associate news
Protect your law firm: Tips, tricks and traps in legal cashiering
Quill recently ran a well-attended, and well-received, webinar hosted by The Law Society and in association with the ILFM covering all aspects of legal cashiering which you can view at your leisure here. Some of the key takeaways around why legal cashiering is so important within law firms are covered in this article.
Free Webinar: How to Grow a Law Firm: From Start-Up to Success
In 2020, four intrepid law firm leaders embarked on an epic (and sometimes scary) new adventure: to start their own law firms right in the midst of the global pandemic.
Philip Lomax: Litica’s ATE insurance FAQs
Philip Lomax, Managing Director of Litica Australia, answers Litica’s most frequently asked questions on ATE Insurance and provides insights on the product, how to obtain it and its strategic benefits.
September 2022 Data Breach Roundup
The month of September saw a variety of data breach incidents, ranging from a well known world wide taxi company to several schools.
Actionstep and Verify 365 AML technology integration helps solicitors to prevent fraud and stay compliant
Actionstep offers Verify 365 AML platform integration for solicitors to eliminate identity and money laundering fraud.
You trust your team, right? So, what do you do when there’s an inside data breach?
A 2022 survey by Netdocuments found that 68% of data breaches in the UK legal sector were caused by insiders – 16% through a malicious act and 52% from genuine human error. Law firms are an attractive target for cyber-attackers due to the amount of sensitive data they handle, but the leading threats to data are from your internal team.
Times newspaper hails Hudgell Solicitors as one of ‘Best 200 Law Firms’ in England and Wales for third successive year
Hudgell Solicitors has been hailed as one of the ‘Best 200 Law Firms’ in England and Wales by The Times newspaper for the third year in succession.
Advanced partner with Xperate to deliver cloud-based document management integration with practice and case management solutions
As the owners of the 2 leading mid-market practice and case management (PCMS) Solutions, P4W and ALB, we are regularly asked “how can I continue to use PCMS for workflow but still have the flexibility of a cloud based DMS?.
London Legal Support Trust launches Heat or Eat for Justice campaign
Inflation and the spiralling cost of living is hitting people hard; those who are suffering the most are the least well off in society. Their income is insufficient to keep up with day to day living and they are turning to advice agencies to get the help they need.
Resealing a Grant of Probate for overseas assets
During the estate administration process, legal professionals often come across assets held in foreign jurisdictions and therefore need to reseal a Grant of Probate in order to administer them. Title Research’s latest blog answers:
Blog
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?
