associate news

A quarter of the properties in the UK that are at risk of flooding – worth a total of £214bn – could be left uninsured this year. According to research by property search firm and Legal Futures Associate SearchFlow, the UK’s property owners could find themselves unable to secure insurance against flooding when the ‘Statement of principles’ agreed between the government and the insurance industry expires on 30 June 2013.

In today’s competitive environment, there must be increased emphasis on cash generation and how it finances your firm’s strategic ambition in addition to simply supporting the day-to-day needs of the cash book.

Leading case management software provider Eclipse Legal Systems, a Legal Futures Associate, has launched the market’s first alternative business structure (ABS) specific systems.

Attwaters Solicitors is swapping out its IRIS Aim practice management system for Legal Futures Associate Peppermint’s Legal Service Platform. Following a number of months’ involvement with the Peppermint Partner Programme, Attwaters has made the decision to implement the Platform during Q2 2012.

Legal expenses insurer ARAG, a Legal Futures Associate, has struck a deal with online mediation business Go2mediation to help both reduce the costs of litigation and save policyholders the time and stress involved in court proceedings.

Property services and technology specialist ETSOS has made a New Year’s resolution to help its law firm clients win more conveyancing business. It has launched a video demonstration showing how its free Quotation and Referral System (QRS) can transform the interaction with potential clients ringing in for conveyancing quotes.

Major changes in the way that legal firms are regulated are just over the horizon – with the potential for massive penalties for those who fail to comply. To keep them on the right side of the law, a roadshow is taking place in London and six regional centres during January and February, the result of a joint effort by SIFA (Solicitors Independent Financial Advice) and law firm membership group and business consultancy 360 Legal Group.

SOS Connect from Legal Futures Associate Solicitors Own Software is proving to be a catalyst for change and delivering improvements in performance, efficiency and management at Barker Gotelee Solicitors as they start to feel the benefits of rolling out their new SOS system.

Legal Futures Associate Tikit is pleased to announce that leading law firms Breeze & Wyles Solicitors LLP, Blacks Solicitors LLP and Barnes Marsland Solicitors are amongst the latest firms to purchase Tikit ClientConnect, the innovative new legal-specific client relationship management (CRM) solution.

Legal Futures Associate Solicitors Own Software, provider of legal software and services for progressive law firms, has welcomed Adam Jobling to its client services team as a scripting consultant.