

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


I'm picking up good migrations (sorry, Beach Boys!)
Migrating data into cloud-based applications has introduced a great number of changes for the legal technology industry and has impacted...
Paul Longhurst
Jun 30, 2023


CRM – Don’t lose sight of what the initials stand for: Client “Relationship” Management.
Most law firms have some form of CRM system in place whether it be a spreadsheet or a specialised piece of software. What we often see...
Michele Asbury
Jun 7, 2023


I Robot: the rise of AI, machine learning and ChatGPT in legal
Paul Longhurst writes… Following on from article 17 in this 3Kites' Navigating Legaltech series, I wanted to look at the impact of AI on...
Paul Longhurst and Richard Kemp
Mar 31, 2023


Don't expect AI to perform miracles - the reality is more mundane, but can still be transformative
The future’s so bright, I gotta wear shades. So went the refrain from Timbuk 3’s 1986 hit, which comes to my mind at this time of year...
Paul Longhurst
Mar 28, 2023


Independence and the good friend
It is an article of faith for 3Kites that we remain independent of all suppliers in order to provide our clients with the best advice and...
Paul Longhurst
Feb 20, 2023


Practice management in peril? The benefit of hindsight
In this article Paul Longhurst draws on his 16 years experience in the PMS market giving his views on it's current state.
Paul Longhurst
Dec 13, 2022


With great Power (Apps) comes great responsibility
Let’s start with a quick review, at a very high level, of what the “Microsoft Power Platform” is. Wikipedia defines it as ‘a line of...
Jon Howells
Nov 17, 2022


Lawyers know best...you just need the right one!
In the latest article in the Navigating Legaltech series Paul Longhurst and Richard Kemp give tips when negotiating software contracts.
Paul Longhurst and Richard Kemp
Sep 7, 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
Aug 4, 2022