Full-service law firm, McKeag & Co, implements Proclaim Case Management Software

The practice is implementing Proclaim for all staff, with Case Management solutions in the conveyancing, matrimonial, and personal injury teams.  In addition, McKeag & Co is taking a Proclaim Matter Management solution for non-prescriptive work areas.  To provide a solid methodology for managing prospective clients, the firm is also implementing Proclaim’s recently released ‘New Business Enquiries’ toolset to streamline enquiry management and file opening procedures.

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Another Eclipse “social media” first – YouTube videos embedded within the client file!

Hot on the heels of the recent announcement that Eclipse has integrated the "Big 3" social media sites into Proclaim Case Management Software… YouTube integration has now joined the party.

As with Proclaim’s Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook integration, YouTube channels and videos are fully contained within the Proclaim system and do not rely on lawyers having to access a separate browser.  This new social media ability is provided free of charge with all new Proclaim and Proclaim CRM implementations.

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Steve Ough, Eclipse’s founder and Chief Software Architect is the not-so-careful driver!

Proclaim integration with Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn

Eclipse has developed its Proclaim Case Management solution to incorporate, completely within the fee-earner desktop, the ‘Big 3′ social media sites.  Importantly, the sites are fully contained within the Proclaim system and do not rely on lawyers having to access a separate browser.  This new social media integration ability is provided free of charge with all new Proclaim and Proclaim CRM implementations.

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Proclaim Alternative Business Structures Personal Injury goes live

A Manchester-based law firm that recently announced its £3million expansion plans has become the first practice in the country to implement Proclaim ABS PI.

Express Solicitors – a current Eclipse client – employs over 80 staff and has recently embarked upon a campaign to recruit an additional 40.  The firm specialises in personal injury (PI) and clinical negligence claims, and is implementing a number of strategies in readiness for the entrance of Alternative Business Structures (ABS) into the legal services sector.

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Eclipse Proclaim client, Co-operative Legal Services, becomes first ABS

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) today announced that it has licensed its first three alternative business structures (ABS).

The trio comprises Co-operative Legal Services, John Welch and Stammers, and Lawbridge Solicitors Ltd.

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Proclaim Case Management: helping growth and building seamless business relationships

Just Costs is the UK's largest solicitors' costs practice, focusing solely on recovery for claimant personal injury firms and commercial organisations.

The firm was founded - and is led - by Paul Shenton, a qualified barrister and solicitor who gained experience in a range of high profile cases whilst a Partner for nine years at national heavyweight, Eversheds.

Paul talks us through his experience of Proclaim, and how the system has grown with his practice.

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McKeowns Solicitors - new Proclaim case study

McKeowns is one of the UK's leading claimant personal injury practices, employing 120 staff at its offices in St Albans, Milton Keynes, Newry, Belfast and Omagh.

The firm was founded by Diarmuid McKeown and throughout its history has served an impressively full range of clients, from the 'man on the street' through to large institutions such as RAC and Endsleigh Insurance.

Chris Stevens, Head of Operations at McKeowns, talks us through the firm's experience of Eclipse and Proclaim.

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The Paperless Office

Peter Garsden of Eclipse client, Abney Garsden McDonald, takes us through his experience of going 'paperless'...!

Article first published in the Internet Newsletter for Lawyers (INL), and re-published here with kind permission from Peter Garsden and Delia Venables (editor of the INL).

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New CCBC submission process: Eclipse claims a first

Leading case management software provider, Eclipse Legal Systems, has announced a first in enabling its clients to utilise a more efficient debt recovery claim process.

The Northampton County Court Bulk Centre (CCBC) enables organisations managing debt recovery claims to submit high volume cases for issuing and judgments. The service allows the 'fast-tracking' of generally undefended claims, reducing the administrative burden of processing them individually.

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Eclipse Proclaim A2A: Leading the Way!

Leading case management software provider, Eclipse Legal Systems, has announced further investment in its market-leading Road Traffic Accident (RTA) claims solution.

Following The Ministry of Justice's well-publicised ruling, all RTA claims of a value less than £10,000 must be processed through a central 'Portal'. Recent Government discussion suggests that this 'Portal' method will be rolled out to wider claimant injury work, encompassing areas such as low-value Employer Liability, Public Liability and Medical Negligence.

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Personal Injury expert implements Eclipse's Proclaim Case Management solution

Leading personal injury expert and spokesperson, Chris Fry, has chosen Eclipse's Proclaim Case Management solution for his new South Yorkshire-based practice, Unity Law.

Unity Law has been formed to provide a specialist service for victims of industrial disease, clinical negligence and work-related injuries. The practice commenced trading at the end of November, and has ambitious plans to carve out a niche in the Legal Services Act landscape.

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Proclaim Case Management and ClaimWatch now seamlessly linked

Eclipse Legal Systems and ClaimWatch Ltd have announced seamless integration between the award-winning ClaimWatch and Eclipse Proclaim Case Management software systems.

The two products are widely regarded as market-leaders in their fields (ClaimWatch for online vehicle repair tracking, and Proclaim for management of accident and injury claims). The new integration link has undergone a successful eight-week pilot within one of the UK's largest accident repair groups, and is now available to other work providers who use Proclaim and ClaimWatch.

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Proclaim Case Management in the cloud!

New case study - how S&G Response is benefiting from a hosted Proclaim solution.

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Accident Advice Helpline integration

We are delighted to announce that seamless data transfer between Proclaim Case Management and Accident Advice Helpline is now available for all Proclaim users.

For further information, please contact Darren Gower on 01274 704100.

darren.gower@eclipselegal.co.uk

New case study - Box Legal

Box Legal Ltd was formed in 2002 by the firm of KSB Law in London, as a means of obtaining After the Event (ATE) insurance for Personal Injury claims. This strategy proved successful, so much so that Box Legal now operates as an independent entity, serving a huge range of claimant law firms.

The firm, owned by its directors Daniel Morris and Simon Pinner (both former partners of KSB Law), has been a user of Eclipse's Proclaim Case Management software from day one. Daniel tells us about Box Legal, its reasons for IT investment and how software has shaped its service delivery.

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