associate news
A website without live chat is like a shop without an assistant
Law firms up and down the country are benefiting from Moneypenny’s free webinar designed to promote the perks of live chat within the legal sector.
Eclipse unveils latest version of TouchPoint+
Eclipse Legal Systems, the Law Society Endorsed legal software provider, has announced the latest iteration of its self-service portal TouchPoint+.
Guidance for COLPs: SRA AML Declaration – don’t sign too quickly
The SRA has recently sent out an email to 7,000 Compliance Officers for Legal Practice (COLPs) asking them to confirm the following: I confirm that the information I have given is correct, to the best of my knowledge and belief and that I will notify you if anything changes in respect of the information provided in the future.
Groundsure announces new sponsorship with Professional Conferences
Groundsure is delighted to announce it is one of the official sponsors for both Residential and Commercial Professional Conferences events in 2020.
Will digital onboarding become the norm in 2020?
Technology advances regardless of which sector people work in. It’s true that some sectors move a lot quicker than others and embrace technology but will 2020 be the year that the legal sector begins to open its mind to what’s out there.
Christmas flooding and its effect on Groundwater
The Friday before Christmas is one of the busiest travel days of the year as hundreds of thousands of people frantically try and return home with bags full of presents and minds full of Christmas cheer. However, this festive season, this annual migration was disrupted because of excessive flooding which hit Sussex and the South East of England.
Software extras for law firms
When buying a new software package for 2020 and beyond, a law firm should expect their software supplier to provide, as a minimum; a slick sales process, outstanding data migration capabilities and project management on-boarding, excellent training, support and account management and the following six staple software modules – with robust integration to mission critical third-party tools such as Microsoft Office and Exchange and legal forms packages.
Coffin Mew chooses Tikit Partner for Windows
Tikit, a global provider of technology solutions to legal firms has today announced that top 200 firm Coffin Mew has selected them for their Practice and Case Management system; P4W. They are the 15th major firm to sign up for P4W so far this year.
Peppermint Technology announce strategic delivery partnership with Wilson Allen
Wilson Allen to provide integration, migration and data management services to law firms deploying Peppermint’s CX365 cloud-based legal technology platform.
Hayes Connor to launch group action following ICO Dixons fine
Data protection specialist Hayes Connor Solicitors will be launching a group action against Dixons Carphone Warehouse after the ICO announced a £500,000 fine last week following the group’s significant data breach in 2018.
Blog
The cost of systemic failure and childbirth injuries
Recent reports show that the NHS has paid almost £3.5bn in medical claims around childbirth injuries over the past six years.
Mazur: when regulators make simple things complicated
What the last six months have shown is that supervision cannot be treated as a background compliance obligation quietly managed somewhere in a firm’s operational processes.
How unstoppable AI is reshaping UK legal practice
At a time when most technology innovation still flows from the US and China, UK lawtech is attracting growing international attention and capital.
