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Law firms pivot away from billable hour to meet shifting client demands
In-house legal counsel are strong-arming their law firm panels into offering alternative fee structures in a bid to reduce costs and increase clarity.
Debenhams Ottaway uses Legl to focus on the client experience
Legl helped the firm move closer to its vision for making it easy and instinctive for everyone in the firm to deliver excellent client service.
Do you need to streamline processes in your law firm?
The long-term goal of the majority of law firms is to improve profit margins, whilst achieving growth and remaining competitive. One way you can do this is by streamlining your business processes to allow time to be saved and more efficient working across your business.
White paper: ‘How to overcome the skills shortage’
When a good employee leaves your law firm, the costs are immense. Skilled lawyers and support staff seem in shorter supply than ever before,so the loss of good team members is deeply felt.
Legl in 2022 – The year in review
2022 saw both some major business milestones as well as the release of a wide array of new features to make Legl even better for law firms and to further our goal of enabling firms to deliver best-in-class client experiences.
Rules of intestacy flowchart
Title Research’s new blog provides an overview of the rules of intestacy in England & Wales and discusses how their specialist services can help you administer intestate estates.
How do I improve my law firm clients experience?
It’s a question we often get from our law firm customers and one that’s top of the agenda for many senior partners and managers in the legal sector. In this article, we look at why legal client experience is now one of the most important parts of a successful law firm’s strategy and some top tips for law firms to consider.
Finders International launch podcast ‘On Heir’
Finders International, one of the UK’s leading probate genealogy firms and stars of BBC One show Heir Hunters, has joined the podcast revolution with the aptly named, ‘On Heir’ Podcast, which is now available online.
The Digital Solicitor Podcast ‘Building your digital brand’
Today’s guests are Craig Matthews of LEAP and Rich Dibbins, Founder of Staxton Digital who will explain the importance of digital marketing for law firms and how this can increase revenue for law firms.
Climate change: there is no time left for prevarication or procrastination
When Landmark took the Pledge to Net Zero – the first UK property data business to do so – we wanted to do all we could to act in the name of climate change, and to make a difference.
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The SRA needs to admit it got it wrong about SLAPPs
The High Court judgment in Ashley Hurst v SRA in January raises serious questions about the regulator’s approach to allegations of SLAPP-like behaviour.
Why menopause support belongs on every law firm’s agenda
Progression in the law slows significantly as women approach senior leadership. Most will be at the height of their careers around the average age menopause symptoms begin.
Law firms need to go beyond document checks
At the root of every failed compliance review is a familiar phrase: a calm assertion of “but we did a document check”.
