associate news

Legl, the SaaS platform for modern law firm operations that drives compliant, workflow driven payments and automates legacy business processes, announced today that it has closed an $18 million Series B funding round. The fundraise was led by several technology investors, including existing investor Octopus Ventures.

ndy Sommerville, Director at Search Acumen, says: “The latest ONS data reports a 9.8% house price increase compared to March 2021. The annual growth rate slowed down a little compared to February, but monthly ebb and flow is normal and not indicative necessarily of a wider trend.

Following the recent Digital Identity Standard launched by the HM Land Registry in the last few weeks, Perfect Portal have created a new interface and enhanced features for their app, ensuring law firms are equipped with the tools they need to meet Safe Harbour compliance.

Hudgell Solicitors’ Chief Executive Rachel Di Clemente says she is delighted to announce the promotion of two current members of staff who will join the firm’s management team.

iManage, the company dedicated to Making Knowledge WorkTM, today announces that HFW has selected iManage Cloud as its platform for document and email management.

It may surprise you to learn that inheritance tax (IHT) has been frozen at £325,000 since 2009. This is a real terms cut and recent figures show it would have been over £150,000 more if the threshold had risen in line with inflation.

OneSearch, the largest local search data company in the UK, has announced the appointment of Robin Wells as Head of Sales Operations.

A report in 2021 by Arden Partners suggested that within five years, one-third of lawyers could be working under a consultancy model. Is this the future of law firms? To discuss this question, join Clio’s next instalment of the How to Grow a Law Firm series, when Clio’s Geraldine O’Reilly will be chatting with a firm who are making the consultancy model work for their team and growth.

In today’s global economy, diversity is not only a smart move; it is essential. To succeed in a diverse and inclusive society, the workplace must be equal and diverse. Diversity refers to the individual characteristics that individuals have that make them unique. It includes cognitive and lifestyle diversity.

Monthly construction output increased by 1.7% in volume terms in March 2022; this is the fifth consecutive monthly growth and a record high in monthly level terms (£14,994 million) since monthly records began in January 2010.