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Podcast: Legal technology – driving profits through improved customer service

29 November 2021

This podcast from The Digital Solicitor looks at the technology required to deliver on increased customer demand and the positive impact that its implementation can have on a law firm’s revenue, reputation and growth.


InfoTrack scales up to meet digital AP1 influx

29 November 2021

InfoTrack is scaling up its dedicated post-completion service to support the industry during this latest step in the digitalisation of the conveyancing process


All change? Are the UK’s largest law firms reacting to market pressure or leading from the front?

25 November 2021

The 2021 Judge Business School report takes a wholistic view of changes made by the UK’s top 50 law firms since 2015.  The report looks at what has gone well and what some firms must do to keep pace with their peers.


Tower Street Finance – a quick, reliable and flexible experience

25 November 2021

Tower Street Finance was able to offer a speedy and efficient service to an IFA and solicitor for a case where a large Inheritance Tax bill was due within days, with no means to pay.


Access Legal expands conveyancing capability, bringing more value to customers with legal bricks acquisition

25 November 2021

Access Legal, the Law technology specialist, has announced the acquisition of the Legal Bricks group of companies, a pioneering provider of conveyancing searches and property related services to the legal sector.


The College of Legal Practice and Wright Hassall announce SQE partnership

25 November 2021

A leading Midlands law firm has agreed a partnership which will allow employees from all parts of the firm to train and qualify as solicitors.


6 key lessons we can learn from the cyber security mistakes of other law firms

24 November 2021

The mishaps of some law firms in terms of their cyber security shortcomings have been well documented. Rather than risk the pain of a cyber-attack yourselves, it is sensible to keep an eye on where others are going wrong and heed their lessons learned.


How I manage my practice

23 November 2021

I was almost exclusively paper-based before I started using Casedo. Papers would usually come in to chambers electronically, but they were routinely printed by our junior clerks, and put in lever-arched files for my use. I spent hours dragging these files after me, in wheely suitcases, on and off trains and in and out of court buildings.


Search Acumen comments on HMRC’s Monthly Property Transactions for October

23 November 2021

UK residential transactions in October 2021 were 28.2% lower than October 2020 and 52.0% lower than September 2021. Andy Sommerville, Director at Search Acumen said…


How legal tech is enhancing the probate process

22 November 2021

You’d be forgiven for thinking that the legal sector has lagged behind many other sectors in terms of technology adoption across the years. However, in recent times there has been a notable shift in both mindset and practice, with various SaaS-based products coming into play and covering everything from basic practice management through to AI-driven automation.

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