Paul Longhurst
Mar 13
Improving the success rate of your firm’s projects
Why is it that so many projects finish late, come in over budget and repeatedly fail to meet the agreed objectives, leaving end users...
Melanie Farquharson
Mar 16, 2023
How to ensure your firm's tech roll outs are a lasting success
You may have the newest and cleverest systems in the world, but they will not deliver any value to the organisation if your people don’t...
Paul Longhurst and Danielle Leacock
Aug 18, 2021
Do you want the leather upholstery? Why saving on project resources can be a false economy
Why saving on project resources can be a false economy in large business change projects for law firms. PMS replacement.
Paul Longhurst
May 3, 2021
The power of the sequel – why Phase 2 helps your implementation
When working on large projects such as replacing a PMS/accounting system, Phase 2 can be seen as the graveyard of hope where ambitious...
Justine Francis and Rachel Edmondson
Mar 29, 2021
Programme Manager – an unnecessary role or a good investment?
Where an organisation has a number of projects running concurrently, the role of Programme Manager is often considered. This is a senior...
Duncan Oglivy and Paul Longhurst
Jan 1, 2015
3Kites’ Brief Guide to Law Firm Mergers… and How to Make a Success of Them
Introduction A quick search for the term ‘Merger’ on the website of The Lawyer shows 342 results for 2010, rising through subsequent...
Melanie Farquharson
Jan 1, 2015
Management of Legal Work – Case Management, Matter Management and Legal Project Management
“The appetite for project management and process management tools and methods appears to be off the scale,” according to the recent Legal...
Melanie Farquharson
Sep 1, 2013
Driving efficiency in law firms – delivering more for less
This article draws on the themes of a 3Kites seminar delivered in September 2013. Even though we appear to be coming out of the...
Melanie Farquharson
Feb 1, 2013
Are law firms serious about legal project management?
Last week I attended the Legaltech conference in New York. As has been the case for the last few years, much of the conference focused on...
Paul Longhurst
Mar 1, 2012
LegalTech, Process and the American Way
A look at profitability and process in the US and UK markets Earlier this year, I ventured to New York’s LegalTech event to see how the...
