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The great call conundrum

15 March 2023

Every professional faces the same conundrum when it comes to answering calls. Do you spend less time on the phone and miss calls? Or do you answer every call, even if it disrupts your work?


Neurodiversity Celebration Week: Thinking outside the box

13 March 2023

Neurodiverse minds often have skills that are sometimes lacking in businesses due to them recruiting from a traditional mould that fit existing business structures and employee profiles.


Do you need to adapt your pricing models to safeguard profitability?

10 March 2023

Clients’ interest in alternative fee arrangements has become more of the rule and less of the exception. Last year, BigHand reported that client demand had increased 27% since 2019.


We can have the power

8 March 2023

International Women’s Day celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. It also provides an opportunity to reflect on the difficulties women still face in achieving gender parity.


Mixed claims: Progress but now time to sort out the rest of the problems

6 March 2023

Opinion remains mixed – aptly enough – over the recent ruling from the Court of Appeal on how mixed injury claims should be valued in the Official Injury Claim portal.


Short lived – how to encourage litigants into the new trial schemes

3 March 2023

The shorter trial scheme and flexible trial scheme became permanent under PD 57AB on 1 October 2018. Since then, take-up has been limited, despite their practical advantages


Boiling frog syndrome and law firm management

1 March 2023

The cost of living is affecting each and every one of us. Do you know who in your firm is under pressure at home? Do you know those in your firm who are struggling with finances?


Carrot or stick? The future for AML supervision of the legal sector

27 February 2023

The events of the last year have resulted an unprecedented focus on the role of the legal sector in enhancing the UK’s reputation as a haven for dirty money.


PII renewal: Is the tide turning?

24 February 2023

April continues to be a popular choice of renewal date for both law firms and insurers alike, and remains the second most common date for a law firm to renew their professional indemnity insurance.


Why 2023 is a great time to start a law firm

20 February 2023

Over the past few years, many legal practitioners have been weighing up their options, making initial enquiries and starting to consider what running their own practice might look like.

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The best legal AI doesn’t replace rules-based engines – it completes them

There is a belief circulating in legal tech that AI can solve everything – that LLMs are universally superior to what came before. It is not always true, however.


Small steps, big impact: how SME law firms are making legal tech work

For SME law firms, the priority is turning the potential of tech into measurable impact: success is driven not just by the technology, but by how firms approach planning and implementation.


Why housing disrepair claims against councils have leapt by nearly 400%

Housing disrepair claims against councils have surged dramatically in recent years, with some areas reporting increases approaching a staggering 400%.


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