Practice & Case Management System PCMS Project Implementation – Our consultancy service
Managing Change in your Law Firm – Practical solutions for legal practices looking to develop and build for the future.
Improving the way law firms deliver legal services is at the heart of our philosophy. We are here to improve the efficiencies of Law Firms and equip them to provide legal services for today’s consumers and also future proof them against the increasing competition.
We look at ways at how, when managing change within a law firm in implementing a new PCMS system, we can help.
We have assisted numerous law firms with the effective implementation of PCMS systems.
Why choose us: We recognise that the vast range of offerings in the legal software market makes it difficult for firms to define their actual vision of what they want from a PCMS system. It is a complex issue in deciding the way forward and then actually bringing in the benefit of the system to your firm.
An extra resource to manage change: Many law firms may not have the expertise in house, or indeed the resource available, to run the project through to completion, as the average law firm only replaces the PCMS every 15 years. Many firms have perhaps struggled to identify the benefits of their previous system and there may be a general reluctance to consider any form of change.
Future proof your practice: The pressure on fees and the marketplace generally are forcing a re-think of where to position your firm, firms that fail to embrace a competitive edge through intelligent working systems may find they are left behind in an ever changing and competitive legal services market.
Our philosophy: Whilst acknowledging the changing delivery and increased competition for legal service providers, our philosophy is to equip today’s law firm with the benefits of both process driven workflows and complete practice management.
We aim to ensure that law firms once suitably placed will be able to build on the traditional advantage they enjoy through the delivery of legal services and at the same time run highly efficient, future proof practices. Turning to technology assists greatly and then poses the internal challenge to help drive business change throughout the practice and obtain cultural ‘buy-in’ within the traditional law firm.
We look at your requirements: The first is the use of the PCMS for the internal requirements of your firm. Using the system in this way supports client management, practice management, time recording, billing, new client/matter inception and provides critical management information to help you steer your firm in the right direction. The new PCMS will interact with every part of your business and involves considerable change management. Building in the efficiencies into your practice which will then impact on your overall ability to service your client base as efficiently as possible and so lead to improved cash flow and profitability, will be essential.
Our consultancy PCMS implementation service will help you to manage the project and the changes required internally to achieve the benefits for you as soon as possible. We build on many years of experience with assisting law firms through the implementation and use of PCMS. We have encountered many different scenarios and bring a level of expertise in change management, developed from a practical hands on approach, to help law firms through the journey of change.
Expectations: We typically expect law firms to start generating real productivity and profitability enhancements within a short space of time. The return on investment sees many fee earners and support staff greatly improving their efficiencies to provide improved services generally, better billing opportunities through improved time capture and the ability to handle more work, more efficiently and risk managed; an all-round win for the law firm.
Our service is a unique blend of solicitor first hand knowledge of how law firms work, coupled with specialist IT knowledge – bridging the gap between law firm and IT supplier. Our ‘hands on’ service is in addition to the normal training you would undertake. Following implementation, we would visit and assess your use of the systems, provide helpful observations and improvements, recommend any areas for you to concentrate on and then follow this up with a review in 3 months.
We believe we can make a difference for you
Don’t be left out, don’t fear or deny the change; embrace the opportunity and enhanced services we can offer for your firm. Find out more about our service and contact me Jason Cowley at jcowley@thelegalshop.onmicrosoft.com or call 07717 071649 for a free initial discussion to see how we can be of help.