Buckles Solicitors Switch to SOS Online Software
Solicitors Own Software (SOS) has announced that its powerful,
web-based practice and matter management software has been selected
by one of East Anglia's pre-eminent law firms.
Peterborough-based Buckles Solicitors LLP (Buckles) is the latest
firm to switch to SOS Connect which can deliver real commercial
benefits to law firms by reducing the time fee earners spend
on administration.
SOS Connect can be accessed from home or a client’s office
via a laptop – all users need is an internet connection.
This means that multi-branch law firms don’t need expensive
leased lines to roll out the software across the entire practice.
Buckles, a 14-partner firm with 100 staff overall, will be installing
SOS Connect onto every desktop throughout the firm as part of
a contract worth £150,000. The new system will replace
the firm’s existing Osprey accounting software from supplier
Pracctice. This decision is part of the firm’s ongoing
business strategy. Buckles’ recent organic growth has been
a result of improved management protocols, investment in key
staff recruitment and now, with SOS Connect as a business tool,
the firm is looking to consolidate its market position and provide
foundations for continued growth and development.
Michael Rabbett, IT partner at Buckles Solicitors, said: “The
beauty of SOS Connect is the fact that with SOS’s integration
with products such as Outlook and Microsoft Word, our staff can
access all the functionality of any particular client file directly
from programmes with which they are already extremely familiar.
“We wanted to be able to get between one area of the system
to the other in as few mouse clicks as possible - which is exactly
what SOS Connect allows us to do. The software is extremely user-friendly
and will give us much enhanced reporting and marketing functions
than we had previously. Ultimately we will be able to provide
clients with a more efficient, streamlined service.”
Michael Platt, SOS managing director, said: “We are delighted
that Buckles Solicitors has chosen Connect over conventional
case management software. Connect provides a number of benefits
including an automated email management system, intuitive time
recording that ensures more billable time is captured, plus an
easy to implement matter management system.
“Connect also provides fee earners with the ability to
customise screens and workflows and to scrutinise key performance
indicators more closely. It also offers flexible access via the
internet, making it the ideal solution for lawyers on the move.”
