Reports and Guides

The Legal Resource Management Report

The past year has placed huge new challenges on law firms – from partners to junior associates and support staff. There is no doubt that working from home has created a disconnect between teams, affecting profitability and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. In this report, we share data gathered from 914 legal management professionals, from firms of 50+ lawyers in the UK, North America and APAC. See what they said....

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Why Resource Management is Fundamental to Law Firm DEI, Hybrid Working and Profitability

This BigHand whitepaper features expert commentary from legal professionals leading the charge in law firm DEI, resource management and innovation from the UK and US. Their expert answers to these questions will get you thinking about how best to address resource management in your firm.

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Shaping the Future of Legal Resource Management : The Five-Phase Approach to Effective Organizational Change

With vast experience working with law firms designing and implementing processes to staff legal matters, the BigHand Resource Management team share their five-phase approach to a successful resourcing project, from initial engagement, to managing change and monitoring success.

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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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The Future of Law Firm Back Office Services and the Operational Blind Spot

For this whitepaper, partnering with Altman Weil, we surveyed senior law firm operations roles to better understand how firms are managing their administrative work, including whether the right work was being done by the right people, at the right levels, and informed by reliable data.

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