Our manifesto commitment to our clients
Our manifesto commitment to our clients Election fever is now in full swing in the UK as our political parties battle it out to convince voters to give them the keys to 10 Downing Street. An unusual year Around the world, it is estimated that approximately 1.5 billion people will be going to the polls […]
Is being a law firm partner not quite as you imagined? Let Global BPO take the strain.
Is being a law firm partner not quite as you imagined? Let Global BPO take the strain. Making partner in a law firm is no mean feat – it takes hard work, determination, skill and courage. The recognition of excellence, status and financial rewards it brings makes partnership a prize worth fighting for and it […]
Landmark climate change litigation shows direction of travel: is your law firm ready to handle large-scale casework?
Landmark climate change litigation shows direction of travel: is your law firm ready to handle large-scale casework? The first ever ruling on climate change by an international court was handed down in April by the European Court of Human Rights. The Swiss case In a case brought by a group of older Swiss […]
Compliance is moving up the agenda for law firms!
Compliance is moving up the agenda for law firms! Last year we predicted that compliance requirements were only going to get tougher for law firms as their regulator, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (“SRA”), flexed its muscles. Our prediction In our blog, As compliance requirements get tougher for law firms, here’s how Global BPO can help […]
It’s time to spring into action if you want to grow your law firm
It’s time to spring into action if you want to grow your law firm All businesses want to grow, secure a greater market share, increase revenue and ultimately make more profit but a bigger business needs to be built on solid foundations. Law firms are ‘know-how’ businesses so employing more lawyers is often seen as […]
Don’t let soaring staff costs soak up your profit
Don’t let soaring staff costs soak up your profit The Legal Gazette recently reported that one of the UK’s largest law firms had seen its profits fall, in line with similar trends at other leading law firms. Despite a healthy 14% rise in revenue, profits dipped after higher salary and travel costs. Across the […]
How to choose your outsourcing partner
How to choose your outsourcing partner The year ahead looks set to bring challenges for many businesses. With the cost of everything from utilities to wages still rising, firms will be looking to see how they can protect their revenue and grow their profits. If your organisation is considering outsourcing some roles or services, […]
A New Year’s resolution for law firms?
Get on top of cash flow with a stronger finance team Your law firm might have won the work and done the work but that is not the end of the story by any means. In fact, finishing the job might actually be the hardest part of the process. Billing clients for work and ensuring […]
A Christmas message from Global BPO
We were delighted to welcome our Managing Director, Jan Scholtz ,to London this month, on one of his regular visits from South Africa to check-in with clients and staff in the UK. We all love to see our clients face-to-face throughout the year and since living through the restrictions of the pandemic, we particularly appreciate […]
As compliance requirements get tougher for law firms, here’s how Global BPO can help ease the pain
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has recently used some of its new powers to issue fines to three law firms for failure to comply with transparency rules; automatic fixed penalty fines were introduced at the end of last year to reduce the time and cost of prosecuting low-level compliance breaches. Not only did the firms […]