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Holding partners accountable for profit: Learnings from legal finance leaders at the BigHand Virtual Conference
Wednesday, 27 March 2024We discussed various strategies for enhancing profitability at a time when costs are at an all-time high, and all three panelists emphasized the importance of access to data visibility when holding lawyers accountable for their contributions.
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Can better client engagement boost law firm profits?
Friday, 23 February 2024Legal professionals are feeling pressure from the economic headwinds over the past 12 months. Law firm clients want more financial transparency with 76% of firms confirming this in The Annual Law Firm Finance Report.
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How to build lawyers’ profitability acumen
Wednesday, 7 February 2024Our latest market research at BigHand found that 51% of law firms are planning to train lawyers to be more commercially aware in response to rising costs and decreased profitability in the legal sector.
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Catherine Krow, diversity champion at BigHand takes first place at 2024 Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law Awards
Wednesday, 31 January 2024BigHand’s Catherine Krow took home the trophy for the Championing Diversity in Tech award at last night’s Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law Awards in New York.
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64% of firms plan to collect and bill more frequently in 2024, BigHand’s latest research confirms
Thursday, 18 January 2024BigHand has released it’s 2024 Annual Law Firm Finance Report with survey results from 800 senior legal finance roles, CEOs and Managing Partners in law firms of 100+ lawyers across the UK and North America.
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BigHand wins Gold at The Titan Business Awards for Best Legal Solution
Wednesday, 10 January 2024Leading legal technology solution provider BigHand is delighted to have won Gold at The Titan Business Awards in the ‘Business Technology Solutions – Legal Solution’ category.
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Financial visibility opens mid-market opportunities for large law firms
Wednesday, 13 December 2023When challenged to describe today’s legal market in one sentence, I say: Every law firm can benefit from more profitable matter staffing, resourcing, and pricing strategies.
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BigHand sees influx of wins as a series of firms drive efficiencies by switching Document Creation solutions
Monday, 4 December 2023In an increasingly competitive market, BigHand has witnessed a series of wins for its legal Document Creation solution.
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BigHand named Company of the Year in the 2023 Business Intelligence Group awards
Wednesday, 22 November 2023The Business Intelligence Group today announced the winners of the 2023 BIG Awards for Business with BigHand winning the Company of the Year category. This follows BigHand’s award win last week for Workflow Management Platform of the Year at the 4th annual LegalTech Breakthrough Awards
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Law firms must improve DEI efforts through objective work allocation or risk losing clients
Tuesday, 21 November 2023According to the Solicitors Regulation Authority in the UK, only 18% of the law firm lawyer population is made up of ethnic lawyers and only 5% are disabled, compared to 14% in the overall UK workforce. With 85% of firms reporting greater pressure from clients to improve their diversity, equity and inclusion, does the dial need to move towards DEI to retain clients?
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Keeping the conversation going beyond Pride Month
As I reflect on all the celebrations of Pride Month 2024, I ask myself why there remains hesitancy amongst LGBTQ+ staff members about when it comes to being open about their identity in the workplace.
Third-party managed accounts: Your key questions answered
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has given strong indications that it is headed towards greater restrictions on law firms when it comes to handling client money.
Understanding vicarious trauma in the legal workplace
Vicarious trauma can happen to anyone who works with clients who have experienced trauma such as domestic or other violence, child abuse, sexual assault, torture or being a refugee.
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