importance of robust cybersecurity measures cannot be overstated. As businesses and organisations increasingly rely on digital infrastructure, the risk of cyber threats continues to grow.
The Human Side of Cyber Essentials Plus Accreditation
In current times the importance of robust cybersecurity measures cannot be overstated. As businesses and organisations increasingly rely on digital infrastructure, the risk of cyber threats continues to grow.
Modern Lawyer Feature – Making the case for lean innovators over legal luddites
Baskerville Drummond's David Baskerville is featured in the article ‘Making the case for lean innovators over legal luddites’ by Helen Hamilton-Shaw from the October 2023 edition of Modern Lawyer, published by Globe Law and Business. Research by the Legal Services...
The Great Brain Drain
For several decades there has been a concern and a lot of commentary about the loss of “graduate talent” from the UK’s workforce as highly educated and skilled individuals decide to move overseas to pursue their careers.
How can you assess how secure your M365 environment is?
Introduction Law firms depend on their IT infrastructure to provide a safe and secure environment in which to perform work for their clients. With the growing trend of migrating to Microsoft 365 (MS365) / Azure to provide these services online, there is an assumption...
Baskerville Drummond Updates – December 2023
A warm welcome to our winter newsletter, a handy digest of all the recently published articles, news, and blogs from Baskerville Drummond.We can’t believe it’s been over a year since our last newsletter (which was as long ago as July 2022), so we are obviously very...
What’s your Microsoft Security Score
There seems to be a comfort that if you outsource IT and use Microsoft 365 (MS365) you don’t need to worry about security? Think again…
Part 3 – Automation in Legal Case Management: Streamlining Processes and Improving Efficiency or is it Over Development
Automation in legal case management has the potential to streamline processes and improve efficiency within law firms and legal departments.
Information governance – Why now? And where do you start? – Webinar | Wed 22 November
Register now for our latest roundtable webinar. Join us for Information governance – Why now? And where do you start? on Wednesday 22 November 2023 between 1pm & 2.30pm.
Cybercrime prevention – differences in the approach for Personal Injury teams
Cybercrime comes in many different forms and as new attacks surface, so do new anti-cybercrime measures – an exponential trajectory for both cause and effect. Of course, the application of AI / machine learning brings a new range of possibilities and we anticipate...
The benefits of remote training
Covid did not only change the way we travel the world, but it fast tracked the way in which law firms work, with less people in the office and more staff working remotely, but has IT training adapted to meet these new needs? “Remote working” has now become a...
Part 2 – The Benefits of Involving Users When Developing a Case Management System
Developing a case management system is a complex endeavour that requires careful planning, collaboration and consideration of various factors. One of the most crucial aspects of this process is involving the end-users who will interact with the system on a daily basis.
IT Procurement in law firms
On 27th June we delivered a CPD event for the Law Society of Northern Ireland. The below article is a summary of the session delivered on the day and will cover: Why is procurement so important? Why do projects fail? Types of procurement How to approach procurement...
Speech to text features in Word
A couple of months ago, Beccy Scobell wrote an article about my personal “quick wins” in Microsoft. There are of course many useful features across the Microsoft products, but this time I would like to focus on Word specific features, specifically speech to text.
Part 1: The Danger of Over Developing A Case Management System
In the ever-evolving landscape of technology, organisations are continually seeking to optimise their operations through innovative solutions. It is often the case firms seek to automate legal process, especially in "high volume, low value areas” by the development of...
Should your law firm company convert to an LLP?
If your firm is a Company, it may therefore be costing you a lot of money and may be time to change to a Limited Liability Partnership, (LLP).
The Dangers of Duplicate Party & Client Records in a Case Management System
The efficient management of party and client records is crucial for law firms to ensure effective case management and to gain insights into the relationships the firm has with clients and 3rd parties alike. However, the presence of duplicate records within a case...
Customer Success
Recently on Linked-In I did a tongue in cheek poll “Do IT suppliers who have a “Customer Success” department offer Worse or Better support & engagement to their client base”.
Webinar – Why PMS Projects go wrong | 18 July 2023
In this webinar the team at Baskerville Drummond will join forces with our good friends at Jayva to discuss our experiences of Practice Management System (PMS) projects and the pickles which law firms can find themselves in when undertaking such projects.
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