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Kutana launches new version of market-leading Kappris

ONE of the UK’s leading developers of software for the legal sector has launched a new version of its market-leading product, Kappris, which it says can be transformational for law firms.

Developer Kutana has invested a six-figure sum in Kappris over a 30-month period in a project led by its Technical Director Roger Middlebrook, who previously worked in a senior role in IT at international law firm Linklaters.

Kutana helps legal businesses to move toward an agile working environment, saving significant amounts of time and money. Kappris is slick and easy to use, and requires little user training and is seamlessly integrated in an agile working environment

Commercial Director Rob Simcock said: “The first version of Kappris was launched eight years ago and has proved to be a popular choice among many legal firms and we felt it the time was right to invest in an updated version as the market place is continuing to evolve reflecting the agile working agenda.

“We are very excited to have launched the new version and have taken a lot of client feedback during development and the response has been hugely positive.

“We believe this new version of the product can be transformational for legal firms in terms of efficiency and cost-effectiveness.”

Simcock says Kutana’s deep experience and understanding of law firms’ “pain points” has bred the solution.

Clients include major legal practices such as Taylor Wessing, Nabarro, Travers Smith and most recently Ward Hadaway.

The Newcastle, Leeds and Manchester-based firm’s Director of IT David Bullock said: “Kappris has thoroughly changed the way we work day-to-day, giving our employees the freedom to work more efficiently and effectively.”

Simcock says law firms’ ongoing quest for efficiency and cost- savings alongside a focus on flexible working can be a key driver for investment.

“This is about enabling firms to deliver best practice by helping users become more productive by finding a better way of doing time-consuming processes.” He says many Managing Partners often overlook processes to make their firms more efficient.

“It’s understandable because on one level Managing Partners are focused on big ticket issues – strategies, budgets, long-term goals and so on, and because a process is working they just leave it as it is, without asking questions like ’Could this be better? ‘Can we be more productive?’.”

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