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DAS Group grows significantly as results show return to profit
The DAS UK Group increased gross written premiums by 16% in 2011, returning a profit of almost £7m after tax.
ETSOS searches for more in 2012
To mark its second birthday, online search provider and conveyancing technology specialist, ETSOS, has reported a slump-busting start to 2012, with search volumes up by 107% compared to the same period in 2011. The jump in figures is partly attributable to increased user numbers – but also partly to the ‘one click’ search facility offered by the ETSOS system.
QualitySolicitors Keith Park implements Peppermint Portal
Long-standing St Helens legal practice Quality Solicitors Keith Park has selected the Peppermint Portal to facilitate an improved service to its clients and referrer network.
David Thorpe joins fast-growing technology innovator Peppermint Technology
Peppermint Technology today announces the appointment of David Thorpe as Director of Business Development. Since its launch in 2011 the legal technology new entrant has experienced an immense amount of interest in its Legal Service Platform. The platform is a new generation end-to-end business platform for legal providers built on Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011.
DAS appoints head of marketing
Legal expenses experts the DAS Group has announced the appointment of Bob Screen as head of marketing. Mr Screen has had an extensive career in insurance, gaining a vast amount of experience in personal and commercial lines, and direct and… Read More
Take client interaction to the next level with the Peppermint Platform
Legal technology innovator Peppermint Technology, a Legal Futures Associate, is first to offer a fully collaborative communication tool as part of its Legal Service Platform.
LexisNexis Visualfiles Helps Essex Legal Services deliver savings for the Public Law Partnership
LexisNexis Enterprise Solutions, a leading provider of content and technology solutions and Legal Futures Associate, has announced that Essex Legal Services, Essex County Council’s legal services department, has extended the use of case and matter management solution LexisNexis Visualfiles as the technology platform for the Public Law Partnership, a shared legal services initiative.
Roadshow highlights potential perils of new COLP/COFA roles
Attendees at the first of a series of roadshows have been learning of the potential perils of the major regulatory changes that are on the way for solicitors, and which will radically affect the way they run their businesses.
Remove your need for desk phones with the Peppermint Technology platform
Legal technology innovator, and Legal Futures Associate Peppermint Technology, is first to offer a fully collaborative telephony communication ‘app’ for its Legal Service Platform. The app is an example of Peppermint’s vision to bring together applications, content and collaboration tools in one platform to enrich the client experience, improve fee earner effectiveness and reduce costs.
DAS appoints chief operating officer
Legal Futures Associate DAS Group has announced the appointment of Paul Timmins as chief operating officer (COO).
Blog
Client accounts: Opportunity, obligation and the risks in between
The profitability gap between well-run firms and the rest is not primarily a function of size, location or practice area – it is a function of financial management.
Motor finance – the FCA is more worried about banks than consumers
The Financial Conduct Authority’s motor finance redress scheme announced last week amounts to one of the largest ever consumer failures by the regulator.
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’?
