associate news
Certainty Will Search prevents incorrect estate distribution by locating an unknown Will
Every day The National Will Register locates Wills that were thought not to exist. In 2020, 20% of Certainty Will Searches resulted in a Will being located where the estate was presumed intestate or a later Will being discovered that would supersede the Will being used to distribute the estate.
Accelerating discovery with a litigation-ready Nuix data warehouse
Organisations are faced with exorbitant costs collecting, processing, analysing, and reviewing data triggered by regulatory and legal matters. Rising data volumes and frequency of litigation and regulatory oversight have forced these organisations to respond by hiring more people, which isn’t a winning long-term strategy.
Tower Street Finance unveils £30m funding line for inheritance dispute lawyers
Inheritance lending specialist Tower Street Finance has launched a dispute funding product with a £30m funding line for its panel of inheritance dispute lawyers.
Time-consuming Report on Title preparation is a thing of the past
For many conveyancers, the practice of preparing a Report on Title is an onerous task and one that hasn’t changed for over 30 years, still dependent upon word documents which require editing in every single case. But it doesn’t have to be that way.
CILEX launch major membership survey in push to shape future of legal services
It is widely recognised that the legal profession has a diversity problem. Around 21% of solicitors and 34% of barristers attended fee-paying schools, compared to 7% of the general population. More than half have parents with degree-level qualifications, compared to 19% in the general population.
Document styles matter. A Word expert explains why
Tim Suiter is the product manager of DocsCorp’s document style and template applications. He works closely with law firms to help them create professional documents in less time. Here, he explains why every law firm needs its own house style to ensure every document is consistent and easy to work with.
Perfect Portal shortlisted for the British Conveyancing Awards
On 30th April 2021, The British Conveyancing Awards announced which law firms, teams, individuals, and legal technology providers were shortlisted for the seventeen separate categories for this year’s awards. The judges have factored in the uncustomary nature of the past year, by considering how the nominated candidates have worked through such adversities to best support their staff and clients.
The National Will Register announces their Free Will Registration Month
Throughout May, The National Will Register are holding their annual Free Will Registration Month which runs from Tuesday 4th May until Friday 4th June.
LEAP and InfoTrack: End-to-end digital conveyancing
Providing a powerful suite of solutions from client onboarding and searches to post-completion and e-signature services, the InfoTrack integration with LEAP digitises the entire conveyancing process and assures compliance and productivity throughout.
The Great Post Office Scandal
Legal Futures Associate, Bath Publishing, are to publish the definitive account of the story of the Post Office prosecutions that led the Court of Appeal to overturn the convictions of 39 SubPostmasters last week.
Blog
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.
