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Latest sanctions mean UK law firms cannot conduct any transactional work for Russians. In response to the Russian leader’s advancement on Ukraine territory, the UK government has announced for the first time in history, that law firms will no longer be able to provide “transactional legal advisory services”.

The following case highlights a problem some clients feel do not have a solution, so I am keen to share with you how a solution can be achieved resulting in a satisfied client. Whilst this client did not come from a solicitor referral, it could easily have done so.

International law firm Taylor Wessing has implemented BigHand Resource Management to enable effective hybrid working with equitable and inclusive work allocation that also supports lawyer career development.

With a change of PM, a mini-budget that caused a mini-crisis, a recession on the way and Brexit still simmering away in the background. Government intervention has shifted some of the cost of the energy crisis from the private to the public sector. Still, for businesses, the reprieve is only temporary, and for many households, it may be offset by higher mortgage costs.

Figures from leading outsourced communications provider Moneypenny, which manages telephone calls and live chats for more than 1000 UK legal firms, reveals almost a quarter of all calls to legal firms are now new enquiries.

Hudgell Solicitors has promoted three of its most experienced lawyers to managerial roles within its growing Civil Liberties team.

PracticeEvolve, in partnership with Legal Practice Management, have released a Legal Industry Outlook report outlining the challenges firms face when it comes to Cloud technology, and the help they require from their vendors. The research was designed to understand Cloud journeys in the legal world and discover success stories, pain points and goals for improvement.

A big mistake a lot of law firms are making now is that they’re not paying as much attention as they should to getting rid of data. We know that invariably lawyers want to hold on to everything forever. But in today’s climate that’s just not wise, for several reasons.

The latest version of Redbrick Solutions award-winning Conveyancing Case Management has been released this week. The launch of the 25th version includes a number of enhancements, functionality and new integrations to benefit clients and assist them in offering quality legal services.

As they go into the final quarter of 2022 momentum continues for the team at LFS. Back on the award win earlier this year at the British Conveyancing Awards being shortlisted for two key awards highlights the value that LFS bring with their Minerva Solution.