Blog
Changing how solicitors hold client money – views from the coalface
The recent SRA consultation on changes to handling client money has caused consternation across the legal profession, not least amongst our members at the ILFM.
Debunking five common myths about AI for the sceptical and scared
The direction of travel is clear, especially for those of us in the legal sector, where adoption has been rapid: AI is now a fact of modern working life.
The future of holding client money
In the fallout from Axiom Ince, the SRA began talking about the possibility of introducing an alternative system to holding client money.
Why the RTA claims process is still flawed and how to fix it
Almost four years and more than a million claims on from the launch of the Official Injury Claim portal, the system designed to simplify the process is still beset with problems.
The CJC’s challenge – getting the litigation funding balance right
Anything beyond minimal regulation would be challenging to structure and enforce, and practitioners do not see it as viable to rely on the courts as a fallback.
How is your firm’s ‘written continuing competence policy’?
The findings in the SRA’s recent thematic review of probate services were quite alarming to the regulator when it came to continued competence.
Managed legal services: A different type of career in law?
Law firm career ladders can be steep, heady and hugely rewarding. However, the trainee-to-partner journey is not for everyone. Fortunately, other options are available.
How junior lawyers should deal with difficult clients
Despite engaging a lawyer, some clients want to take the lead and on occasion you meet a client who thinks they know better than you. This is particularly so if you are at the start of your career.
Embracing flexibility: the new normal for UK law firms?
There’s been a notable shift in the narrative around flexible working, with UK businesses and public sector organisations applying increased pressure on staff to return to the office.
Five common myths about claims management
Posted by Daniel Brito, managing director of Legal Futures Associate National Claims The claims management sector has long been misunderstood, with misconceptions persisting about the role we play in the legal process. While solicitors and law firms are rightly focused on compliance and… Read More
Blog
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.
Reports
Associates
