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Search Acumen comments on interest rate decision and impact on property market
Today’s decision to hold interest rates at 4% reflects the Bank of England’s continued caution in balancing growth against inflation, that, while stable, remains elevated at 3.8%.
SME Law firms strengthen cyber resilience and client trust with enterprise-grade protection from Access Managed Services
UK law firms of all sizes can now benefit from enhanced cyber security as Access Managed Services (AMS), part of Access Legal introduces Microsoft 365 Defender Suite Security (formerly E5 Security) into its managed services portfolio.
Highways made simple: Landmark’s solution for smarter conveyancing
For conveyancing transactions, a Highways report is an essential resource, helping identify potential access issue and infrastructure considerations. However, as some conveyancers would agree, it can be a challenge to get this information.
Empowering law firm leaders podcast: How to delegate effectively to build a profitable law firm
The latest episode of Osprey Approach’s Empowering Law Firm Leaders podcast discusses how effective delegation can transform the profitability and sustainability of modern law firms.
Perfect Portal’s Campaign Tracking helps law firms maximise marketing ROI
For many firms, connecting the dots between clicks, leads, and conversions is still a challenge. Perfect Portal’s Campaign Tracking tool helps firms make smarter, data-driven decisions that improve ROI and performance.
Women in clinical negligence: Part 2
ARAG speaks to a number of women working in clinical negligence about their experiences, some of the challenges they have faced and the impact they think women have had on this vital but often embattled area of law.
DR Solicitors launches platform for consultants to bring their own work with the support of an established firm
DR Solicitors has announced the launch of a new consultancy model that enables senior lawyers to bring their own clients and work while leveraging the infrastructure, support and reputation of an established legal platform.
Secure, usable, scalable: Can you have all three?
In the push to modernise legal IT, law firms are constantly balancing three competing priorities: security, usability and scalability.
Webinar to explore how law firms can inspire the next generation of leaders
The final episode in the fourth series of Osprey Approach’s Build Better Habits webinars will focus on one of the most powerful drivers of long-term success: empowering the next generation of leaders.
Markets in freeze: lacklustre Autumn bounce ahead of Budget
Today’s data shows that homebuyers are continuing to exchange from deals likely arranged in the early part of the year.
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The new metrics for success in conveyancing
While technology has made much of the conveyancing process faster, there remains a practical limit to how many matters anyone can manage while still keeping standards intact.
The UK legal market is polarising – and the middle is disappearing
Consolidation and the boutique boom are not contradictory. They are the same market stretching apart at both ends – and it changes what your firm is worth, and to whom.
Conveyancing’s consistency problem is about pressure, not skills
When I qualified, a conveyancer had perhaps 10 or 12 plates to keep spinning. Today’s conveyancers have 20 or 30, and almost none of the room for error I had starting out.
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