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Clarke Wilmott develop their talent through a SQE Partnership with The College of Legal Practice
The College of Legal Practice is delighted that Clarke Wilmott’s most talented paralegals will be studying for the SQE with the College. Clarke Wilmott have taken a different and refreshing approach to recruiting their trainees, offering their most promising paralegals the opportunity to qualify via the SQE.
Dance v East Kent University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 2022
I read an interesting article, (my thanks to Paramount Legal Costs), on the case of Dance v East Kent University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 2022 which provides some useful points re recoverability of ATE premiums in Clinical Negligence (CN) cases.
Search Acumen integrates ChatGPT to take conveyancing into the 21st century
Search Acumen, leading data provider for conveyancers, launches trial of ChatGPT integration into their existing AI portal to help fast-track the property transaction process
Legal sector to make a profit as economy drags. The latest LexisNexis Gross Legal Product (GLP) Index shows us where the money is
While the wider professional services sector has taken a downturn, law firms appear to be the exception. The latest LexisNexis GLP Index shows the legal market grew during a highly disruptive 2022 – and growth will likely continue in 2023.
Pressure on Pricing: Law firms under tension with client demands for financial transparency growing, finds latest industry report
With a global recession and further economic downturn predicted, clients are demanding financial transparency and cost certainty across their engagements with law firms as they look to alleviate their cost pressures.
New report finds 54% of legal professionals using unapproved personal devices for work with compliance and security at risk
The Legal Hybrid Working Report 2023 finds that law firms are not providing employees with the correct tech for home working and challenges still exist for collaboration and compliance.
The great conveyancing crunch: Property transactions double in a decade while conveyancing firms fall by 10%
Whilst average house prices in England have risen by 77% since 2012, the latest data analysis from Search Acumen indicates a similar trajectory for annual property transaction volumes, almost doubling in a decade from 714,000, to over 1.3 million.
Webinar to explore how SME law firms can strengthen brand recognition and win more clients
The benefits of strengthening SME law firms’ brand recognition will be discussed by a panel of guest speakers in the sixth episode of the Build Better Habits webinar series, hosted by legal software provider Osprey Approach.
Vulnerable client? How working collaboratively gave ‘peace of mind’ planning to an IHT problem
Carole is aged 85 and has ongoing health issues. She has no children and has never married so would like her younger brother to have her home when she passes away. She would like access to her investments should she need them and is looking for ways to mitigate Inheritance Tax (IHT) on her estate.
Corporate governance is key to B Corp status
Almost every day another company becomes B Corp certified, reflecting their exacting standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability.
Blog
Why AI and leadership choices will define law firm profitability in 2026
Despite rapid advances in legal technology, the future of law will not be determined by software alone. It will be shaped by leadership decisions.
Legal director: an alternative to partnership
Firms are increasingly acknowledging the need for alternative senior roles – positions that offer influence and recognition without the obligations of ownership.
It’s time for law firms to ask tougher questions
For years, many law firms have treated ID verification as a box-ticking exercise. Run a liveness check, match a face to a document and move on. But that is no longer good enough.
