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15-step guide to starting your own law firm

If you’re just starting out or thinking about taking the plunge, download our step-by-step eBook, focused on how to manage matters, compliance and finances. The download also outlines 10 common mistakes to avoid that put law firms at risk of SRA non-compliance and powerful lessons learned from entrepreneurs behind successful law firms.

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Vanguard Law

Family solicitor and entrepreneur, Hannah Paddock, advocates outsourcing as a business model for success.

Bhayani Law

When Bhayani Law needed to accommodate complicated retainer client payments, Jay Bhayani turned to Quill.

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Fairweather Law

Fairweather Law uses a combined Quill-Redbrick software solution for legal accounting and case management.

Five practical tips to managing your documents

Whether you’re using Quill’s document management system or your own home-grown solution, here are our top five tips to make DMS a breeze:

1. Don’t rely solely on Outlook and emails
2. Commit to going fully digital and paperless
3. Create a Document Management Policy
4. Cut down on tedious tasks and silly mistakes
5. Time record your work along the way

Quilldex benchmarking report during Covid-19

Download this free report to access data depicting instruction volumes by specialism. Gain accurate insights into sector activity, pinpoint a return to near-normal market levels, benchmark your practice performance and identify commonality in experience with your counterparts. Matters are automatically categorised to a case type in order to facilitate a picture of change at a case type level.

Last updated 16 March 2021

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Legal news

How to comply with the 5th EU AML Directive on 10th January

Quill’s AML service will help you comply with the 5th EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive that came into force in the UK on 10th January 2020.

Top 10 changes coming to SRA accounts rules in 2019

Here are the top 10 points of difference from the old to new SRA accounts rules.

Disbursements and expenses: VAT and its application

Helpful advice on how to classify expenditure within Quill’s software around tagging disbursements and expenses.

10 top tips for quality dictation and flawless typing

Following our dictation tips so you can convert dictations quicker and the accuracy of your typed-up documents will be even more precise.

How to manage legal software integration like a hero

With our complete practice management software, pick ‘n’ mix solutions and third-party integrators, you get the right systems for optimum client and matter management.

10 top tips on how to retain your talent

Software can make the world of difference because it eases employees’ workloads by streamlining and automating otherwise-repetitive duties. Read other tips to retain your talent.

Business Continuity and Contingency Planning Best Practices for Law Firms

Here’s a practical guide to maintaining business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) planning whilst working remotely during coronavirus and beyond.

Top ten disaster recovery and business continuity planning tips for lawyers

What’s your plan to recover from disaster and get back on track to plan A? And, what’s your plan for continuing running your business during lesser disturbances?

How to flood-defend your legal practice

Bad-weather-instigated disruptions cost our country £millions in recovery fees, lost productivity and custom. Read how to ensure your law firm is not affected.

Software swap guide: four tips to protecting your data

Four tips to help you easily and painlessly switch to another supplier. Remember that you are responsible for safeguarding your data and the best way to do this is to find a reputable and trustworthy software vendor right at the outset.

8 Tips to combat fraud for legal practices

Cyber security is a business risk, here our eight top tips to combat fraud in your law firm and the proactive steps you can take to tighten your defences.

10 top tips on desktop security for law firms

Cyber security is a high-risk threat, read how you can protect yourself with our top ten desktop security tips.

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