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Access All Areas is The Access Group’s bi-annual knowledge-sharing summit bringing 4,500 professionals together across the Access organisation, and this time, it’s 100% virtual.

Supplementing the actionable practical guidance content in LexisPSL, Crafty Counsel’s videos will give in-house Lawyers additional content to support them in their role.

In the latest Topical Talks with Title Research podcast, Andrew Wilkinson from Shakespeare Martineau joined Title Research’s Head of Business, Anthony Allsopp, and Head of Service Delivery, Charlotte Toogood. The interesting discussion explores the myth of the common-law spouse, changes in the rules on the execution of a Will and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the legal sector.

The influx of employment tribunal claims and the backlog of cases, which already reached record highs in February, is unlikely to have peaked, according to leading legal advice and protection provider ARAG.

VirtualSignature have partnered with Renaissance, Ireland, a leading software distributor in order to introduce its onboarding platform to their Irish network. Designed to make online experiences smoother, VirtualSignature enables law firms, conveyancers, estate agents, and accountants to onboard new clients more quickly and efficiently.

The Riverbank children’s unit at Maidstone Hospital has recently taken delivery of a shipment of gifts from Kings Hill-based SearchFlow.  

For many people, comparison and review sites have become part of how they choose products and services. These sites are also gradually playing more of a role in helping consumers choose legal services. Find out how comparison sites can help consumers choose a law firm and how legal regulators are working to bring together comparison sites and law firms.

The challenges posed by the pandemic have caused law firms to reappraise the way they work and how they integrate with their clients. One area of law particularly affected is family law. The pressures on people suddenly confined to spending more time at home together have led to divorce applications and break-ups skyrocketing across the UK.

iManage the company dedicated to Making Knowledge Work™, today announced the native integration of S&P Global Market Intelligence data  into iManage Conflicts Manager and iManage Business Intake Manager, key products within the iManage Security, Risk and Governance portfolio. Available today, the integrations allow customers a faster, more streamlined approach to onboarding new clients, and identifying and addressing risk posed by ethical and business conflicts.

Advanced have today announced that Property Management Legal Services Limited have selected ALB for their practice and case management solution, a system that integrates all aspects of a law firm onto one platform.