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Title Research launches podcast discussing 2020’s biggest industry news stories
In episode ten of Topical Talks, Title Research was joined by Nigel Merchant, Technical Manager at Kings Court Trust, to discuss the biggest industry news stories from 2020
Cyber incidents up by more than a third with retail and manufacturing hardest hit
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has recently announced a collaboration with the Global Cyber Alliance (GCA) as its recent figures show that reported cyber related incidents have increased by 36% compared to the same quarter last year.
Six leading legal technology suppliers join forces to launch The Global Efficiency Group
This new alliance brings together six leading specialists in information and document lifecycle management.
Global law firm Shearman & Sterling LLP goes live in iManage Cloud
Scalable information management system delivers powerful benefits to 2200 users across 23 global offices
Certainty Will Search, the only way to be estate certain
How do you know whether the last Will that you are presented with or are currently holding in your archive, is in fact the last Will?
Video conferencing calls – love or loath them, what are the hidden benefits for solicitors?
Alongside the rising fear of the pandemic, the year 2020 has seen a meteoric rise of the video conference meeting – not only as a business obligation but also as a social necessity. Much has been written about the downsides, but hold up – are there any opportunities or hidden advantages for law firms and most importantly, clients?
Guide to Starting Your Own Law Firm: Top 10 compliance mistakes
Many budding lawyers will tell you that starting your own law firm is not for the faint-hearted. Here are 10 compliance mistakes we most commonly see new start-ups make and how you can avoid making them.
Life in the Law
Take part in LawCare’s ground-breaking research study Life in the Law – a study that aims to find out how legal practice and workplace culture affect wellbeing.
Most personal injury law firms yet to decide on post-whiplash reform strategy
Just 18% of claimant personal injury solicitors say their firm has settled on a strategy to deal with next April’s whiplash reforms, a survey by First4Lawyers, the UK’s largest independent legal marketing collective, has found.
Innovative and award-winning firm Cuatrecasas switches to DocsCorp
Cuatrecasas replaced several applications with DocsCorp solutions to support a commitment to using advanced technology and delivering the best possible results for its clients.
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A letter from the SRA? Your first reaction matters
An email from the SRA has a way of rearranging a working day. It arrives in the same inbox as everything else, often in the same measured tone, yet it carries a different weight.
Regulate sole practices on evidence, not turnover
For a sole practice, the SRA’s plan that I cannot hold a compliance role if my firm has more than £600,000 of turnover is not a measure of risk. It is a ceiling on growth.
Is Google becoming pay-to-play for law firms?
For years, law firms have been told that SEO is the long-term alternative to paying for every click. That principle hasn’t disappeared but search results have changed significantly.
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