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Technology in law has been more in the spotlight this past year than ever before. The challenges posed by home or hybrid working have caused law firm managers to assess and upgrade their technology. Following our ‘Secrets from real partners on the tech you really need’ webinar in May, we caught up with guest speaker, Andrew Guile, Partner at GN Law, to find out which technology solutions make this practice tick.

OneSearch, the largest local search data company in the UK, has launched an industry-wide survey to determine the needs of conveyancers, as firms recalibrate after the first of two SLDT deadlines.

Future Climate Info (FCI) has launched a new, refreshed Residential environmental report range that is available to the conveyancing market from 1st July 2021. The reports have an improved fresh, modern look and feel, providing greater usability and speed of report analysis.

With two thirds of UK businesses expecting call volumes to increase once more staff return to offices and the economy reopens, it’s never been more important to prioritise client care and put futureproof communications strategies in place. Here, Bernadette Bennett, Head of Legal Sector at Moneypenny, reveals why an outsourced switchboard could be the answer.

Land Data’s Board of Directors announced today that after 20 commendable years at the company, including the last 12 years as CEO, Jan Boothroyd will step down as CEO and from its Board of Directors, with immediate effect.  Jan will take up a special projects and advisor role to work on specific matters including Local Land Charges training and advice for local government.

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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.