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04 December 2020
Issue: 7913 / Categories: Legal News , Covid-19 , Profession , Technology
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Actionstep: Why the COVID-19 pandemic is moving law firms to the cloud

Law firms are having to make quick decisions to get cloud-based software in place now that everyone’s working remotely 

‘Law firms are adopting a virtual organisational model, accelerating the shift to the cloud as many firms adapt to enforced remote working conditions,’ says Damian Donovan, UK Sales Director at practice management software company Actionstep.

But how can you be sure the systems you are considering are fully cloud-based? Damian explains that some software providers use the word ‘cloud’ fairly loosely in the attached article.

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes

Muckle LLP—Roland Fairlamb

Muckle LLP—Roland Fairlamb

Specialist associate solicitor rejoins Muckle’s leading employment team

NEWS
Ministers have launched a consultation on a potential 10% rise in Crown Court advocacy defence fees
The Supreme Court has clarified the scope of a director’s duty, in a case where a chairman’s good intentions went awry due to the pandemic
Digital fraud is ‘baffling policymakers, investigators, prosecutors and enforcers’, leaving ‘a massive justice gap’, the author of a government-commissioned independent review has warned
Richard Lloyd’s independent review of the Legal Services Board (LSB) has delivered a devastating verdict, accusing the super-regulator of having ‘lost its way in recent years’
The House of Commons has passed the Hillsborough Law, in a historic achievement for campaigners, survivors and families of those who died in the 1989 stadium collapse
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