Paul Longhurst
- Sep 23, 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
- Aug 4, 2022
Should I stay or should I go… the practice management dilemma for smaller law firms
3Kites ran a seminar back in 2015 called ‘PMS – the perfect storm’, so named because practice management products like Thomson Reuters’...
Paul Longhurst
- Jul 7, 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 and Richard Kemp
- May 25, 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
- Dec 9, 2021
A light touch is as good as a wink to a case management system – Part 1
Exploring light touch case management or matter management for law firms.
Paul Longhurst
- Nov 1, 2021
We need to join together
So sang Roger Daltrey on The Who’s 1972 ‘Join Together’, and it is this refrain that I think of when looking at the role of IT teams in...
Paul Longhurst and Danielle Leacock
- Aug 18, 2021
Do you want the leather upholstery? Why saving on project resources can be a false economy
Why saving on project resources can be a false economy in large business change projects for law firms. PMS replacement.
Paul Longhurst
- Jul 29, 2021
Why can’t I recreate my best leftovers meals? The benefits of contract lifecycle management
When unforeseen events occur that affect whole swathes of the business community, CLM tools can greatly benefit legal teams.
Paul Longhurst
- Jun 29, 2021
The archipelago of documents
During my time of working for large law firms, document storage was pretty straight forward and, I felt, necessarily dictatorial – you...
Paul Longhurst
- May 3, 2021
The power of the sequel – why Phase 2 helps your implementation
When working on large projects such as replacing a PMS/accounting system, Phase 2 can be seen as the graveyard of hope where ambitious...
