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Redbrick Solutions Announce Series of COLP and COFA workshops in May
Redbrick Solutions are to run a series of three half day workshops across the country during the month of May aimed at Managing Partners and nominated persons.
SOS Connect underpins Wilson Nesbitt’s new approach to opportunity management
One of Northern Ireland’s largest law firms is rolling out SOS Connect as part of a process re-engineering project designed to maximise opportunities, boost business performance and enhance client services.
Legal Eye launches new app to assist law firms with their compliance requirements
Legal Eye has launched today an exciting new innovation for legal practitioners – a smart phone and tablet application that delivers the latest guidance on client care, compliance, risk management and training.
Peppermint welcomes Exen Legal Solutions to the Peppermint Partner Community
Legal innovator Peppermint Technology is pleased to welcome technical consultants Exen Legal Solutions to the Peppermint Partner Community. Exen have joined the Peppermint Academy, as a Service Delivery Partner, working with Peppermint’s clients to deliver increased value from their investment in the Peppermint Legal Service Platform.
PSG Secures FSA Approval and integrates ConveySure® from CLS
PSG Financial Services Limited (PSG), the insurance arm of conveyancing search giant PSG has gained approval from the FSA to provide Insurance services.
SearchFlow launches ‘Your Area, Your Risk’ seminar programme
SearchFlow, the electronic conveyancing search provider, has announced the first ten dates of its 2013 programme of CPD seminars.
Three years running: Team SOS takes on Bath Half for Prince’s Trust
For the third consecutive year, runners from Solicitors Own Software Ltd. (SOS) have taken part in the Bath Half marathon to support the company’s chosen charity, the Prince’s Trust. Team SOS have now raised £4,200 for the Trust, a ‘youth charity that helps change young lives’.
ETSOS announces new anti-money laundering verification service
ETSOS the leading provider of searches to the Legal and Conveyancing sector has announced that it has agreed to supply the SmartSearch Electronic Anti-Money Laundering Verification services via the ETSOS platform. ETSOS users will now be able to gain immediate PASS/REFER results for clients without the need for traditional documents such as Passports and Driving licences. The SmartSearch reports will also assist firms in identifying Politically Exposed Persons and name matches on the HM Treasury Sanctions list, ensuring compliance with the Anti-Money laundering Regulations.
Redbrick Solutions announce new COLP and COFA toolkit
As of 1st January 2013, authorised legal services firms must have a Compliance Officer for Legal Practice (COLP) and a Compliance Officer for Finance and Administration (COFA). According to the SRA COLPs and COFAs ‘play a key role in the… Read More
Kain Knight appoints new Chief Executive Officer
Legal costs firm Kain-Knight, market leaders in the legal costs industry, has appointed Peter Petyt as its new Chief Executive Officer to implement the firm’s new growth plan. He will assume his role from 1 April.
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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.
