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Search Acumen partners with fellow proptech business – adoor – creating the first unified platform for all parties and advisors involved in a property sale
Property data, insight and technology provider, Search Acumen, has partnered with innovative homebuying app, adoor, to help improve the property transaction experience for homeowners and buyers through time saving, efficiency and a better customer experience.
Volume of property transactions outpacing law firms, increasing 15% year on year
With recession confirmed and house price falls predicted next year by up to 9% according to last week’s OBR report, property transaction levels remain remarkably high in a race for home movers to complete.
Four Brick Court Chambers achieved optimum performance from MLC
Four Brick Court is a long-established set of family law barristers based at the Temple, in London. Their focus is family law for which they offer specialist Counsel, providing a wide range of experience in acting for all sides in public law, private law, and financial remedy proceedings.
The evolution of best practice within Private Client services
Craig Matthews, Director of Lifetime Planning at LEAP Legal Software, explores how Private Client lawyers are re-thinking their approach and actively evaluating the effectiveness of their technology solutions.
Hodgkinsons Solicitors streamline their conveyancing process with Redbrick Solutions
Leading Lincolnshire law firm, Hodgkinsons Solicitors, provide a comprehensive range of legal services to both commercial and private clients.
Bah Humbug! Are you a ‘Scrooge’ when it comes to thinking about working collaboratively?
SIFA was originally founded in 1992 as Solicitors for Independent Financial Advice and in 2009 launched SIFA Professional, which has offered support and consultancy to quality financial advisory businesses looking to build professional compliant relationships with solicitors.
About barrister mental health and wellbeing
When the Bar Council conducted its regular research on barrister well-being last year, it discovered that while nearly two thirds of respondents (61%) were satisfied with their working lives.
Three developments in legal billing you need to know about
By Legal Futures Associate Quill Learnings from our ‘What’s new in legal billing’ webinar on 3rd November 2022 During our Halloween-themed webinar series, we rounded up the week with our final session sharing what’s new in legal billing alongside our professional… Read More
Browne Jacobson chooses The College of Legal Practice to prepare their trainee solicitors for the SQE
UK & Ireland law firm Browne Jacobson has taken another step to strengthening their commitment to diversity and inclusion through a new progressive partnership with The College of Legal Practice. This innovative collaboration will see The College of Legal Practice offering individual supervision and preparation training to Browne Jacobson’s autumn 2023 trainee solicitor cohort.
LegalEx 2022 Expert Panel: The Future of Technology in the Legal Sector
The two-day event provided the perfect opportunity to hear from industry leaders, such as Rudi Kesic, CEO at Lawtech 365 Group and Investment Director at ADN Capital, on the latest strategies, practices and technology solutions, with a content schedule covering legal tech and IT, cyber security, future-proofing firms and AML compliance.
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What is tech bloat and why is it a problem for law firms?
Too many law firms are adopting shiny new tech without first retiring their legacy systems, causing duplication and unnecessary costs.
The civil courts and the digital divide
Despite the government’s decision to increase Ministry of Justice funding, its budget for 2025-26 is still 14% lower in real terms than in 2007-08.
The Decent Homes Standard scandal
It is well established that the UK has the highest proportion of inadequate housing in all of Europe. But what if the heart of the problem is even worse than we think?
