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Why law firms need to embrace automation in 2024
Data is showing the legal sector is to experience some growth in 2024 across most areas of law and the recent news of predicted increased transaction volumes is set to take this growth even further. This prediction shows the legal sector’s resilience, ability to adapt and move forward.
Dye & Durham’s Unity® Global Platform goes live
Dye & Durham Limited has released its highly anticipated Unity® Global Platform, bringing to market a unique one-stop shop technology solution for legal practices in the UK.
What’s the right proptech for residential sales? How can it be used best?
The term ‘proptech’ can mean many things. Modernisation and new technology run the risk of accidentally implying complexity and difficult transitions to something new, unfamiliar or perhaps even unproven.
Shortlists for top Local Land Charges teams in England and Wales announced
Local Land Charges (LLC) teams at 69 local authorities have been recognised in nine shortlists for the annual Land Data Local Land Charges Awards for Excellence.
How to build lawyers’ profitability acumen
Our latest market research at BigHand found that 51% of law firms are planning to train lawyers to be more commercially aware in response to rising costs and decreased profitability in the legal sector.
UK consumer confidence increasing despite recession woes
Nearly half of UK consumers think the UK is headed for a recession in the next six months, according to Dye & Durham’s newly released UK Pulse Report.
PracticeEvolve announce Gabriel Santos as Global Head of Sales
PracticeEvolve have announced the appointment of Gabriel Santos as Global Head of Sales as the business continues to introduce Legal Practice Management Software within a web browser.
How Clio saves Belgium law firm Cloet & De Witte over 20 hours – and thousands of euros – each month
Cloet & De Witte adopted Clio Manage, which helped them streamline their operations and save significant time and money—over 20 hours and thousands of euros a month.
Join the in-person conversation and connections: ConnectLive is back!
iManage, the company dedicated to Making Knowledge WorkTM, has announced that its annual customer conference, ConnectLive will take place 29-30 May, 2024.
Land Data awards NLIS channel licence to On Point Data
Land Data, the National Land Information Service (NLIS) regulator, has awarded an NLIS channel licence to On Point Data Ltd, an organisation providing conveyancing and search solutions nationwide.
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The questions that determine if the SRA’s client money reforms will work
Both reforms respond to real and well-evidenced gaps in the current framework. The SRA’s changes after consultation feedback shows it’s listening. But structural change on paper is only half the job.
The new metrics for success in conveyancing
While technology has made much of the conveyancing process faster, there remains a practical limit to how many matters anyone can manage while still keeping standards intact.
The UK legal market is polarising – and the middle is disappearing
Consolidation and the boutique boom are not contradictory. They are the same market stretching apart at both ends – and it changes what your firm is worth, and to whom.
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