Providing independent business systems advice to professional practices
Medium sized Firm of solicitors
Background
Medium sized Firm of solicitors specialising in personal injury, wills & probate, employment law and conveyancing.
High spot review.
Scale
3 UK locations, 7 partners, 200 fee earners.
Scope of requirements
Case management, time and expense recording and office automation.
Substantial increase in volume of cases being handled - the case management software was struggling to handle the data volumes.
Hardware purchased 2 years earlier was under configured and almost obsolete - the server hardware had limited expansion capabilities.
The IT department were proposing extensive expenditure on additional hardware - no clear justification or explanation for recommendations was being made.
Management were inclined to do nothing and continue with the existing configuration - management wanted to know the risks involved with this option and whether there were any alternatives.
Improved office systems - a new system was required supporting modern office facilities such as e-mail, Internet access and fax from the desktop.
The high level review resulted in a plan of action for the Firm involving the clear identification of future requirements and likely business volumes along with a risk assessment and identification of likely order of costs and discussions with the application software authors and the need to undertake systems and database tuning.
Microguide Corporate Computer Consultants, 82 Shortlands Road, Kingston-upon-Thames, KT2 6HE
Tel: 020 8549 7152
Fax: 020 8549 8112
Email:enquiry@microguide.co.uk
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