associate news
Search Acumen comments on new SRA/CLC Price Transparency Rules
Search Acumen welcomes the decision to introduce price transparency for conveyancers.
Leading UK Healthcare law firm – Hempsons – joins wave of UK and European law firms switching to DocsCorp for enterprise desktop productivity tools
DocsCorp, a leading provider of enterprise productivity solutions, today announced that leading UK healthcare law firm, Hempsons has replaced incumbent Workshare products with the DocsCorp productivity suite: compareDocs for document comparison, cleanDocs for metadata management and email recipient checking as well as adding pdfDocs for PDF creation and editing.
Search Acumen joins Global Legal Blockchain Consortium
Search Acumen, the property data insight and technology provider, is delighted to join the Global Legal Blockchain Consortium (GLBC), a body formed of 125 large companies, law firms, software companies, and universities from around the world that have united together to develop standards to govern the use of Blockchain technology in the business of law.
Interview with Lawyer Checker’s Business Development Executive, Tom Lyes
Lawyer Checker’s Business Development Executive, Tom Lyes, has a track record of recognising opportunities which go beyond customer expectation and has significant experience in client account management.
Statutory Wills
We are delighted to welcome Carol McBride from Solicitors for the Elderly who will presenting the final instalment of this year’s Certainty Expert Webinars on Wednesday 12th December 2018 at 12:00pm.
DocsCorp releases the latest iteration of its data loss prevention tool – cleanDocs – with support for iManage Work 10
DocsCorp, a leading provider of enterprise productivity solutions, today announced the release of cleanDocs 2.3, its market-leading data loss protection software, which combines metadata cleaning with recipient checking in a single product. This iteration integrates with iManage Work 10.2 and is available for immediate download.
Over half of firms admit cost of new tech is main barrier to implementation
Over half of legal firms (56%) say the cost of purchasing new legal technology is the main barrier to implementation, according to research by InfoTrack, the conveyancing software company.
Landmark Information Group announces senior leadership appointments
Mark Milner to advise DMGT Chairman and Chief Executive on disruptive opportunities in property. Landmark appoints Simon Brown as CEO and Stephen Stout as Executive Chairman.
UK Government signposts a propdata revolution to fuel housing reforms
In recent months, the UK Government’s commitment to housing reform has become increasingly certain – and one of the ways it is trying to underpin that is by making more property data available.
A layered approach to managing risk
Let’s start with a couple of facts. 1) Conveyancing is the highest risk area of law. 2) Cybercrime reports to the SRA have again risen over the last year. 3) The amount of client money reported as stolen also increased over the last year.
Blog
Amplifying reach through employee-driven thought leadership
Nine in 10 executives believe thought leadership is critical to building authority, yet only a quarter feel they have implemented a robust strategy.
Divorce escrow: asset sales before final settlement
When significant matrimonial assets are sold before a final financial order is agreed, holding the proceeds safely and neutrally can present real practical challenges.
AML lacks clarity – and standards are suffering
If firms are buckling under the pressure of AML regulations, subject to ever-increasing fines, then something is clearly not working as it should be.
