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Solicitors’ PII Market – Miller’s review of the 1 October renewal season
The recently concluded Solicitors’ Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII) 1 October renewal season showed definite signs of more positive conditions for buyers. Miller is pleased to provide its latest analysis in our post-renewal season report.
SRA Anti-Money Laundering annual report 2021-22 – Key Findings
The annual anti-money laundering (AML) report from the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) revealed that, while most solicitors and law firms are taking their AML obligations seriously, a “small minority” are not yet doing enough to fight economic crime.
Five ways to protect your firm’s profitability
A recent report from Thomson Reuters has revealed that after a record year for law firm profitability during 2021, demand for legal services is falling, whilst pay and overhead costs continue to rise.
The Digital Solicitor ‘Improving your conveyancing practice and the relationships with estate agents’
With an uncertain time ahead of us in the property sector in this podcast we look at how to establish long lasting relationships with your clients and estate agents and how to manage and nurture those relationships in both the physical and digital world.
InfoTrack launches AP1 in a million competition
Conveyancing technology leader InfoTrack has launched a new competition to celebrate the imminent milestone of the one millionth AP1 submitted digitally through their platform.
Professionally negligent? Don’t forget to discuss ATE Insurance
Clients lose good cases. Clients settle good cases on poor terms because the adverse costs consequences of losing are potentially catastrophic. Solicitors fail to tell clients about after-the-event insurance or enquire if it might be available.
What’s changing with legal forms in 2022: Digitisation of AP1
By Legal Futures Associate Quill In conversation with Paul Clyde and Archie Courage about the eAP1 ‘Application to change the register’ and other digital forms During our Halloween webinar week, on 1st November we hosted ‘New eAP1 digital submissions made easy’… Read More
Minerva partners with leading business software development provider Xperate
Intelligent client onboarding solution Minerva continuously strives to seek out likeminded partners who integrate with ease to provide service excellence and revolutionise the experience of both law firms and their clients.
A new age of Pupillage Supervisor training
Established in 2012, the barrister team at Briefed now works with 80% of Chambers in England and Wales to help them meet their compliance and regulatory requirements.
Miller expands Solicitors’ offering into the North and Southwest of the UK with three new hires
Miller, the leading independent specialist (re)insurance broker, today announces the appointment of three new senior hires in its Solicitors’ Professional Indemnity (PI) team.
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Is your Google Ads budget funding your competitors’ AI visibility?
If your cost-per-click has crept up again this year, you’ve probably assumed the market simply got more expensive. That’s the wrong way to read what’s happening.
Containing the spread of unapproved AI
Nearly 60% of fee-earners admit to using unapproved tools (like free versions of ChatGPT). Yet 68% of firm leaders are confident there is zero risk of unapproved AI being used for client work.
When AI adoption goes wrong, costs add up fast
City AM recently reported that London is fighting to claim the title of ‘global capital of legal AI’. However, it’s crucial we remember that adoption alone does not create value.
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