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Legal calls to Moneypenny up 13% so far in December
Telephone answering specialist Moneypenny is reporting an overall 13% rise in average call volume to its dedicated legal receptionists so far in December.
DAS UK welcomes European Court of Justice clarification on freedom of choice
The UK’s leading legal expenses insurer, DAS, which provides cover to millions of families and hundreds of thousands of businesses every year, welcomes the ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) clarifying freedom of choice, both regarding the appointment of solicitor and funding.
Redbrick Solutions offer advice to help firms improve profit margins in 2014
PwC’s 2013 Annual Law Firm Survey has revealed that whilst profit margins for the top 10 firms have increased by an average of about 2 percentage points over the last year, the vast majority of firms who fall into groups outside of the top 10, are struggling with declining profit margins. Around a third of these firms report net profit margins of less than 20%.
Directory season – top tips on completing directory submissions for maximum effect
We all know that whilst October heralded the publication of this year’s legal guides, our work on the next publications is only just beginning. Indeed we share a striking resemblance to the painters of the Forth Bridge with regard to our never-ending workload.
Are you guilty of the worst Christmas party behaviour?
The UK’s leading telephone answering and outsourced switchboard service expects an increase of 15-20 per cent in calls on the two Fridays before Christmas as the staff party season gets back into full swing after the ‘Scrooge’ years of the recession. Will everyone be on their best behaviour?
Asons Solicitors reveals 8,000% growth
Personal Injury heavyweight enjoys post-Proclaim growth explosion
Never a dull day in the 2013 conveyancing year
Stephen Murray, Business Development Director at PSG, talks us through the news and events that have impacted on our sector throughout the year.
Collas Crill deploys LexisOne bang on schedule
LexisOne the official name for Project Nimbus
Advanced Legal secures five year contract with Curry Popeck Solicitors
Advanced’s ‘game changing’ practice management system to improve law firm’s quality of service and profitability.
Are you a potential fraud target?
Getting caught up in fraudulent activity is a real risk for law firms, just look at the regular Scam Alerts that are issued by the SRA to see how this is happening; in many cases criminals have hijacked the identities of legitimate law firms and solicitors to further their activities.
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Mazur: a symptom not a cause?
If Mazur is a symptom, what does it mean for the underlying health of our civil justice system: the ‘finest legal system in the world’?
Cross-generation collaboration: the key to in-house legal tech adoption
In-house legal function leaders will increasingly have to evolve their thinking on how to manage multigenerational teams containing differing levels of technological expertise.
AI and law firm risk – the view of professional indemnity insurers
In considering law firm applications for cover, many insurers will expect to see evidence of how firms are adapting to AI and preparing for the future.
