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Legal M&A Consultants: Selling or merging your law practice
As Legal Practice M&A specialists, AJ Chambers understand the importance and gravity of planning the sale or merger of your practice.
Using automation to speed up AML and Source of Funds Checks and reduce risk
Money laundering large amounts of illicit funds is a serious and threatening problem for the financial and professional services sectors.
Associate Solicitor Michelle Tebbutt appointed Vice President of Hull Incorporated Law Society
Hudgell Solicitors’ Associate Michelle Tebbutt has been appointed as Vice President of the Hull Incorporated Law Society.
Market still finding its feet with course correction
Search Acumen (property data insight and technology provider) comments on HMRC’s property transactions data for April 2023.
SearchFlow Summit 2023 – Insights & Innovation: Transforming the Real Estate Sector
Please join us on 13 June to gain the latest insights on global property market trends, legal innovation, and transformation in the real estate sector from key industry speakers.
Quill, Law Society and SRA join forces with free legal project management webinar
Quill’s free, hour-long ‘Unlock your hidden project management skills’ webinar on Thursday 15 June at 2pm is hosted by the Law Society of England and Wales with guest speaker Juliet Oliver from the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).
Highly-experienced clinical negligence specialist Maria Repanos joins Hudgell Solicitors to lead Manchester Clinical Negligence team
Highly-experienced clinical negligence specialist Maria Repanos has joined Hudgell Solicitors as Head of Clinical Negligence in Manchester.
Litica – Leading the way on developments with anti avoidance endorsements
An after-the-event “ATE” insurance policy generally provides cover for adverse costs orders arising out of a piece of unsuccessful litigation. As with any insurance policy, this is qualified by a series of standard conditions and exclusions relating to fraud and non-disclosure, amongst other things.
Make associate career progression your law firm’s hiring advantage
When associates leave, your first instinct may be to fill the gaps with lateral hires ASAP. But seeing the hidden costs and heavy impact of lateral hiring on the firm’s bottom line drives many firm leaders to rethink that strategy.
E-witnessing: The rules
The Electronic Communications Act 2000 made it legally possible to use electronic signatures to authenticate contracts and other documents and agreements.
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Is your Google Ads budget funding your competitors’ AI visibility?
If your cost-per-click has crept up again this year, you’ve probably assumed the market simply got more expensive. That’s the wrong way to read what’s happening.
Containing the spread of unapproved AI
Nearly 60% of fee-earners admit to using unapproved tools (like free versions of ChatGPT). Yet 68% of firm leaders are confident there is zero risk of unapproved AI being used for client work.
When AI adoption goes wrong, costs add up fast
City AM recently reported that London is fighting to claim the title of ‘global capital of legal AI’. However, it’s crucial we remember that adoption alone does not create value.
