Monday 29 January 2018



Eclipse Legal Systems, the Law Society’s sole endorsed software provider, has today announced the release of TouchPoint App – a native app enabling law firms and legal organisations to offer self-service control to their customers via their mobile phones.

TouchPoint App complements Eclipse’s existing TouchPoint+ self-service portal, which is a device-independent and interactive online experience for legal service providers, their business partners and clients, using real-time data from Eclipse’s core Proclaim Case and Practice Management solution.

TouchPoint+ provides a broad self-service toolset enabling online tracking, document signing, direct messaging, and real-time graphical MI. TouchPoint App refines this suite into tools most suited for smartphones, enabling law firms and legal service providers to offer multiple access points for their customers, dependent upon need and context. An optimised experience is designed specifically for iOS and Android smartphones, and enables:

Push notifications —update messages automatically sent to a customer’s phone at defined points in the case and matter workflow
Display of key stages reached, and what further tasks need to be completed
Contact options, including the ability to attach a message or image to the specific file being worked on
A customisable environment carrying the firm’s colours, logos and branding
Eclipse’s Marketing Director, Darren Gower (pictured), comments:

“TouchPoint App is the latest development to empower law firms and really enable them to create a customer-centric service model. Our goal is to provide technology to our customers that helps them to do things better, faster, smarter, and more cost-effectively. TouchPoint App is deliberately positioned as a low-cost option for our customers so that there are no barriers for them to provide the highest levels of service and transparency.”

Thursday 25 January 2018

The Eclipse Proclaim Modern Law Awards 2017/18 – the winners!



Congratulations to all who took part in the Eclipse Proclaim Modern Law Awards on the 18th January at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London, headline sponsored by Eclipse.

The awards, which offer the perfect opportunity to showcase best practice across the diverse landscape of law, were hosted by comedian Tom Allen and saw over 500 guests attend.

The full list of winners, as chosen by a cross-industry panel of high profile judges, can be seen below:

ABS of the Year
Excello Law

Law Firm of the Year
Osbornes Law

Chambers of the Year
Serjeants’ Inn Chambers

Lawyer of the Year
Angela Jackman, Simpson Millar LLP

Barrister of the Year
Katie Gollop QC, Serjeants’ Inn Chambers

Rising Star of the Year
Amy Clowrey, Switalskis Solicitors Ltd

Innovation of the Year
rradar ltd

Best Marketing Campaign of the Year
Keystone Law

Client Care Initiative of the Year
Roberts Jackson

Outstanding Commitment to Training
FBC Manby Bowdler LLP

Best Use of Technology
iManage

Business Growth Award
JDX Consulting

Combatting Fraud Award
BLM

Crime Team of the Year
The David Sellu Appeal Team – Birnberg Peirce Ltd Solicitors / QEB Hollis Whiteman / Garden Court Chambers

Corporate / Commercial Team of the Year
ARC Pensions Law

Property Team of the Year
Wedlake Bell LLP

Personal Injury Team of the Year
Switalskis Solicitors Ltd

Private Client Team of the Year
Simpson Millar LLP

Supporting the Industry 1-25 Employees
O’Connors LLP

Supporting the Industry 26+ Employees
CILEx Law School

Outstanding Achievement Award
Dinah Rose QC, Blackstone Chambers & Shantha David, UNISON Legal Services

Lifetime Achievement Award
Tony Fisher, Fisher Jones Greenwood LLP