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Acting as a Professional Executor? Protect yourself with Certainty Will Search
Silks Solicitors have been members of Certainty the National Will Register for over six years and they regularly register their clients’ Wills with The National Will Register and incorporate Certainty Will Search into their internal process.
Arken.legal incorporates Video Witnessing into its Attestation Clause
Arken Professional now reflects the government’s temporary amendment to legislation for the duration of the COVID-19 outbreak, which allows for the remote witnessing of Wills via video link.
Lockdown has caused a change in working practices, could you go further and outsource?
CRCS Legal offer outsourced Complaint Resolution and Compliance Solutions, that are costs effective, efficient and compliant with your regulatory obligations. In today’s climate it is even more vital that every precious minute is allocated to using the skills you have to help the client and to generate income, whilst providing value for money that attracts and retains clients, but in addition you have to ensure you follow all rules and regulations.
Search Acumen comments on ONS construction output data in Great Britain for Q3 2020
Andy Sommerville, Director of Search Acumen, comments: “This latest data underlines the scale of the sharp bounce back the construction sector has undergone since the troughs of lockdown.
Legal aid firms adopt more agile processes in the pandemic
During the pandemic, the main focus of the Legal Aid Agency has been to help providers continue legal aid services for clients, identifying new flexible ways of working. The pandemic has created opportunities for these providers to improve their systems by becoming more agile and therefore offer a better service.
How the Civil Liability Act could make the courts backlog crisis a disaster
The creaking and antiquated court system is reaching breaking point as a result of the pandemic, but there is another cloud on the horizon in the form of the Civil Liability Act that could make things even worse.
Big picture pointers for law firms & legal tech
As business owners and leaders in our niche corner of the economy continue to ride the roller coaster of uncertainty that the coronavirus pandemic has presented to us all, I decided to look at the big-picture for some pointers.
ICO shows it means business with recent £multi-million penalties
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has recently announced two significant fines after a lengthy review following the data breach incidents at British Airways and Marriott International.
LexisNexis InterAction Teams with Index Solutions to Enhance CRM Offerings
LexisNexis Legal & Professional, a leading global provider of information and analytics, today announced a new collaboration with Index Solutions (Index), whose contact cleaning and monitoring services improve relationship-based business development by combining human and artificial intelligence.
Clio and Arken Professional integration make them the best-in-class solution for legal firms
Best-in-class solutions for legal firms – Clio and Arken Professional – are now integrated to provide the busy private client solicitor with even more efficiency gains. Although important beforehand, the pandemic, lockdown and working from home has further increased the need and appetite for cloud-based digital solutions and streamlining of processes.
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The SRA’s client money reforms: good intentions, questionable execution
On the face of it, the SRA’s plans to tighten protections around client money sounds sensible. The detail, as ever, tells a more complicated story.
Recruitment, retention and reward in the legal accounts world
Understanding the legal finance market is important – not just for those actively involved in it day-to-day but also for leaders within law firms.
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.
