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Hedges Law welcomes new Head of Client Services
Lucy Morrison has recently joined Hedges Law as Head of Client Services, bringing with her a wealth of knowledge and experience in both legal practice and training.
The risks legacy systems pose to your organisation
Nothing lasts forever, and that includes hardware and software. Eventually, everything needs to be replaced and with rapid changes to businesses these systems may need to be upgraded or patched more often than you expect.
Reflective Learning: what is it and what are the benefits?
Reflective learning? That’s just a waste of time, right? Wrong! It’s very easy to get caught up in the working world, so people rarely stop to think about what they’ve learned and achieved. Reflective learning is a great way to get yourself into the habit of internalising your learning and experiences.
InfoTrack triumphs with wins for Product of the Year for eCOS and Supplier of the Year
InfoTrack has won two awards at the 2021 British Legal Technology awards. Taking the win for Product of the Year for their eCOS client onboarding solution, the award recognises innovative new products and solutions which deliver vision, differentiation, practicality, and importance to help evolve technology for the legal sector.
Leapfrogging antiquated processes with technology and an appetite for innovation
The property market has been operating at breakneck speed over the past few months as a combination of Covid-19 dynamics and Stamp Duty holiday incentives have created the perfect storm. For Scott Gair, Partner at Dean Wilson, there has never been a better time to embrace technology and keep one step ahead of the fast paced and highly competitive market.
Close the deal faster: the six key stages of M&A payments
The M&A environment may have been turbulent in the wake of the pandemic, but it has bounced back and 2021 has seen a profound resurgence in activity. By August of this year, the global market had surpassed the full-year tally of 2020. However, this increase in volume is not easy to manage and the average time to close an M&A deal has risen more than 30% in the last decade.
Tower Street Finance adds further strength to the team
Hot on the heels of our announcement last week about new team members, we’re delighted to welcome another two to Tower Street Finance.
Why Cyber Security is more important to law firms than ever right now
Cyber criminals mean business and it seems increasingly that their most attractive prime target is the law firm. For this reason, as a priority, Access Legal regularly runs cyber security events and panel discussions with law firms on the topic of Cyber Security.
Know your options when dealing with an estate with no Will nor next of kin
The latest blog from Title Research discusses some of the complexities of not having a next of kin in intestacy cases as well as some of the options available to legal professionals to locate a potential estate Administrator.
Casedo supplies software and infrastructure for all UCL Law Society Moots for 2021/2022
For the second year running, Casedo is delighted to announce its partnership with the UCL Law Society for the academic year 2021/2022.
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What would a single regulator mean for firms and practitioners?
The Legal Services Consumer Panel has renewed its call for a single regulator to replace the eight approved regulators currently governing legal services.
Why council tenants often wait longest for disrepair to be fixed
Why do council tenants appear to wait longer for disrepair to be resolved, and what does that tell us about the changing relationship between landlords, tenants and accountability?
Alternative dispute resolution comes to credit hire
Following an initial pilot in 2025 that returned encouraging results, phase 2 of the GTA ADR scheme is due to begin in September 2026.
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