BigHand has today announced that Legal 500 commercial law firm Muckle LLP has replaced its Dictaphone standalone digital dictation system with BigHand’s 3-tier digital dictation workflow technology. The switch to BigHand, incorporating 100 lawyers and personal assistants (PAs), has seen an increase in the firm’s productivity. More...

TFB plc has partnered with eCopy, a global provider of document imaging solutions, to provide enhanced document capture and document management capabilities for firms using TFB’s award-winning case and practice management system, Partner for Windows.

eCopy is an innovative provider of document imaging solutions that rapidly integrate paper-bound information into existing business processes and applications. With the specially developed eCopy TFB Connector, linked to a multi-function device (MFD), users can quickly and easily transform physical documents into an electronic format and import them straight into Partner for Windows Case Manager.

Users can already use Partner for Windows Postroom Partner module which allows users to scan and allocate documents in their literal from, to specific matters within Case Manager. eCopy extends this functionality by allowing users to import documents directly into Case Manager from an MFD, which could be situated anywhere within the office, and offers scanning to e-mail, fax, network folders, and eCopy Paperworks™, where users can retrieve, combine and edit scanned documents at their desktop.

The integration between the two technologies will allow firms to store all case communication and documentation in a secure central repository, enabling users to access documents quickly and directly from Partner for Windows thus reducing the need to reference and store paper files. As well as the reduction in printing costs, firms will benefit from productivity gains associated with the implementation of efficient document handling processes. More...

LexisNexis today announced that Simpson & Marwick Solicitors, a leading Scottish commercial litigation firm, has successfully implemented LexisNexis Visualfiles Reporting Toolkit, a data extraction automation solution, for easy and fast report generation for clients and management. More...

nFlow today announced that Wikborg Rein, one of Norway’s leading law firms, has selected nFlow Version 5.0, the second generation Digital Dictation System (DDS), along with nFlow Mobile for Windows, as its digital dictation solution of choice. Ranked number one in several business sectors in the Legal 500 EMEA listing, the firm has currently purchased licences for its Norwegian sites including Oslo and Bergen.  More...

Borislav Boyanov & Co, one of the leading firms in Bulgaria and founders of the South East Europe Legal Group, have selected TFB’s leading case management system, Partner for Windows, as part of an overhaul of their internal case management, time recording, and billing processes. More...

Oxford Law Group, specialists in private and publicly funded work, is moving to the latest version of SOS Connect from Bath-based Solicitors Own Software. As an SOS customer for ten years, Oxford Law Group decided to upgrade to Connect to take advantage of the flexibility and adaptability offered by remote and mobile working, and the ability to tailor the system to their requirements including introducing workflow-oriented case management and automated time recording. More...

Based in Cardiff’s vibrant business hub Cardiff Bay, Capital Law LLP has selected LawSoft to replace their legacy Iris system. Headed by entrepreneurial Managing Partner Chris Nott, this fast moving practice is recognised as a significant national player in a number of sectors and has grown significantly over the past two years. More...