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Osprey Approach is delighted to announce that its CEO, Craig Matthews, has been re-elected as Chair of the Legal Software Suppliers Association (LSSA) for a third year. The LSSA is the trusted voice of the UK legal technology industry, which includes developers and vendors. 

Laura Devine Immigration (LDI) has selected Linetime as a replacement Practice Management System to further strengthen their client services offered from their London and New York offices. Linetime’s client service, collaboration and product adaptability were key influences on their decision. Linetime, recently acquired by PracticeEvolve Group, offers rich enterprise level software featuring Practice Management, Document Management and Case Management to over 120 mid-sized firms nationwide.

Wilson Allen to leverage client lifecycle management expertise to help firms implement the Foundation Firm Intelligence platform to manage client relationships. The Litera Firm Intelligence business unit, developer of the Foundation data platform, and Wilson Allen, a leading provider of software, services, and consulting expertise to help law firms manage the entire client engagement lifecycle, today announced a strategic partnership. The partnership formalizes Wilson Allen as a technical implementation partner for the Foundation Firm Intelligence platform.

Access Legal, a division of The Access Group, has appointed a new Product Manager for Legal Content, briefed to help practices become more efficient and effective in legal learning and compliance. Ed Jones joins the newly formed division after spending over five years in operational roles at legal online training, compliance and risk management solution provider Riliance, which The Access Group acquired in 2019.

Grant Thornton has recently been ordered to pay £13.4 million in damages to the Manchester Building Society after seven Supreme Court justices found that the scope of Grant Thornton’s duty to its client should cover the losses suffered following its negligent advice.

Further to success in Australia, PracticeEvolve launched operations within the UK in 2018. We speak with David Boland, Global CEO of PracticeEvolve Group, about their recent acquisitions, cloud software and how legal tech providers need to take responsibility for the success of law firms.

Zeus Technology and VirtualSignature announce strategic partnership to deliver integration between VirtualSignature’s unique and advanced onboarding and document signing platform and Proclaim (Access Group). VirtualSignature enables legal and conveyance firms, estate agents, local authorities and accountants to onboard new clients more quickly and efficiently with its advanced eSignature, identification verification and dynamic SmartForms capability.

New subscription suite for law firms looking to grow their business in today’s challenging market. Lawyer 365 is continuing to line up strategic partners, as it targets 1 July 2021 for the official UK launch of its subscription plans, according to Lawtech 365’s CEO, Rudi Kesic. The Warwickshire-based company has already secured several large national law brands on the platform, all with a significant share of the English legal market, and many smaller law firms have come on board in recent weeks.

CILEx Regulation was advised by the Legal Services Board (LSB) on 16 June 2021 that the application to introduce its new education standards has been approved. The new standards create an integrated set of education requirements and a single application process, to allow applicants to become authorised as Chartered Legal Executives with the right to practise independently in their specialist area, without duplicating application and assessment requirements. Qualifying employment requirements are now aligned at three years. On qualification, a Chartered Legal Executive will be authorised as a Commissioner for Oaths and a practice right if they specialise in one of the reserved or regulated activities. More information on the new standards can be found here.