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Digital Conveyancing Summit doubles ticketing for 2024 return
InfoTrack has announced the return of The Digital Conveyancing Summit in 2024, doubling capacity for London ticket holders. This year’s event will consist of a one-day hybrid event, with the expansion bringing breakout sessions and Ted-style talks to provide more opportunities for attendees to participate in discussions.
Meeting client demands with legal pricing and budgeting technology
As part of BigHand’s commitment to providing our clients and the broader legal market with meaningful data insights into the ever-evolving world of legal pricing, we’ve collected survey responses from over 800 senior legal finance professionals across the UK and North America annually since 2021. Most recently, we published a trends analysis for legal pricing and budgeting, containing significant insight from our surveys. In this article, I’ll focus on how the numbers show an increase in client demand for flexible pricing and financial transparency and the way firms are responding to this trend.
LPL, a division of Read Roper and Read Solicitors, have migrated to Hoowla’s legal accounts software
LPL recently migrated its accounting operations to Hoowla’s platform from Quill Pinpoint, creating a unified system for its operations.
How to leverage your data in times of financial uncertainty
Rather than waiting for the expected better conditions to arrive, we have spoken to some of the top commercial property law experts in the UK about how firms can overcome the persistent levels of financial uncertainty in the sector today.
Osprey Approach to enhance legal software user experience with UX specialists, Full Clarity
Osprey Approach is delighted to announce that it has partnered with award-winning UX consultancy Full Clarity to enhance its software platform user experience.
PracticeEvolve announces webinar series for the legal market featuring industry expert Amy Bell from Teal Compliance
PracticeEvolve is excited to announce the launch of an insightful new webinar series designed specifically for the legal market.
The rise of electronic payments within the legal industry: A vital shift for modern law firms
As the digital economy expands, law firms are increasingly embracing electronic payment systems to align with clients’ evolving preferences and streamline their processes.
New Hull Law Society President keen to ensure East Yorkshire continues to produce ‘leading legal talent’
Solicitor Michelle Tebbutt says she feels ‘immensely proud’ of her appointment as President of Hull Incorporated Law Society and intends to use the role to support the continued development of legal expertise across East Yorkshire.
Landmark Information Group launches Common Ground campaign to tackle property market challenges
Landmark has facilitated an industry discussion with key professionals from the property sector to address the significant challenges they have encountered over the past few years.
Pricing strategy and costing advice from legal sector experts to help SME law firms increase profitability
A recent LexisNexis survey found 76% of small law firms are still wedded to the billable hour pricing model – something echoed in LPM’s Frontiers Report.
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Regulate sole practices on evidence, not turnover
For a sole practice, the SRA’s plan that I cannot hold a compliance role if my firm has more than £600,000 of turnover is not a measure of risk. It is a ceiling on growth.
Is Google becoming pay-to-play for law firms?
For years, law firms have been told that SEO is the long-term alternative to paying for every click. That principle hasn’t disappeared but search results have changed significantly.
Material information and the case for intelligent client onboarding
Upfront information means work traditionally undertaken after an offer is accepted will need to happen earlier. And that fundamentally changes the role of client onboarding.
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