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Positive business lessons from 2023
2023 has been a year of challenges. Rising interest rates and the cost-of-living crisis continue to impact every sector, including legal. Coupled with a global talent shortage and the climate emergency driving widespread and rapid environmental improvements in organisations of all sizes – it’s been a testing year.
Burges Salmon transforms legal document production with BigHand
BigHand has shared its latest case study with UK law firm Burges Salmon. The firm turned to BigHand Document Creation to overhaul its legal document and template workflows.
Newly qualified solicitor boosts Hudgell Solicitors’ medical negligence team
A newly qualified solicitor has boosted Hudgell Solicitors’ clinical negligence team and is also following in her family’s legal footsteps.
How is technology shaping the next generation of conveyancers?
The demand for digital services and the convenience they can offer has embedded itself into our daily lives, with everything now easily accessible online. Consumers naturally expect the process of moving house to be the same. The next generation of conveyancers must continue to drive digital transformation in the legal sector.
Litigation funding – the basics
Litigation funding is a financial arrangement where a third-party funder provides capital to cover the costs of litigation in exchange for a share of the damages recovered.
SOS Legal shares insight on how customisable software is revolutionising enterprise law firms
SOS Legal is thrilled to announce the release of its latest whitepaper that delves into the unique challenges faced by large enterprise law firms and the transformative potential of customisable software solutions.
Bundledocs announce partnership with Smokeball
Bundledocs has today announced their latest partnership and integration between their document bundling and PDF editing software and Smokeball
Solving the SAR puzzle: Navigating personal data requests with Briefed
Every organisation globally houses personal data, encompassing details like names, addresses, phone numbers, and more specific attributes such as race, religion, or political opinions. Whether documented on paper or stored digitally, individuals possess the right to access this information about themselves through the submission of a Subject Access Request.
Law Firm Financial Housekeeping – prevention versus cure
Residual balances come up time again in our conversations within legal finance, as well as at conferences, and it’s a moot point that can be overlooked too easily if systems, processes, and internal communications aren’t in place.
Clio’s 2023 Legal Trends Report unveils surging law firm productivity
In nearly a decade of tracking trends across the legal sector, Clio reports record productivity, as more legal professionals leverage technology to significantly impact their performance.
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Divorce escrow: asset sales before final settlement
When significant matrimonial assets are sold before a final financial order is agreed, holding the proceeds safely and neutrally can present real practical challenges.
AML lacks clarity – and standards are suffering
If firms are buckling under the pressure of AML regulations, subject to ever-increasing fines, then something is clearly not working as it should be.
The power of participation for trainees and apprentices
It’s important as a trainee or an apprentice to get involved in the life of your firm – even under the pressure of discovering how to navigate professional life and now the demands of the SQE.
