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Osprey Approach announces strategic key hire as Kieran Richards joins as technical services director
Independent legal software provider Osprey Approach is delighted to announce the appointment of Kieran Richards as technical services director, who brings a wealth of industry experience to the newly created role.
The funding market faces a long wait for a PACCAR solution
The uncertainty created by the Supreme Court’s ruling in PACCAR looks set to continue for the time being.
SRA Accounts Rules – What fee-earners need to know
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Accounts Rules – if you are a solicitor, does the phrase strike terror through your heart?
How are law firms adapting to the new hybrid working opportunities?
New research confirms that law firms are increasingly seeking to take advantage of the opportunities presented by hybrid working through the policies they are implementing for their staff and the use of technology to support this.
Access Legal Proclaim integrates with Coadjute to modernise and streamline property transactions for buyers
Access Legal has integrated its case and practice management software, Access Legal Proclaim, with Coadjute.
PEPs and sanctions: Why they are important and the role Verify 365 plays
We also analyse and dissect the role Verify 365 plays in helping law firms confirm an individual’s identity and identify if they are politically exposed or under current sanctions.
Active property law firms continue to drop in 2024 with transactions down 22%
Total transactions across the residential and commercial real estate market are down by -22% annually.
Find balance before burnout with the help of legal tech
I recently read an article highlighting the ongoing stress and burnout among lawyers. This piece deeply resonated with me as I have seen this play out day to day in law firm life, and from that experience, I understand that the issue is still very real.
Litera supercharges legal workflows with new GenAI-powered features and Microsoft integrations
Litera has announced powerful new additions and significant enhancements to its robust library of software products with deeper integrations and intuitive easy-to-use generative AI (GenAI) powered applications.
How is cloud computing enabling law firms to address cybersecurity concerns?
New research reveals that both law firms and their clients are increasingly reassured by the ability of cloud service providers to protect their data from the various cybersecurity-related threats posed by hackers.
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The new metrics for success in conveyancing
While technology has made much of the conveyancing process faster, there remains a practical limit to how many matters anyone can manage while still keeping standards intact.
The UK legal market is polarising – and the middle is disappearing
Consolidation and the boutique boom are not contradictory. They are the same market stretching apart at both ends – and it changes what your firm is worth, and to whom.
Conveyancing’s consistency problem is about pressure, not skills
When I qualified, a conveyancer had perhaps 10 or 12 plates to keep spinning. Today’s conveyancers have 20 or 30, and almost none of the room for error I had starting out.
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