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December 2023 data breach roundup
December saw a wide range of companies hit by data breaches, from local UK schools, through to worldwide gaming developers.
Osprey Approach launches Empowering Law Firm Leaders series with Simon McCrum’s priorities to drive law firms’ profitability
Osprey Approach is delighted to announce that the first in a series of expert interviews has launched today as part of the Empowering Law Firm Leaders series.
Building the future Bar: The essentials in fair recruitment and unconscious bias
The desire to secure the finest talent underscores the recruiting strategy during this crucial phase and it is in the recruiters’ best interests to carry out their recruitment processes as effectively, yet fairly, as possible.
New research reveals phone pet peeves costing firms business
A new report from global outsourced communications provider Moneypenny has revealed the UK’s top phone peeves when contacting businesses.
Elevating legal onboarding: Streamlined, secure and efficient
Client onboarding stands as a pivotal process for enterprise law firms, serving as the bedrock for robust client relationships, streamlined data collection, and adherence to KYC and AML regulations.
Property trends webinar: Exploring key data and themes for 2024
Discover the latest trends driving the residential property market in 2024 with Landmark’s “Property Trends” webinar series.
64% of firms plan to collect and bill more frequently in 2024, BigHand’s latest research confirms
BigHand has released it’s 2024 Annual Law Firm Finance Report with survey results from 800 senior legal finance roles, CEOs and Managing Partners in law firms of 100+ lawyers across the UK and North America.
New year, new data security policy?
Client Advisor, Dave Parry, provides some top tips and solutions on how to stay resilient against cyber attacks in the coming year!
Identifying risks to profit leakage
As profit leakages continually pose risks to their financial health, almost all firms have looked to raise the billable hours targets in 2023, while around half of UK firms had done so by more than 10%.
Clyde & Co selects LexisNexis® as global partner to deliver Lexis® Everyfile
LexisNexis Enterprise Solutions, the specialist software solutions division of LexisNexis UK, has announced a legal technology partnership with world leading law firm, Clyde &Co.
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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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