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How Casedo helped me with my practice
Before Casedo, I went paperless in 2007 when ScanSnap arrived with an Acrobat Pro licence. I would scan in my paper brief and just use my scan. This saved my back from lugging trolley bags around. I got used to Acrobat but it is a monster of a programme, inefficient and resources hungry.
SearchFlow wins £30m contract from Communities & Housing Investment Consortium
SearchFlow – one of the UK’s largest providers of legal due diligence data for residential and commercial property transactions – is delighted to announce it has been awarded a contract worth £30 million by the Communities & Housing Investment Consortium (CHIC), to provide a comprehensive Conveyancing Framework for CHIC’s membership of over 200 residential providers and local authorities.
Boost outbound activity and supercharge sales in 2022
It takes an average eight calls to reach a prospect – so it’s easy to see why outbound calling can feel frustrating, or even thankless, and why it may even fall off the to-do lists of your team. But with the new year well and truly underway – it’s important to ensure your legal firm is doing all it can to supercharges its sales efforts, and that means getting a head start with outbound calls.
Demand outstrips supply in Scotland’s property market in 2021
The second edition of the Property Trends Report for Scotland, as published by Landmark Information Group, has identified the residential property industry has become more closely aligned to pre-pandemic 2019 volumes, yet a continued lack of new listings has the potential to place pressure on available property stock levels and house prices.
Linetime launch new Document Bundling feature
Linetime, part of the PracticeEvolve Group, have launched a new Document Bundling feature, offering firms a time saving solution to building large bundles of documents.
How to assess new legaltech for your law firm
Implementing the right technology can be a gamechanger for how legal firms work—but with so many technology solutions on offer, all promising big benefits, how do you decide what the “right” option is for your firm?
2022 a time of reckoning for property firms’ digital strategies
UK residential transactions in December 2021 were 113,470, 11.8% higher than November 2021. Andy Sommerville, Director at Search Acumen, says: “December’s transactions figures mark a solid end to what was an extremely fast paced and enormously busy 12 months.
SQE News: What organisations need to consider when providing Qualifying Work Experience placements
In this article, The College of Legal Practice’s Programme Leader, Sarah Taylor, shares her expertise on the considerations for Qualifying Work Experience (QWE) providers.
What do property professionals make of ‘The New Normal’? Find out what almost 800 had to say
Available to download now, the latest research from tmgroup, mio and Conveyancing Data Services (CDS) – ‘The New Normal’ report – brings together the voices of nearly 800 property professionals; comparing how different professions are faring in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak and revealing stark contrasts across the industry – as the report reveals…
Key conveyancing – ‘life has been made much easier with Minerva’
A multi-office Conveyancing firm is enjoying greater connections with their clients since fully integrating intelligent client onboarding into its processes.
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Modern vehicles: new injury profiles and new legal challenges
As the number of electric vehicles on UK roads continues to grow year-on-year, it is important to address the risks that come with their increased adoption.
The SRA needs to admit it got it wrong about SLAPPs
The High Court judgment in Ashley Hurst v SRA in January raises serious questions about the regulator’s approach to allegations of SLAPP-like behaviour.
Why menopause support belongs on every law firm’s agenda
Progression in the law slows significantly as women approach senior leadership. Most will be at the height of their careers around the average age menopause symptoms begin.
