associate news

Shrewsbury-based legal specialists Aaron & Partners LLP have been confirmed as the exclusive sponsor of this year’s Shropshire County Cricket League’s Junior and Senior Slam competitions.

In modern timekeeping, key forces demand law firm management’s attention. Price competition, commoditisation of legal work, alternate service providers, compliance and e-billing, P3 (Pricing, Project management and Process) initiatives, and consumer-based technologies have all changed the game.

The General Data Protection Regulation comes into effect across the European Union on May 25. It replaces the UK’s Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) – and will bring data privacy up to date in the digital age. Brexit will not affect the new regulation as the government has confirmed it will fully incorporate it into UK law.

Geodesys a leading provider of conveyancing searches for residential and commercial properties throughout England and Wales – is delighted to announce their new-generation CON29DW search (for residential properties in the Anglian Water area) will be available from 2 April.

You might not be surprised to hear that over 66% of IT projects go over budget and more worrisome is the fact that 17% do so, so severely that they threaten the existence of the company.

Teal Compliance, in conjunction with Lockton Brokers are delighted to announce that their annual conference, ‘Navigating a Year of Change’ will be held on 26th April in London.

Concert are pleased to announce that our legal customers can now integrate their cloud-based phone system with their case management software. Key benefits to law firms include process efficiencies, enabling them to keep more accurate case records and ultimately provide a better client experience.

Jody has a successful background in risk and compliance, with her past work including leading the in-house risk team for a top 50 law firm and taking responsibility for developing a comprehensive framework in the area, as well as the delivery of firm-wide training and awareness programmes. In this interview, she discusses the difficulties firms face in terms of managing risk and introduces Legal Eye’s new online training Academy.

Oyez Speech and DictateNow have recently completed integration between their Digital Speech software and Transcription Services.

We all know that the estate administration process can be a lengthy and time-consuming process. However, we believe there are four areas where a solicitor may potentially seek specialist support, resulting in an accelerated estate administration process for both the client and solicitor.