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Vardags selects Advanced to implement NetDocuments

12 July 2021

NetDocuments and Advanced, international providers of leading legal technology, together announce that Vardags, a Top 200 ranked law firm that specialises in high net worth and complex divorce cases, has selected Advanced to implement NetDocuments’ Cloud-based document management solution to aid the firm’s future strategic direction.


Responding to customer needs in a space that’s ready for innovation

12 July 2021

Responding to consumer needs and a feeling that now is the time that the estate administration space is ready to embrace innovation were key topics discussed in our recent webinar. Tower Street Finance’s Dicky Davies joined forces with Josif Grace from Legado and Aleks Tomczyk from Exizent to talk about innovation in estate administration, in a session chaired by David Opie, Managing Director of Today’s Wills & Probate.


Quill releases legal technology guide to help smart law firms adapt to the challenging demands of 2021

12 July 2021

With 74% of senior UK partners looking to invest more in technology, and with 2020 having presented one of the biggest technological infrastructure challenges in living memory, Quill has published a new eBook to help practice managers invest in the technologies which will bring the most benefits to their law firms.


Flood Risk: Are we doing enough to protect ourselves and our assets?

12 July 2021

A flood is the most effective and indiscriminate ‘burglar’ there is. It will take everything you have, including items of no value to anyone else. I’ve not been the victim of a flood myself. My experience of flooding fortunately has been from an armchair. However, as we move to a more hostile and unpredictable climate, it’s impossible to ignore. You only need to look back to last year to see several records broken.


Construction industry runs hot but risks remain

9 July 2021

Construction output fell 0.8% in May 2021 with the level of output remaining slightly above its pre-pandemic February 2020 level. In contrast to the monthly fall, construction output grew by 6.3% in the three months to May 2021.


Former subpostmasters speak of lives ruined in powerful and poignant Hudgell Solicitors film on Post Office Horizon Scandal

9 July 2021

A ‘powerful and poignant’ new documentary on the Post Office Horizon Scandal has been broadcast telling the full ‘shocking’ impact on the lives of former subpostmasters wrongfully convicted of crimes they didn’t commit.


tmgroup welcomes Dye & Durham acquisition

8 July 2021

tmgroup are pleased to announce that they have today been wholly acquired – for £91.5M – by Dye & Durham, a leading provider of cloud-based software and technology solutions designed to improve efficiency and increase productivity for legal and business professionals.


ARAG grows premium and reports profit for 2020 despite pandemic

8 July 2021

Legal expenses insurance and assistance provider ARAG has reported a profit for 2020 and an increase in its premium under management for the year, despite the huge challenges presented by the global pandemic.


How to manage client onboarding risks

8 July 2021

As the world increasingly goes digital and integrates different processes, managing client onboarding risk needs to be an integral part of every property professional’s file opening procedure. Ongoing risk assessment remains their responsibility for as long as that file is open. One of the most effective ways to embed compliant, efficient and standardised client onboarding risk management practice is by setting up client risk profiles across all your branches.


The transformational powers of workflow

8 July 2021

A successful law firm must be two key things – efficient and effective. At a time when demands on firms have never been greater, this article puts workflow capabilities at centre stage and explores how software helps us to navigate a successful course whilst thriving in the hyper-competitive legal landscape of present day.

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