associate news
Digital Conveyancing Summit agenda announced
Returning for the third year in 2024, the Digital Conveyancing Summit unveils the first agenda announcement with an emphasis on how to maximise technology to bring everything together in digital conveyancing.
The ingredients required to run a successful SME law firm
The latest podcast episode features Kirsty Pappin, owner of Aries Legal Practice Management and Practice Manager of the Year winner, who shares her experience and insights into the habits and behaviours of an effective practice manager
Fixed recoverable costs in low value clinical negligence claims
ursuant to Sir Rupert Jackson’s proposals from 2017, the civil litigation landscape has recently faced imminent change vis-à-vis fixed recoverable costs (‘FRC’), namely, the amount of legal costs that a winning party can recover from a losing party.
Express bucks PI sector trend with record results
Personal injury law firm Express Solicitors has smashed its own turnover target of £60m with its group turnover now coming in at £70.6m, up from £54m in 2023.
Surge in cyber attacks on UK law firms: A growing threat to sensitive data
In a concerning trend, the number of successful cyber attacks against UK law firms has surged by 77% over the past year, according to a recent study.
Monthly compliance update – September 2024
If you haven’t yet completed the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) anti-money laundering questionnaire, time is running out for you to do so as the deadline is 23 September
Migrating from one dictation-to-transcription workflow solution to another one
If you are considering migrating from your current dictation-to-transcription workflow solution to a new offering, here are some of the key decisions you will need to make and the factors that can influence these.
From first contact to client retention: Mastering intake and onboarding for law firms
The efficiency and effectiveness of a law firm’s client intake and onboarding process can make or break the client experience.
What questions should you ask your legal software vendor
Choosing the right legal software for your law firm is crucial. With the right tools, you can streamline operations, improve efficiency, and ultimately provide better service to your clients.
PracticeEvolve partners with Legal Balance to deliver a transformative webinar on business development for law firms
PracticeEvolve is excited to announce a partnership with Legal Balance to present an insightful webinar aimed at helping law firms rethink their business development strategies, including pricing models.
Blog
It’s time for law firms to ask tougher questions
For years, many law firms have treated ID verification as a box-ticking exercise. Run a liveness check, match a face to a document and move on. But that is no longer good enough.
Business fatigue to AI will risk job security
Whilst we know professional learning has always been part of career paths, to hire, retain and keep talent, AI needs to be embedded as a core part of this training.
On good authority? GenAI and the reputational risks to law firms
As GenAI’s influence grows, so do the risks which are already playing out in courtrooms across England and Wales, where some early adopters are setting precedents they would rather not.
