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BigHand and Ayora partner to bring AI-Powered intelligence to legal pricing and budgeting
Strategic integration combines BigHand Matter Pricing & Budgeting with Ayora’s AI and data enrichment capabilities to help law firms improve pricing transparency, profitability and commercial decision-making.
Assistance in discovering wills of a serial will writer
The National Will Register’s will search continues to successfully assist various stakeholders within the wills and probate industry.
Weightmans rolls out Clio Operate firmwide
UK-based large law firm, Weightmans LLP, adopts Clio Operate, signalling a shift toward workflow-driven legal infrastructure
iManage unveils next evolution of platform at ConnectLive 2026
Company unveils the next evolution of the iManage platform, advancing the secure, governed foundation where organisations’ knowledge, context, and expertise can be safely harnessed for agentic AI
John Barkers Solicitors delivers growth with OneAdvanced
After more than 20 years of partnership, John Barkers Solicitors and OneAdvanced continue to grow together, adapting to the evolving demands of the legal sector.
Express Chambers appoints chief clerk as wider Express group continues to grow
Following on from the launch of Express Chambers, the advocacy arm of Express Solicitors, a new Chief Clerk has been appointed to help manage and grow the department.
DSW launches legal arm with appointment of new MD
Dow Schofield Watts (DSW) has expanded its legal offering with the launch of a dedicated new division, DSW Legal, spearheaded by James Mallender, who has been appointed Managing Director.
Brabners welcomes new Head of Corporate for next phase of team growth
Brabners has appointed corporate partner Ruth Hargreaves as its new Head of Corporate, following a strong 12 months for the team, during which it advised on more than £762m worth of deals.
A storm in an SDLT cup?
With HMRC’s new registration regime opening from 18 May, confusion has been circulating across the conveyancing sector about what the new SDLT tax adviser registration really means in practice.
Podcast explores what makes a law firm worth buying in a changing legal market
As private equity interest in the legal sector continues to grow, episode 32 features Abby Winkworth, who shares practical insight into what drives value in modern law firms and what it takes to build a scalable, investable business.
Blog
The ‘blank sheet’ challenge – what would you do differently?
Posted by Scott Jones, deputy editor of Legal Futures In the run-up to this week’s LegalTechTalk, we are inviting lawyers to take the ‘blank sheet’ challenge – sketching out their dream law firm with the freedom to start again from scratch. What… Read More
The ‘blank sheet’ challenge – what would you do differently?
The law is all about precedent and what came before. But imagine you had a blank sheet of paper and could start from scratch. What would you do differently? What would stay the same?
Why is Andrew Malkinson still paying for a crime he didn’t commit?
Like many in my profession and beyond, I have been moved by the case of Andrew Malkinson, the man who spent 17 years in prison for an awful crime he did not commit.
