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Proclaim user firm Beacon Law adopts VirtualSignature-ID’s end-to-end onboarding solution
Beacon Law, a progressive personal injury specialist firm based in the North-West, has selected VirtualSignatures-ID’s onboarding solution after reviewing their requirements as part of plans to drive growth through process automation and engage with their clients more effectively.
Webinar to explore the business habits that modern firms need for long term success
The penultimate episode of the Build Better Habits webinar series, hosted by legal software provider Osprey Approach, will focus on how the key mindset of continuous improvement can help transform SME law firms’ success for the long term.
Dye & Durham sponsors Law Society’s National Property Law Conference
Dye & Durham is proud to be sponsoring and speaking at The Law Society’s annual National Property Law Conference, taking place this week both online and at the society’s Chancery Lane office in London.
Manage your digital AP1 submissions efficiently and accurately with Redbrick Solutions
Making the digital AP1 transition is smooth and easy with Redbrick Solutions as they streamline your digital AP1 process in line with new HMLR guidelines.
Clio’s Legal Trends Report uncovers unparalleled revenue growth as law firms grapple work-life dynamics
Amid inflation, volatile employment markets, economic slowdowns, and changing workplace preferences, law firms experience an unprecedented boom as many lean into technology solutions.
UK law firms will need tech to deter Russian clients
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”.
Pension Case Study – ‘If only I could retire a few years early I would’
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.
Taylor Wessing optimises work allocation to support hybrid working and career development with Resource Management
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.
UK Economic Outlook – Minerva with HSBC Senior Economist Liz Martins
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.
New legal client enquiries on the rise
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.
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Could unpredictable AI costs finally lead firms to true value pricing?
For years, the legal profession has talked of moving away from the billable hour to value-based pricing without quite managing it.
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.
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