The next user-group meeting will be held on Thursday, 23rd October 2008 in the Lucan Spa Hotel, Dublin.
The agenda is as follows (may be subject to change):
10.30 Introduction & Welcome
Martin Kennedy (Martin A Kennedy & Co)
Sharon Tracey (Paul W Tracey Solicitors)
10.40 Briefing - Brian O’Neill (OPSIS)
- Opsis – Iris 2008 & Future
- Customer Services
- System Developments
- The Microsoft connection - Vista; Office 2007; MS SQL Server
11.00 Information sharing
Forum for sharing information on practical system usage issues
- Legal Costs/Time Recording - Sharon Tracey
- How to get the most from your Precedents - James Dennison (Dennison Solicitors)
1.00 Lunch
2.15 OPSIS.NET the next Generation - Brian O’Neill
2.45 Session 2
Case Management - Discussion Topics - Kay Crean (OPSIS)
- Procedures made Easy
- Recent Enhancements
Millennium Accounts Eamonn Mulcahy (OPSIS)
- Practice Management Reports
- Law Society & Revenue inspections – preparation
- How to survive the Audit - Bernie Mainey (Good & Murray Smith)
- New enhancements: Eamonn Mulcahy
- Supplier Ledger
- Credit Control
- Reports
- Nominals
4.0 Tea/Coffee
4.15 Wrap-Up
5.00 End of Meeting
The meeting will qualify for at least 3 hours worth of CPD with certificates being provided on the day. Please contact the Ireland offices for further details if you wish to attend.
We look forward to seeing you on the day.
October 3rd, 2008 | Tags: OPSIS News, User Group | Category: OPSIS News, User Group | 
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Just a quick reminder of the upcoming Law Autumn Exhibition which occurs on Wednesday 15th and Thursday 16th October at the Birmingham NEC Conference Centre, where you will find OPSIS on stand 26.
More information is available in our previous post.
October 1st, 2008 | Tags: Exhibitions, OPSIS News | Category: Exhibitions | Print This Post
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An upgrade release of Millennium Accounts (V5.72) caters for new Legal Aid CDS and Claim forms to comply with the latest Legal Services Commission changes that will become active on 1st October 2008.
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Overview
As you are probably aware, the Legal Services Commission has announced changes to Legal Aid CDS and Claims Forms. You will probably have received notification of this directly from the LSC (OPSIS are not responsible for supplying this information). Please note this is an important release for Legal Aid firms and we strongly recommend that you implement this new version as soon as possible.
The Millennium Accounts release of 5.72.4 primarily contains new reports and new miscellaneous features. It does, however, also include 3 new Legal Aid reports which are mandatory from 1st October 2008. Two of them (CDS1 & CDS7) are Word templates and could be emailed to users without the need for upgrading. Users who wish to produce the CLS CLAIM 1 form will need to upgrade to 5.72.4 or later.
Note: Not all Legal Aid users will need/use the CLS CLAIM 1.
Below is the relevant information from the release notes:
Legal Aid Form Updates
- The template for CDS1 “Client’s Details Form” has been updated to version 7 October 2008.
- The template for CDS7 “Non-Standard Fee Contract Work Assessment Form” has been updated to version 8 October 2008.
- The CLS CLAIM 1 “Claim for assessment of costs or payment of costs following detailed assessment in civil cases” has been updated to version 11 October 2008.
The Legal Services Commission will have already notified providers of the form changes and the following information, supplied by the LSC, is accurate at the time of inclusion. Please refer to the LSC website or contact the LSC directly for the most up to date information.
“These forms are mandatory from 1st October 2008 but may be used before that date. All forms signed and dated on or after the mandatory date must be the new versions. Old versions signed and dated on or before 30th September will be accepted until 31st October after which time they will be rejected.“
September 26th, 2008 | Tags: Legal Aid, Millennium, Releases | Category: Legal Aid, OPSIS Support, Releases | Print This Post
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OPSIS have won over 40 new clients in recent months! Here are details of just a few that we would like to welcome on board:-
- Sport Resolutions (UK) are an independent dispute resolution service for sport in the UK. Based in Fleet Street, London.
- Derwent Living are a Housing Association based in Derby. They will be using Solicitor Case Manager to manage all their plot sales.
- Bradford based Northone Solicitors purchased a 5 user SPS package for their busy commercial practice.
- Linn & Associates are a Criminal Legal Aid firm based in Harwich and have already added an extra 4 users to their original 10 user Practice Management System.
- Salinger Solicitors (Conveyancing & Immigration) have selected Millennium Accounts for their London office.
- Millennium Solo is still very popular with the smaller/start up firms – PJ Thorniley Solicitors, McDermott French Solicitors and Portland Legal Services are just 3 of the 17 firms who have purchased Solo in the last 4 months!
August 14th, 2008 | Tags: Millennium, News, OPSIS News, SCM, Solo | Category: OPSIS News | Print This Post
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Date For Your Diary!
OPSIS will be exhibiting at the Law Autumn Exhibition at the NEC Conference Centre, Birmingham on the 15th and 16th October 2008.
This is the largest legal exhibition to be held outside London in 2008, so why not take this opportunity to visit OPSIS on Stand 26.
Law Autumn 2008 is organised by the SOLICITORS group and is the legal profession’s largest exhibition and training congress.
This is a key event in the diary of partners, lawyers, management and professional support staff of law firms across the UK. Law Autumn 2008 hosts a comprehensive programme of legal conferences spanning many subject areas, accredited for CPD by the SRA, ILEX, The BAR and CLC, and are presented by some of the profession’s most esteemed speakers.
The exhibition at the event is an excellent opportunity to identify new and benchmark existing suppliers. Entrance to the exhibition is free of charge.
For further information visit the event website at www.thesolicitorsgroup.co.uk
or telephone 01332 226601.
August 14th, 2008 | Tags: Exhibitions, News | Category: Exhibitions, OPSIS News | Print This Post
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Conveyancing firms using Solicitor Case Manager will be delighted to hear that we have linked with the leading independent submission system for electronic SDLT forms – SDLT.co.uk.
Submissions can be sent direct from the case for a simple ‘Pay as you Go’ charge of £6.00 (+VAT) per submission.
SDLT are offering OPSIS clients an introductory 3 submissions Free of Charge so you can see just how easy and useful the service will be.
For more information on this exciting new development call the Sales Team on 0844 815 5751 or email sales -at- opsisltd.co.uk.
August 14th, 2008 | Tags: News, SDLT | Category: OPSIS News | Print This Post
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Solicitor Case Manager
OPSIS will shortly be expanding our current range of Starter Packs for use with our Solicitor Case Manager software from the Autumn to include;-
- Wills, Probate & LPA’S
- Debt Recovery
This will be followed later in the year with:
- Civil Litigation
- Employment
For further details please call sales on 0844 815 5751 or email: sales -at- opsisltd.co.uk
August 14th, 2008 | Tags: Legal Documents, News, SCM, Starter Packs | Category: OPSIS News | Print This Post
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25 Years of Experience
Below is what some of our customers have to say about us….
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“I feel that this package is very user friendly which enables all my staff to continue with their daily workload in a very efficient manner. Once I had been given full training, I have never looked back. When I do have a query I always have fantastic support; they are excellent in their working knowledge and always quick to deal with my queries. OPSIS is always prepared to listen to user feedback and with this in mind improves the upgrades with a view to users comments”
Suzanne Hetherington, Calibre Solicitors
SPS has been designed specifically for smaller legal firms and start-up practices that do not have the resources available to implement and manage more expensive and complex systems. |
“I recommend, and will continue to recommend, Millennium to my clients. The software is reliable and always performs well. The constant developments are always met. The price makes the package very accessible to all and the support I and all my staff receive is first class”
Richard Ling-Williams, Chancery Bookkeeping Services
Millennium Solo is a fee earners and bookkeepers accounts package from OPSIS specifically designed for sole practitioners. Based on our Millennium Accounts system, it offers all the functionality of a comprehensive system, at a monthly price you can afford, with no contract. |
Learn more about Solo>> |
Since their release in 2003 and 2004 respectively we have sold over 100 Millennium Solo and SPS systems to firms nationwide.
So if you are considering investing in a system to improve your profitability and working practices why not call us on 0844 815 5751.
August 14th, 2008 | Tags: News, Testimonials | Category: OPSIS News | Print This Post
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Manuals, help-sheets and training guides for Solicitor Case Manager V5 are now available for download from the web site (V4 manuals can still be found here as well):-
support.opsisltd.co.uk/case-manager-res.php#TabSection2
Most SCM documentation will require a password which you can obtain by contacting our Helpdesk.
August 14th, 2008 | Tags: Helpsheets, Manuals, OPSIS Support, SCM, Training | Category: Resources | Print This Post
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Millennium Accounts and Solo
F.A.Q.’s
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Our popular “How To Do…” section provides answers to various common accounting procedures when using the Millennium Accounts and Millennium Solo products, in the form of printable web pages, downloadable PDF format documentation and example screenshots:-
support.opsisltd.co.uk/accounts-res.php
August 14th, 2008 | Tags: Accounts, Helpsheets, Millennium, OPSIS Support, Solo | Category: Resources | Print This Post
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