

What is a Fractional IT Director and do I need one?
Introduction The IT landscape is constantly changing, and navigating this landscape is a key requirement for businesses of every size to...
Jon Howells
Nov 13, 2023

Alternative Legal Management/Finance Summit and IT Conference
Three of the Kites (Rachel, Jon and Paul) were at this year’s Alternative Legal events which hosted Managing Partners and Finance...
Paul Longhurst, Jon Howells and Rachel Edmondson
Oct 26, 2023


Fractional IT Director Case Study for Barcan+Kirby
Barcan+Kirby asked 3Kites Consulting to resolve their issues with its IT supplier management and strategic planning. Assessing the firm’s...
Jon Howells
Sep 28, 2023


Shiny Happy People- how law firms could benefit from an integrated HR system
If yours was a manufacturing business, I would expect it to have great manufacturing software. If it was an airline, great ticket...
Paul Longhurst
Aug 28, 2023


IT Leadership - what are your firm’s requirements?
Three years ago we started working with small to medium professional service firms to provide Fractional IT Director services. Our...
Jon Howells
May 19, 2023

The Future Lawyer Week conference and Chat GPT bingo
I was lucky enough to attend parts of the Future Lawyer Week 6.0 conference in London this week (London | Future Lawyer Week UK | England...
Melanie Farquharson
Apr 29, 2023


Business systems post-implementation – How to keep your shiny new system shiny and new
It can take a considerable amount of resource and energy to select and implement a new system in your business, whether that be a new...
Melanie Farquharson
Nov 29, 2022


Fixing A Hole – The rise and rise of Cyber Essentials
Increasing numbers of law firms are looking for help with the UK government’s Cyber Essential scheme but don’t really understand what...
Paul Longhurst
Sep 23, 2022


Why law firms should be celebrating independence on 4 July
When a law firm engages a consultancy like 3Kites, it may not consider if the advice is unfettered by any of the potential suppliers that...
Paul Longhurst
Jul 7, 2022

To be, or not to be… compliant, that is the data retention question
Back in the day when GDPR was just a twinkle in the eye of a Brussels law maker, firms held on to documents and timesheets (with their...
Paul Longhurst and Richard Kemp
May 25, 2022