by Guest | 29 Mar 2021 | Our Insights
Katchr’s Graham Moore has been working with law firms for over 30 years and has worked with hundreds of small and medium sized firms, helping them improve their businesses with technology. In this exclusive guest blog Graham shares some observations about the...
by Kevin Goosman | 29 Mar 2021 | Our Insights, Talking Points
You have probably heard the joke. You want to know the current time. A consultant will ask to borrow your watch to tell you the time, and then walk off with your watch! The clear implication is that a consultant will tell you what you already know – and charge you...
by David Baskerville | 29 Mar 2021 | Our Insights
I heard the expression ‘Zoomed out’ the other day to describe the feeling of exhaustion that back-to-back video calls can bring. The person also commented that they could not wait for the return to reality. Indeed, there is a growing excitement that we will be...
by Cathy Kirby | 23 Mar 2021 | Our Insights, Out of Practice
Cathy Kirby: Out of Practice After three decades in practice, Cathy Kirby has joined Baskerville Drummond as a consultant, to share a lifetime of learning and hard-won experience across the law firm technology and business strategy space. In this series of articles,...
by David Baskerville | 18 Mar 2021 | Our Insights
Baskerville Drummond has announced another addition to its senior consulting team with the arrival of Cathy Kirby. David Baskerville is delighted to welcome his new colleague: “I’m thrilled. When Cathy looked to move to ‘the other side’ she could have taken her pick...
by David Baskerville | 16 Mar 2021 | Our Insights
During ‘Lockdown v1’ my wife Joyce and I decided it was time to have another dog. As supporters of the Dog Trust and RSPCA we wanted to help a dog in need rather than going for the easy option of a cute puppy. OK, bear with me a while – there is a serious point...
by Cathy Kirby | 16 Mar 2021 | Our Insights, Talking Points
The term ‘Shadow IT’ conjures up images of illicit activity and unsavoury characters lurking in the alleyways of cyber city. I was amused to find that Wikipedia gives alternative names of ‘Rogue IT’ and ‘Feral IT’ – sounds like just another day at the office! In...
by Richard Wyatt | 15 Mar 2021 | Advisory, Finance, Hi Finance, Our Insights
“I don’t understand why my firm is profitable and yet we always seem to be up against it with the Bank. We don’t want to be putting in more capital this year so what can we do now to get a grip on this?” Ultimately all a firm’s cash is generated from its fee income in...
by Nigel Stott | 9 Mar 2021 | Our Insights, Talking Points
Introduction Managed Service Providers (MSPs) are organisations that provide a range of technical and hosting services to their clients. There are thousands of MSPs through the country providing these services to businesses although the number that specialise in...
by David Baskerville | 6 Mar 2021 | Advisory, Our Experience, Selection
Download as a PDF Project type Consultancy, PMS selection Scope As part of an on-going IT renewal program and its Envision PMS going ‘end of life’, Capital Law looked towards a new ‘best of breed’ approach. Having already deployed iManage as a dedicated DMS, it...
by Guest | 4 Mar 2021 | Our Insights
Survival, sustainability, thriving The fundamental objective of any organisation is to survive, and beyond that, to be sustainable and above that to thrive. That may be surviving and thriving in the short term to an exit or over the medium or long term as an ongoing...
by Nigel Stott | 25 Feb 2021 | Featured, Our Insights, TechWatch
In this edition of TechWatch, we’ll be talking about the new Microsoft employee experience platform, Viva. We’ll also be taking a look at a new hosting platform for law firms based on Amazon Web Services rather than the usual public cloud approach of using Microsoft...
by David Baskerville | 24 Feb 2021 | Our Insights
If you missed the live webinar fromPracticeEvolve and InfoTrack, featuring our own David Baskerville, then you can catch it again on YouTube. David provides guidance on how firms can best prepare for forthcoming projects. He discusses managing change, identifying...
by David Baskerville | 16 Feb 2021 | Our Insights, Our People
Following Anthony Crammer’s appointment in January, Baskerville Drummond Consulting (BDC) has now also confirmed the appointment of experienced legal PMO analyst Reena Osinbowale. Reena, who has previously worked at Hogan Lovells, Slaughter and May, Slater &...
by Richard Wyatt | 15 Feb 2021 | Finance, Hi Finance
“Our issue is, very simply, that we should be making more money than we are, given what I see going on within the business. How do I turn this around?” This problem, or variations of it, is something that I hear almost every week. It goes something along the lines of...
by Nigel Stott | 8 Feb 2021 | Advisory, Our Insights, Selection
The messaging app WhatsApp has recently hit the headlines due to privacy concerns, that have come about due to a recent change in its terms of service. Should this present a concern for law firms, however? We will look at the dynamics around this change and share our...
by Guest | 26 Jan 2021 | Advisory, Our Insights
David Sparkes is back with new venture Millbourn Ross and turning his attention to the M&A market within legal. In this guest blog he shares some of the insights from recent research and introduces his ‘five cohorts’. The question is, which one are you?...
by Guest | 21 Jan 2021 | Our Insights
Repstor in partnership with Baskerville Drummond – Thursday, February 11 2021 at 10:30am GMT Microsoft 365 is fast becoming an unparalleled suite of business applications and services which is continually improving through significant and sustained investment....
by Guest | 19 Jan 2021 | Our Insights, Our People
Baskerville Drummond Consulting (BDC) has announced the appointment of Anthony Crammer as its new Virtual IT Service Manager. With the rapid growth in BDC’s Virtual IT Director (VITD) service in 2020, Anthony is coming in to boost the resources available to clients on...
by Nigel Stott | 19 Jan 2021 | Featured, Our Insights, TechWatch
It’s quite an exciting place for new technology in the legal sector. In this regular series, we’ll take a look at a variety of new technology in the marketplace that offers something different for law firms. Project Cortex To start with, a subject very close to my...
