Reports and Guides
Future Proofing Legal Services Delivery with an Efficient Hybrid Support Structure
This report looks at the current trends for support staff, including responses from over 800 Operations, HR, Support Staff Management and Practice Group Leader roles. Read about the shift to hybrid working, fierce competition for support staff and how reliance on manual task delegation is impacts efficiency.
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Guide: How to ensure even work allocation across legal support services
The shift to hybrid working elevated the need for law firms to optimize back-office support team structures and ensure support staff have an even, equitable allocation of tasks in a hybrid environment. Download the guide to see how firms are achieving this, plus common challenges.
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Legal Workflow Management Trends for Mid-Size Firms
This follow-up to The Legal Workflow Management Report specifically considers the workflow management trends for UK firms of 100-199 lawyers, and how they can seize their inherent advantages in 2022 and beyond. Read the report to learn more about the impact of the pandemic on staffing numbers, work allocation and support team reorganisation plans, as well as retirement and attrition trends.
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The BigHand Tool Kit for SMEs
With all firms facing increasing pressure to do 'more for less', finding more profitable ways of delivering the best service for clients should stay a top priority. We have created a no-nonsense toolkit to achieve operational excellence in your support services, regardless of your firm size.
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The Legal Workflow Management Report
A view into the future for legal support services as hybrid working becomes standard practice: findings from over 900 legal management professionals in the largest ever industry survey of law firm workflow practices. As the world transitions back to a post pandemic operating model, it’s important to understand hybrid working and how it is (and will) affect the entire business. Download the guide for all research findings
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COVID-19 Has Changed Law Firm Operations and Management Dramatically
The COVID-19 pandemic catalysed unprecedented change in law firm management and operations. Within weeks, days, or sometimes just hours, law firm employees were forced to shift from their office locations to a fully work from home (WFH) setting. The question is, what happens next?
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Time for change: Managing legal support staffing in a world of increasingly constrained supply and evolving demand
How will firms continue to deliver high-quality support to their attorneys (and ultimately their clients), against the backdrop of increased staff turnover, cost constraints and limited visibility to make informed decisions? To get a deeper understanding of these challenges, BigHand partnered with ALA to conduct The Legal Support Retirement and Staffing Survey. Read what the results have to say...
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Progressive firms’ use of technology to implement and optimise efficient back-office operations
Law firms today are facing more pressure and competition than ever before due to a rapid evolution of the legal industry that continues to accelerate. In this whitepaper, we share real-world examples of the changes law firms are making in response to the "operational blind spot" and other back-office inefficiencies. Download the full report to learn more.
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