associate news
Core Legal member, IRN Research, publishes briefing on wills & probate market
More fixed price offers not just for wills but probate too – average price of a will £84.
Tikit announces new partnership with Databarracks who provide backup and disaster recovery services to the legal sector
Tikit has joined forces with cloud backup and disaster recovery provider Databarracks to provide secure recovery services to law and other professional service firms.
Advanced Legal completes MLC implementation at Mansfield Chambers in just eight days
Mansfield Chambers (the “Chambers”), a new style of chambers based in London, has completed its migration to Advanced Legal’s (“Advanced”) Meridian Law Connected (MLC) chambers management platform in just eight days.
Marketing on a shoestring
LegalRSS.co.uk and words4business.com Managing Director, Joe Reevy, is speaking at the High Street Lawyer Strategy Day in London on 12 March.
Proclaiming more case integration
ETSOS, the property search supermarket and property services portal, is delighted to announce its partnership with leading case management provider, Eclipse Legal Systems to provide direct access to the online ordering system from the Proclaim conveyancing workflow.
TrustLaw Connect needs your pro bono data
The inaugural TrustLaw Index of Pro Bono is now open for entries. The index will look at how much pro bono work law firms are undertaking on a country-by-country basis around the world, and identify global trends in the pro bono market place.
Overturning of ruling highlights urgent need to prove CML compliance
Santander V RA Legal highlights urgent need for conveyancers to prove compliance with lender requirements: In light of the recent overturning of a ruling by the Appeals Court, it has never been more important for conveyancers to be able to prove that they have complied with the requirements of mortgage lenders.
Berwick Law signs up to Virtual Practices
Start-up firm Berwick Law has opted for the Virtual Practices (VP) hosted legal software and outsourced cashiering service for document management and time recording.
LegalRSS adds more marketing benefits
Best Practice Online has added two new marketing tools to its LegalRSS.co.uk system which will help law firms to market themselves more efficiently and at lower cost.
No January blues for Eclipse Legal Systems
Eclipse announces 14 new contract wins & gains Investors in People status: The UK’s largest independently owned legal IT provider, Eclipse, has announced a bumper ‘new business’ month for January 2014. The same period has also seen Eclipse win Investors in People accreditatio
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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.
