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Osprey’s latest podcast highlights how firms can supercharge their business development and client experience
How to address common business development challenges and deliver excellent client service are just two of the topics covered in the latest episode of Osprey Approach’s popular podcast series, Empowering Law Firm Leaders.
SearchFlow Summit 2025 – Driving change: Insights for a sustainable future
SearchFlow’s annual event, the SearchFlow Summit 2025, will take place on Thursday 12 June at the Courthouse Hotel Shoreditch in London, with a theme of ‘Driving change: Insights for a sustainable future’.
Are your fees keeping up? What data says about today’s market rates
Hoowla analysis shows an average conveyancing fee of £1,361.70 for freehold properties and £1,521.61 for leasehold properties, with price brackets reflecting both transaction types.
Larger companies turn to 360 Business Law’s AI Contract Review Service to cut costs, boost speed and enhance accuracy
More and more of 360 Business Law’s larger clients are turning to its AI Contract Review Service to accelerate their contract processes, improve efficiency, and reduce legal review costs.
Brabners becomes member of Association of Law Firm Merger Advisers
Leading independent law firm Brabners has become a member of ALFMA, the Association of Law Firm Merger Advisers.
Understanding conveyancing delays with data from Hoowla Conveyancing Software
Recent industry research highlights a persistent challenge in the conveyancing industry; transaction timelines remain significantly longer than historical averages.
Commercial Real Estate sector set to miss major decarbonisation target by a decade
Research by commercial real estate data and technology company, Search Acumen, suggests that it will take until at least 2040 for all rented commercial properties to meet the 2030 MEES standards
While PPI took almost 9 years, PCP & future high volume claimants will be completed within 18 months
286,075 registered …. AI claims accounts across our agent’s AI platforms to March 2025. That’s how quickly compliant claimants can be onboarded & claims detected to a “white label” AI claims platform.
Client & transaction onboarding – preventing issues before they happen
Client and transaction onboarding is the foundation on which the rest of your matter-management is based.
Law firm increases case turnover and client satisfaction by going paperless with Access Legal Proclaim
OP Costs Drafting in Kent moved onto a full version of Access Legal Proclaim last year to allow for greater customisation, increased automation and a move to a fully paperless office.
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Regulate sole practices on evidence, not turnover
For a sole practice, the SRA’s plan that I cannot hold a compliance role if my firm has more than £600,000 of turnover is not a measure of risk. It is a ceiling on growth.
Is Google becoming pay-to-play for law firms?
For years, law firms have been told that SEO is the long-term alternative to paying for every click. That principle hasn’t disappeared but search results have changed significantly.
Material information and the case for intelligent client onboarding
Upfront information means work traditionally undertaken after an offer is accepted will need to happen earlier. And that fundamentally changes the role of client onboarding.
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