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Moneypenny launches research into legal marketing trends
Leading outsourced communications provider, Moneypenny, has launched a research project to uncover the trends within legal inbound marketing over the last 12 months.
Women leaving more but planning less when it comes to inheritance
More than half of the 53% of women who intend on leaving an inheritance have no financial planning in place to ensure the process is carried out effectively and in line with their wishes – this is compared to 41% of men.
September 2021 data breach roundup
In September, some of the most notable data breaches included a data breach involving the details of Afghan interpreters, an unsecured database containing customer records related to wearable technology and fitness services and a cyber-attack against a section of the France-Visas website.
Lee Bolton Monier Williams LLP (LBMW) appoints legal tech specialist Access Legal
One of London’s oldest law firms is enjoying greater accessibility to data and applications after fully migrating to the cloud, supported by Oosha. The integrated cloud IT services provider, which is now part of law technology specialist Access Legal, was appointed by Westminster-based Lee Bolton Monier Williams LLP (LBMW) to help modernise its legacy IT system.
tmgroup welcomes new Sales and Marketing Director
tmgroup have welcomed Matt Joy into his new role as Sales and Marketing Director at tmgroup. Previously Sales and Marketing Director at Conveyancing Data Services (CDS) – part of tmgroup since 2018 – Matt brings a wealth of industry experience to the role and will play a key part in enhancing the tmgroup and CDS services in unison in the months ahead.
New look and new features enhance Terrafirma reports – now LIVE
Ground risk specialists Terrafirma has announced further improvements to their leading CON29M and Ground Report to aid conveyancers as part of their Autumn updates, live from Monday 18 October.
Subdued property listings exacerbate homebuyer ‘supply versus demand’ challenge
Data from the latest edition of Landmark Information Group’s quarterly Property Trends Report has identified a fifth consecutive month of low property supply levels, with new listings reporting lower numbers than pre-pandemic figures in 2019.
AML update – the focus on AML is going nowhere anytime soon!
One comment I see frequently in blogs is around why law firms should play their part in reducing money laundering when the government is slow in enacting AML legislation and banks and other large corporate entities are seen to be getting away lightly with facilitating money laundering; the short answer is, they haven’t got the SRA looking over their shoulders!
Today’s the day – the London Legal Walk is back!
The London Legal Support Trust (LLST) is overjoyed to be welcoming over 8,500 walkers to the streets of central London again today!
Remote working makes it hard to offer sympathy
The probate industry has notoriously been left behind the curve in relation to adoption of technology. As the UK continues to open back up after a turbulent 18 months, we look at the challenges facing your practice post-pandemic and the effects on your day-to-day tasks, and how modern software helps you improve the client experience.
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From ‘year zero’ to £6.5m – how a law firm found its second life
In 2018, I hit what I call ‘year zero’. On paper, Olliers Solicitors was a top-tier criminal defence firm but beneath the surface, I could see we were at a crossroads.
Linklaters’ chief growth officer takes the ‘blank sheet’ challenge
In the third and final part of this series, Lucy Murphy, chief growth officer at magic circle firm Linklaters, outlines her vision for the law firm of the future.
The ‘blank sheet’ challenge, part 2 – what would you do differently?
In the second part of this blog series, Shainul Kassam, managing director of small London firm Fortune Law, sets out how she would set up a law firm now.
