associate news
Rhonda Hales promoted to senior associate
Legal Eye Ltd is proud to announce the promotion of Rhonda Hales to Senior Associate. Rhonda Hales joined Legal Eye as an Associate in April 2013.
Spring 2014 dates announced for Redbrick Solutions and Legal Eye COLP and COFA seminars
There are now only a limited number of spaces left on the 18th March session and anyone interested in attending is urged to contact Redbrick Solutions asap to secure their place.
Best Practice Online announces new trade mark
LegalFutures associate Best Practice Online (BPO) is pleased to announce that it has now registered the MyInfoNet name and logo as UK trade marks. MyInfoNet is the ‘white label’ version of the popular www.legalrss.co.uk platform for users who want class-leading… Read More
ETSOS compliance tool kit gets JET power
Conveyancing search supermarket ETSOS has announced that it is now partnering with JET Convey as part of its on-going commitment to simplify the compliance challenge for its users.
Commercial property lawyers…are you opening yourself up to negligence?
If you are a commercial property lawyer reading this, you will doubtless be aware of Capital Allowances.
Regulation translation
Although the number of ABS licences being dished out by the SRA has begun to increase at what appears to be an exponential rate, the grand total at the end of February 2014 was still only 250. To put this figure in context, it represents only 2% of the 10,589 law firms in England and Wales regulated by the SRA – a drop in the ocean instead of the tidal wave of applications that were predicted when the regulator became a licensing authority in January 2012.
QualitySolicitors Talbots signs six-figure deal for SOS Connect roll-out
Midlands law firm QualitySolicitors Talbots has opted for SOS Connect legal software from Solicitors Own Software (SOS) in a six-figure deal.
Proclaim Case Management: “A no-brainer for us… clients are getting a better service, and we’re becoming more efficient.”
Greg Almond of young practice, Almond Solicitors, tells us about his experience with Eclipse and the market-leading Proclaim Case Management software solution.
Dezrezlegal modernise conveyancing delivery with the Peppermint Platform
Innovative conveyancing firm Dezrezlegal chooses multi-award winning legal software, the Peppermint Platform.
Can law firms really make money on the Internet? Here’s the proof and five step recipe for success
When we first started generating business online for law firms we always had a hurdle to overcome – the doubt and scepticism of lawyers. I would like to say that as the Internet has become a fundamental tool in the day to day life of the legal professional this hurdle has disappeared, but I’d be lying. Despite using the Internet to find and buy all types of products and services sometimes lawyers, for some bizarre reason, think that this same type of buyer behaviour does not apply to them.
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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.
The power of participation for trainees and apprentices
It’s important as a trainee or an apprentice to get involved in the life of your firm – even under the pressure of discovering how to navigate professional life and now the demands of the SQE.
