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 articles, news, and blogs from Baskerville Drummond, a technology consultancy for law firms. It also features a top tip, a webinar series, and some case studies of their work.
The main topics of the articles: The articles cover various aspects of technology and innovation in the legal sector, such as compliance, automation, case management, cybercrime prevention, and clean innovation.
The feedback and testimonials from the clients: The newsletter showcases some of the positive feedback and testimonials from the clients who have worked with Baskerville Drummond on different projects, such as IT reviews, outsourcing, PMS selection, and strategic support.
The topics covered in this month’s newsletter are:
- Clean innovators over legal luddites
- Automation in legal case management
- Cybercrime prevention
- Slide Sorter View in PowerPoint
- Information Governance
With best wishes from the Baskerville Drummond team
Technology strategists, problem solvers and ‘doers’
Breaking News – LOCS23 Accreditation
We’re delighted to announce that Cathy is now an approved implementor of the new LOCS23 accreditation. The new certification scheme, which supports legal service providers who process personal data, is the fifth set of UK GDPR certification criteria approved by the ICO.
For anybody in the legal profession handling large amounts of personal information, this scheme helps provide certainty that you are adhering to data protection standards and reassures your clients that you are committed to looking after their personal details.
Contact Cathy on cathy@baskervilledrummond.com for more information.
Latest Articles
Making the case for clean innovators over legal luddites
Featured in Helen Hamilton-Shaw’s article in the Modern Lawyer (October 2023), David shared his insights of working with SME law firms. He talked about the huge opportunity for proactive tech-based management of compliance, automation and consolidating different regulations and accreditations.
Automation in legal case management
In part 3 of his series on case management systems, Chris considers whether the potential for streamlining processes and improving efficiency. But when does this cross the line and become overdevelopment? Chris also sets out what needs to be taken into account in order to meet the specific needs of the legal profession.
Cybercrime prevention – differences in the approach for Personal Injury teams
Cathy shared her tips on cybercrime prevention in a recent feature for PI Focus (APIL). Cathy also talked about the importance of understanding and managing your data, particularly with the size and nature of data necessary for personal injury matters, to minimise the impact of a breach.
Top Tip
Each week Beccy Scobell shares a weekly tip via video.
This week’s handy tip relates to the Slide Sorter View in PowerPoint.
You can view all videos in the series on our YouTube channel.
Webinar Series
The next in our series of lunchtime Webinars is taking place on Monday 4th March, from 1pm to 2pm. Cathy will be hosting, alongside Chris Giles of iCompli, on the topic of Information Governance.
Make sure you follow our page on LinkedIn, where further details and booking information will be shared shortly.
Case Studies of Recent Work
“It was a real pleasure to work with David on this project. He led the project from start to finish. He understood the brief and guided us through to making the final decision. The project was delivered on time and on budget. Ultimately, we took more of a risk in appointing our MSP as they had less experience in dealing with a business such as ours. We felt confident in doing so as the brief from the outset was very clear and through David’s guidance and incisive questioning, we felt sure we could make it work and it has! I would have no hesitation in recommending David in undertaking a project such as this.”
Fiona Fitzgerald
CEO, Radcliffe Chambers
You can also read a detailed case study on this project here.
“Baskerville Drummond has given us clear and pragmatic advice and support from the initial engagement, which give us a high-level review of our IT and in particular the recommendations on how to deal with our challenges with document management, through to the support given which has enabled us to choose the right DMS solution to go with.”
Matthew Overton
Partner – Corporate/Commercial, Joelson
You can also read a detailed case study on this project here.
“The input and sound advice from David and the team at Baskerville Drummond has been invaluable. The initial review was extremely thorough and provided us with a solid base on which to build our future IT strategy.
The first and by far biggest project was the identification and selection of an MSP. David agreed with our view on having an in-house IT team that, in once a move the cloud had been successfully implemented, would focus on improving our technology platforms and work to deliver value to the business and our clients.
David has done a brilliant job of guiding us through the project and we’re looking forward to that progressing and the real benefits that will bring to our business. His experience of the legal and MSP markets has been invaluable.”
Matt Coleman
Director and Chief Operations Officer, Actons Solicitors
You can also read a detailed case study on this project here.
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