HR Software for Law Firms

Are you running a law firm and finding it hard to keep on top of all your human resources obligations? Don’t worry – you’re not alone. Solicitors and Barrister practices often have complex hierarchical structures, with a fair amount of coming and going as specialists are brought in and lawyers strike out to set up their own practices.

And even though you might well be a specialist in employment law, that very subject and the administration of your employees can often be a major headache!

You’ll no doubt want to keep on top of all your employees’ holidays, sickness days and disciplinary records (form lateness to misconduct) and partners in the firm will need to be kept well aware of when they are taking time off for whatever reason. As the company grows, the problems can only get bigger, and it’s possible that double-booking time off or failing to keep track of a sickness absence can lead to embarrassing occurrences or letting important clients down.

So it’ll be reassuring to learn that there’s a very simple solution to your HR woes, and that you can be up and running with it in minutes.

It’s called hronline, and it’s a fantastic way of using cloud computing to keep completely on top of all your staffing – where they are, when they’ll be away and what their history is since they started working with you.

Because it’s in the cloud, you don’t have to worry about keeping files secure – only those with authority granted by you will have access to an employee’s personal records. It also means you can keep up to date using a computer, a tablet or even remotely on your phone.

The system also greatly speeds up your day-to-say HR tasks. One important way is by granting employees access to their own accounts. They’ll be able to log in at any time to request holidays, register days off sick or check out their personal documents such as their contracts and their employee handbook. This all saves time for busy managers who will no longer need to deal with such matters. All you will need to do is reject or allow holiday requests – or you can delegate a line manager to do it.

And when you’re looking at the bigger picture, the captured employee data can be used for strategic employment analysis. You’ll be able to create groups or select individuals and check out their attendance records, timekeeping or whatever factors you wish to display for them. At any time you can view a calendar showing who’s in today, tomorrow, next week, next month or over the year, meaning you can make sure there’s always someone in the practice with the specific skill set you require.

All considered, hronline is the perfect way to keep track of your staff and to hand over certain time-consuming responsibilities to them. In short, it lets you get back to practising law and reduces time spent administrating your colleagues.