associate news

JLT Specialty (JLT), the specialist insurance broker and risk consultant, has announced the addition of five members to its Professional Services practice across the UK. The senior appointments will be based in the firm’s London, Bristol and Manchester offices. This announcement represents the latest in a series to continue a trajectory of growth for the Professional Services practice.

Search Acumen, the property data and technology provider, has upgraded its Commercial Real Estate (CRE) Platform to accelerate the due diligence process for commercial property lawyers by providing instant access to new data sets, which have until now only been obtainable through lengthy and expensive local authority searches.

Seal Software, the leading provider of Contract Discovery and Analytics solutions today announced that it has been named a “Cool Vendor” based on the April 24, 2018 report titled, “Cool Vendors in Content Services, 2018” by Gavin Tay, Monica Basso, Joe Mariano, Michael Woodbridge, Stephen Emmott & Hanns Koehler-Kruener at Gartner, Inc.

Landmark Information Group, the property, land and environmental data specialist, has appointed Kris Clark as its Head of Artificial Intelligence (AI), where he will be responsible for the ongoing development and execution of its AI strategy across the organisation.

Bermans is a niche practice of commercial, forward-thinking lawyers with offices in Liverpool and Manchester. They are market leaders in Asset Finance and Invoice Finance. Nick Harvey, of Bermans commented ‘’The selection of Peppermint was a strategic decision to support the firm’s growth strategy. Bermans reviewed Peppermint in a competitive process but recognised the business value of combining CRM with Practice, Case and Document Management. This unique approach will help Bermans ensure the client is at the centre of every task and process in the firm therefore enabling the best possible client experience.”

High Wycombe law firm Reynolds Parry Jones LLP Solicitors has signed up to integrated practice and matter management with SOS Connect from Solicitors Own Software after canvassing the views of fellow members of national legal network LawNet.

Two of the biggest frustrations for customers is receiving poor service post sale and not being understood. For a business the hard work shouldn’t stop with securing the client but should continue to ensure that they see your business as a value add.

iManage, the company dedicated to transforming how professionals work, today announced significant enhancements to its two core security and information governance products, iManage Threat Manager and iManage Security Policy Manager. The new features in the latest releases use cutting-edge digital technologies to better protect confidential data from a variety of internal and external threats.

Title Research is excited to announce its UK share sale fast track service. This service is designed to help solicitors liquidate assets as quickly as possible, speeding up the payment of funeral costs and other estate administration expenses, whilst maximising the value of the estate for beneficiaries.

A new guide providing ‘jargon free’ specialist legal knowledge and expertise from a solicitor with more than two decades of experience supporting vulnerable adults and children has been published.