associate news

St Giles Legal and Professional Risks, specialist brokers in the field of solicitors professional indemnity insurance, has announced its endorsement of CLIENTCAREmonitor the online compliance service designed specifically to meet the requirements of the new regulatory regime. The system was created by the the legal risk software house Conveycentric.

LexisNexis Legal & Professional, a leading provider of content and technology solutions, announced today the release of LexisNexis InterAction Mobility1.3. Mobility 1.3 is a secure mobile solution for accessing the market leading customer relationship management (CRM) tool for law firms. The new release simplifies the access, creation and editing of contacts and relationships managed from mobile devices and supports most iOS, Blackberry and Android devices and browsers.

Conveyancing Assistant Annie Scrancher of Bromets Jackson Heath in Tadcaster, was this week announced as the lucky winner of the PSG Title and Legal Indemnity Insurance Competition earning her a prize of five hundred pounds of holiday vouchers.

Telephone answering specialist Moneypenny, endorsed by The Law Society and supporting more than 700 law firms across the UK has created 50 new jobs so far in 2013 with the likelihood of more to come.

Legal Eye, the market leader for accreditation and compliance assessment, has launched the first in a series of vital seminars for partners and practitioners to offer practical management solutions. The sessions will offer a balanced mix of advice on internal compliance management and risk reduction, together with guidance on looking outside at the market and building effective strategies for commercial growth.

Recent case law limits the extent to which lenders can rely on breach of trust as a way of recovering their losses from those innocently caught by property fraud. As lenders review their strategy, conveyancers must take extra care to manage their lender panel status.

Hillyer McKeown Solicitors has signed a major contract for SOS Connect as part of its drive to harness technology to deliver an enhanced service to clients.

Riliance Software Limited is running a series of free interactive webinars for Riliance subscribers looking at the obligations firms have to record and report breaches, and what is likely to constitute a material and non-material breach; each webinar comes with a set of real life case studies for attendees to consider and debate

Conveycentric comments on the recent statement released by CLC on the benefit of risk management tools.

This month, two free seminars aimed at commercial property lawyers will address how to identify changes and act in the best interests of your client whilst adapting as a firm in this fast changing environment. The ‘Speed of Change’ events, held in association with TM Group and GroundSure, will take place in London and Manchester.