associate news
Brabners becomes member of Association of Law Firm Merger Advisers
Leading independent law firm Brabners has become a member of ALFMA, the Association of Law Firm Merger Advisers.
Understanding conveyancing delays with data from Hoowla Conveyancing Software
Recent industry research highlights a persistent challenge in the conveyancing industry; transaction timelines remain significantly longer than historical averages.
Commercial Real Estate sector set to miss major decarbonisation target by a decade
Research by commercial real estate data and technology company, Search Acumen, suggests that it will take until at least 2040 for all rented commercial properties to meet the 2030 MEES standards
While PPI took almost 9 years, PCP & future high volume claimants will be completed within 18 months
286,075 registered …. AI claims accounts across our agent’s AI platforms to March 2025. That’s how quickly compliant claimants can be onboarded & claims detected to a “white label” AI claims platform.
Client & transaction onboarding – preventing issues before they happen
Client and transaction onboarding is the foundation on which the rest of your matter-management is based.
Law firm increases case turnover and client satisfaction by going paperless with Access Legal Proclaim
OP Costs Drafting in Kent moved onto a full version of Access Legal Proclaim last year to allow for greater customisation, increased automation and a move to a fully paperless office.
Practical steps law firms can take towards adopting AI
There’s a lot of talk currently about the positive business benefits associated with adopting generative AI. But if you’re in a law firm, you’re probably asking a more practical question – where do we even start?
Improving lead conversion: Give qualification criteria a boost
Moneypenny explain why revisiting and refining qualification criteria can improve lead conversion and how four tools you probably already use can help.
Converging resource and practice management: Insights from the 2025 Lawvision Practice Group Professionals Conference
I wanted to share some key insights I took from the event to illustrate why I believe the relationship between resource management and overall practice management is becoming more vital than ever for modern law firms.
Over 5,700 law firm websites audited with the results now freely available online
Law firms are able to access both their website’s audit score and associated issues, as well as view any of the other 5,700 law firm websites – so they can benchmark against their competition.
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Change in regulator shouldn’t make AML less of a priority
While SRA fines for AML have been climbing, many in the profession aren’t confident they will get any relief from the FCA, a body used to dealing with a highly regulated industry.
There are 17 million wills waiting to be written
The main reason cited by people who do not have a will was a lack of awareness as to how to arrange one. As a professional community, we seem to be failing to get our message across.
The case for a single legal services regulator: why the current system is failing
From catastrophic firm collapses to endemic compliance failures, the evidence is mounting that the current multi-regulator model is fundamentally broken.
