SiMS was conceived as a product designed with input from five Solicitors’ partnerships from 5 partners up to 150. Since laying down the design parameters, SiMS has been consistently developed over a period of nearly 10 years. Each year upwards of £400,000 has been invested in adding new facilities and in keeping the system up to date.

SiMS is totally dedicated to providing facilities to assist the smooth running of a Solicitor’s back office. SiMS is not a Word Processing system or a Case Management system. These type of facilities are best left to experts in these fields. As such the development has not been diverted away from its original concept.

TMA specialise in Solicitors’ Practice Management software. TMA have one system to support and develop – SiMS. TMA staff are totally dedicated to one system – SiMS. TMA do not sell or support hardware, operating systems, software or services outside of the SiMS application.

When selecting a new system ask a few of the following questions:

Was the system designed from the ground up for express use by Solicitors?

Does the system help you comply with Practice Rule 15?

Does the system help you comply with the Money Laundering Act?

Does the system supply information to assist you with your Professional Indemnity policy applications?

Does the system supply you with a vast array of incentive reporting allowing you to analyse business on a bills delivered basis or on a cash received basis at fee earner level at managing fee earner level and at partner level?

Does the system supply you with a vast array of performance monitoring and profitability reports?

Does the system contain an embedded Marketing and Mailing module?

Does the Marketing system give you instant access to current and historical work done on behalf of existing clients?

Has the system been designed with assistance from a variety of legal practices?

Does the supplier of your system own the software?

Did the supplier of your system write the software?

How many employees of the supplier are dedicated to the development and support of the system?

Does the supplier operate in other areas outside of the legal profession?

What percentage of the supplier’s turnover is derived from sales, support and development of the system?

Will your supplier modify and continue to support your modified system in future releases?

Will your supplier work with you to develop your own internal training plans?