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Brethertons Solicitors Signs with Peppermint to Support Continued Growth

Mike Dibben

Rapidly growing Brethertons Solicitors has signed a multi-year contract with innovative legal software supplier Peppermint Technology. Brethertons will implement the award-winning Legal Service Platform across its four offices, replacing its incumbent Advanced Legal Aim (formerly IRIS Aim) and Salesforce systems. Brethertons is bucking the industry trend of law firms downsizing by continuing to grow steadily [...]

May 21st, 2013

Legal Eye launches new product for Sole Practitioners

Are you complying with the Code of Conduct? Do you need help in setting up your client care letters, Terms of Business and your file opening procedures? Legal Eye will work with you to draft or amend your client care letters, Terms of Business, policies and procedures. We will ensure they remain up to date [...]

May 21st, 2013

Small world, big opportunities

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It’s difficult to pin-point the exact moment when the world shrank. It started perhaps with the voyages of discovery, then with the circumnavigation of the world, proving once and for all that the earth was connected. Legal documents had a part to play with letters of credit and bills of lading facilitating international trade where traders could not deal face-to-face.

May 21st, 2013

Moneypenny and Legal Eye warn failing to answer or return phone calls could result in a reportable breach

Telephone Answering specialist Moneypenny is joining forces with compliance experts Legal Eye to help law firms avoid a potentially damaging pitfall. Persistently failing to answer or return telephone calls that go on to generate a string of concerns or complaints could now add up to a reportable breach of the industry’s regulatory code. While one [...]

May 20th, 2013

Legal duo bolsters mmadigital

As Manchester based digital agency, mmadigital continues to grow its legal client profile it has also expanded its team. Two new recruits join the mmadigital team this spring, both with a wealth of experience in their specialist areas and the legal sector. The most recent recruit is Gillian Howard who has been appointed the role [...]

May 20th, 2013

Ochresoft launch looking to support under-pressure private client teams

Legal workflow specialist OchreSoft has announced the launch of a comprehensive new solution for legal teams delivering Wills, Probate and LPA related services. Intelliworks Private Client represents a significant advance on Ochresoft’s existing Probate offering. While full estate administration, probate workflows, IHT form production and online precedent library remain, OchreSoft has now added in specific [...]

May 17th, 2013

SearchFlow announces new ‘Your Area, Your Risk’ seminar dates

SearchFlow, the electronic conveyancing search provider, has announced the next twenty dates of its 2013 programme of CPD seminars. Following the success of the initial ten events in April 2013, SearchFlow has announced double the number of dates for seminars in June and July. SearchFlow aims to cover up to 80 local seminars throughout the year offering professional training and development for legal professionals in the residential property market across the UK.

May 17th, 2013

SOS reports strong trading year as year-on-year growth continues

Legal software and services provider Solicitors Own Software Ltd (SOS) has reported another strong trading year with turnover and profits up from 2012, as well as high levels of client and employee satisfaction.

May 16th, 2013

Redbrick Solutions integrate Practice Management Software with Springboard.net

Redbrick Solutions has become the first supplier of legal case management software to integrate with Springboard.net. Springboard.net is an online, business networking portal which facilitates collaboration between solicitors, estate agents and IFAs. It’s free to use and members of Springboard.net connect with other companies to control and manage leads, refer work and track cases in a secure, efficient environment which is open for business 24 hours a day.

May 15th, 2013

Darbys signs multi-year contract with Peppermint

Darbys Solicitors has signed a multi-year contract with Peppermint Technology for its award winning Legal Service Platform.

May 14th, 2013

LexisNexis joins Stonewall Diversity Champions

LexisNexis UK today announced that it has joined Stonewall’s Diversity Champions programme. The programme promotes equality in the workplace to ensure that LGB (lesbian, gay and bisexual) staff can perform to their full potential.

May 13th, 2013

Overriding interests: register or die?

From midnight on 12th October 2013, there is an interesting change taking place with regard to some of the more exotic property law quirks that affect conveyancing transactions – overriding interests. Many lawyers feel that post this date these rights are culled and so of no more relevance to their transactions…however this is very clearly NOT the case.

May 13th, 2013

Ian Walker Family Law and Mediation Solicitors opts for Virtual Practices at launch

Having instant access to a first-class outsourced legal cashiering service was a key consideration for Ian Walker when he launched his own family law and mediation firm.

May 13th, 2013

Personal injury M&A engenders specialist WIP due diligence

Historically, the assessment of personal injury WIP valuation has been firmly set within the remit of accountants. With the onset of the flourishing personal injury retail sector, the growth of specialist caseload due diligence to assess WIP is ever present.

May 13th, 2013

Client case study videos from Moneypenny

We look after calls for legal businesses of all shapes and sizes. Click on one of our client case study videos below to find out more about their story and why they recommend Moneypenny so highly.

May 12th, 2013