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Litera appoints legal industry veteran Grant Hewlett to lead AI firm intelligence portfolio
Hewlett brings more than 15 years of experience spanning Big4 consulting, BigLaw operations, and Alternative Legal Service Provider (ALSP) leadership, giving him a complete view of how legal organizations function.
The ILFM Spring Conference 2026: A day of insight, compliance and connection at the Law Society
The Institute of Legal Finance and Management returns this May with its Spring Conference – a full day of expert-led sessions, peer networking and practical guidance.
Serious injury claims in the UK: Key trends every claimant should understand
While personal injury law covers a wide spectrum of cases, claims involving significant or life-changing injuries present unique challenges for claimants, legal professionals and insurers alike.
AML for professions – preparing for transition to FCA regulation
The recent UnConference event at Miller’s London offices (run by E3 Compliance Training’s Compliance Collective) set out to inform risk and compliance professionals concerned about the likely move to FCA regulation of anti-money laundering.
Linda Henry joins iManage as Vice President of Customer Success
New leader to help scale a more proactive, value-driven customer success organization aligned to adoption, retention, and growth
Negotiation burnout warning for conveyancers as data shows buyers markets across the UK
Conveyancers face shifting risk profiles as the gap between asking prices and final sale values widen in the UK.
Don’t let compliance gaps cost you a merger
For many firms, a merger or acquisition represents a genuine growth opportunity. But it’s an opportunity that can be entirely derailed if compliance gaps are exposed during the process.
The Stowe Story: Scaling a £80m law firm the right way
Episode 4 of Leading the Deal is now live as an audio podcast — featuring Ken Fowlie, Chair of Stowe Family Law, and the story behind scaling the firm into a £80m+ national leader.
Revealed: Risk of stranded assets increases, as MEES compliance slows
Energy compliance in the commercial real estate sector is slowing, new analysis has revealed, raising concerns of stranded assets and sell-offs.
Brabners advises London creative studio on transition to employee ownership
Brabners’ specialist EOT team has advised London-based creative production studio Knock Knock on its transition to employee ownership.
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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.
Conveyancing’s consistency problem is about pressure, not skills
When I qualified, a conveyancer had perhaps 10 or 12 plates to keep spinning. Today’s conveyancers have 20 or 30, and almost none of the room for error I had starting out.
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