In this issue of Briefing,we look at why it’s now so important to be really close to clients – which means making as many people in your firm client-facing as possible and finding ways to deliver a lot more value to clients to make your relationship as tight as you can.

Is your HR team leading your firm to success?

DOING THE KNOWLEDGE Rupert White talks to Simmons & Simmons’ finance director, David McLaughlin, about applying the rules of big business to legal, why enterprise resource planning IT is perfect for law firms, and the pros and cons of the new COFA role in finance. TURNING INFORMATION INTO MONEY Polly Botsford reports on law firms using advanced information tools to get ahead […]

An OFR you can’t refuse?

Technology affects and enables, if it’s good, everyone in the firm. Tomorrow’s law firms will need really great technology to compete with the top legal businesses and a host of consumer-facing new entrants itching to get into the game