

A new PMS – a chance for refreshed processes
As is well documented, a number of legal sector Practice Management Systems (PMS) are approaching the end of their (supported) lives, and...
Duncan Ogilvy and Melanie Farquharson
Sep 1, 2015


3Kites’ Brief Guide to Law Firm Mergers… and How to Make a Success of Them
Introduction A quick search for the term ‘Merger’ on the website of The Lawyer shows 342 results for 2010, rising through subsequent...
Duncan Oglivy and Paul Longhurst
Jan 1, 2015


Keeping up with the Joneses – the latest trends in intranet design
When we are engaged to work on an intranet project, we are often asked what other law firms are doing with their sites as a starting...
Sally Roberts
Jan 1, 2015


Management of Legal Work – Case Management, Matter Management and Legal Project Management
“The appetite for project management and process management tools and methods appears to be off the scale,” according to the recent Legal...
Melanie Farquharson
Jan 1, 2015


Looking ahead to what IT teams might grapple with in 2015
3Kites was asked to write an introductory piece for the ‘Solicitors Journal’ Technology Focus supplement looking ahead to what IT teams...
Paul Longhurst
Nov 1, 2014


Zen and the art of good consulting
As consultants, what we do is to help law firms, in-house legal teams and other professional services organisations to find the best ways...
Melanie Farquharson
Oct 1, 2014


Adoption, training and change management - why lawyers don’t make use of the technology they have
Are any of the following scenarios familiar in your firm? Tables of financial data are created in Word and manual calculations carried...
Melanie Farquharson
Oct 1, 2014


Driving efficiency in law firms – delivering more for less
This article draws on the themes of a 3Kites seminar delivered in September 2013. Even though we appear to be coming out of the...
Melanie Farquharson
Sep 1, 2013


Are law firms serious about legal project management?
Last week I attended the Legaltech conference in New York. As has been the case for the last few years, much of the conference focused on...
Melanie Farquharson
Feb 1, 2013


Is Big Data the next big thing?*
Last week I attended the Legaltech conference in New York. As has been the case for the last few years, much of the conference focused on...
Melanie Farquharson
Feb 1, 2013






