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iManage, the company dedicated to transforming how professionals work, today announced that iManage EMEA has chosen Macmillan Cancer Support as its Charity of the Year. The organisation is a leader in providing physical, financial and emotional support to individuals affected by cancer.

Steeped in tradition, the legal sector is often seen as slow to accept and implement change; however, the legal digital technology revolution has arrived. Business as usual is not an option for many, if any, legal service providers going forward. As a new generation of tech-savvy lawyers move into leadership roles, there is a desire to unlock the power of technology to see what it can offer a legal practice, its employees and clients.

Fairbourne in Gwynedd, North Wales is in a picture perfect spot – sandwiched between the spectacular backdrop of the Snowdonia peaks and attractive sandy beaches. It has been attracting holidaymakers and new residents for decades. But its days could soon be over as climate change threatens to consign the town to the sea.

The UK’s leading outsourced communications provider to the legal sector, Moneypenny, is hosting a webinar educating on the benefits of live chat for law firms. The free session will provide law firms of all sizes with insight into how they can enhance the client journey and improve lead handling processes.

While you have been on your summer holidays, the ICO and other European Data Protection Authorities have been keeping busy. Large and small firms have been investigated and fined for having insecure data file transfer and storing systems in place, making unlawful marketing calls and having inadequate, or in some cases, no GDPR training programmes in place.

The nominees for this year’s British Wills and Probate Awards were announced in August. The awards are an opportunity to recognise Wills and probate professionals across the country who are making an outstanding contribution to the profession as well as forward-thinking individuals who are making a difference.

Manchester businesswoman and solicitor Amy Bell was honoured this summer with an invitation as guest to the Royal garden party hosted by HRH.

SearchFlow – the UK’s leading provider of search solutions and legal reports – is hosting a free CPD event that provides property lawyers, conveyancers and legal secretaries with guidance emerging technologies, cyber security and Anti-Money Laundering (AML).

Research published by Egress has exposed that employees are the biggest threat to an organisation’s data protection obligations showing that attitudes and practices when using and sharing personal information are significantly lacking.

Select Legal Systems Limited, authors of leading practice management software for law firms – LAWFUSION – has been empowering law firms to become paperless for over a decade. Working closely with some of the leading law firms in the profession, the LAWFUSION team of software developers launched a module in 2008, now known as the LAWFUSION Post Room.