associate news
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.
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.
Blog
Mazur: when regulators make simple things complicated
What the last six months have shown is that supervision cannot be treated as a background compliance obligation quietly managed somewhere in a firm’s operational processes.
How unstoppable AI is reshaping UK legal practice
At a time when most technology innovation still flows from the US and China, UK lawtech is attracting growing international attention and capital.
Modern vehicles: new injury profiles and new legal challenges
As the number of electric vehicles on UK roads continues to grow year-on-year, it is important to address the risks that come with their increased adoption.
