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Latest HMRC figures show a small but steady increase
Search Acumen (property data insight and technology provider) comments on HMRC’s property transactions data for October 2022.
11 ways to improve workplace culture
Here, Hannah Williams Skinner, Working Life Manager at Moneypenny, shares 11 tried and tested ways to make workplace culture powerful, positive, inspiring and something to be proud of.
Experienced specialist Kerry Gillespie promoted to Associate Solicitor role as Hudgells Solicitors’ Serious Injury team continues to grow
Experienced serious injury solicitor Kerry Gillespie has been recognised for establishing her position as an ‘integral figure’ at Hudgell Solicitors by being promoted to the role of Associate Solicitor.
Bannister Preston – ‘we have been amazed at how fast we have got used to doing everything through Minerva’
Manchester based solicitors, Bannister Preston LLP have been pleasantly surprised by their quick adoption of legal onboarding software Minerva.
Working successfully in a hybrid legal practice
Some things were irrevocably changed by the global pandemic. Among them, working from home was widely enabled and adopted, and looks to be here to stay.
ARAG extends commercial ATE cover on TheJudge Accelerate platform
ARAG has teamed up with leading after the event insurance broker TheJudge to provide ATE insurance for commercial contract disputes through the ATE pioneer’s Accelerate platform.
Disbursement funding update – five options, one real solution to the cost of costs?
We’re all looking at ways to save money; law firms should be too. Interest rates are climbing and will continue to do so for some time yet. Therefore, it could well be timely to now consider what disbursement funding options are available for your clients to utilise.
October 2022 Data Breach Roundup
The October European Cyber Security Awareness month, saw a high number of data breach incidents across the UK and internationally, with various sectors being impacted, including two critical government sectors, MI5 and the Home Office.
Using technology to optimise communication in Private Client law practice
Ahead of his seminar on Private Client services at LegalEx later this month, Craig Matthews, Director of Lifetime Planning at LEAP Legal Software, explores how firms can utilise technology to instill effective communication methods within Private Client law practice.
Expect to see further declines coming down the tracks…
Remaining largely unchanged, on a seasonally adjusted basis, the average UK house price increased by 0.1% between August and September 2022
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SEO is changing: Are you measuring the right things?
AI means firms may see falling organic traffic and wonder if SEO is still working. The more interesting question is whether traffic is still the right measure of success.
Forms are evolving – and more interesting than you might think
I have spent much of my working life thinking about something most people would probably prefer not to think about at all: legal forms.
The questions that determine if the SRA’s client money reforms will work
Both reforms respond to real and well-evidenced gaps in the current framework. The SRA’s changes after consultation feedback shows it’s listening. But structural change on paper is only half the job.
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