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Lawyers on Demand heads north to spread the word on alternative resourcing
Alternative legal services provider Lawyers On Demand (LOD) has launched a Manchester ‘hub’, its first outside of London, in a bid to expand its ‘on site’ model of placing freelance lawyers into companies.
Neuberger backs single regulator but criticises LSB for adding “cost and confusion”
The President of the Supreme Court, Lord Neuberger, has backed calls for single legal regulator, while accusing the Legal Services Board of adding to cost and confusion.
Debt management giant’s ABS plans expansion into wills
The alternative business structure owned by one of the UK’s largest debt management companies has launched with an ambition to expand into wills in the near future.
Solicitors Regulation Authority names first non-lawyer chair
Enid Rowlands, an existing member of the board of the Solicitors Regulation Authority, has been named as its first non-lawyer chair. Ms Rowlands will succeed Charles Plant from 1 January 2015 after he completes four years in the role.
Getting people moving – AA accelerates into conveyancing
The AA – which research found recently to be the UK’s most trusted brand – has launched a conveyancing service in its first move since receiving an alternative business structure (ABS) licence in late 2013.
Pinsents “an example to other big firms” on Twitter use, report says
Pinsent Masons is an example to other law firms on how to make the most of a Twitter account, while the ‘private’ setting on Slaughter and May’s account makes it the firm not to emulate, according to a report on the use of social media by large City law firms.
Bott & Co lining up “series of niches” to follow aviation success
Flight compensation specialist Bott & Co is lining up a “series of similar niches” in the consumer world to capitalise on its successes with aviation, with a focus on IT, processes and client care.
Kenny to leave Legal Services Board
The changing of the guard at the top of the legal regulators has continued today with news that Chris Kenny, who has been chief executive of the Legal Services Board since its creation in 2009, will step down at the end of November.
Brilliant no more – pioneering ABS changes strategy and name
Brilliant Law – the alternative business structure start-up backed by gambling millionaire Bert Black – has adopted a new name and new strategy as it bids to become a top-30 commercial firm within the next five years.
Survey: solicitors healthy but workload and client expectations cause severe stress
One in six solicitors complain of being under severe stress, although almost nine out ten reported they were in good health – substantially more than workers among the general population, according to Law Society research.
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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’?
Cross-generation collaboration: the key to in-house legal tech adoption
In-house legal function leaders will increasingly have to evolve their thinking on how to manage multigenerational teams containing differing levels of technological expertise.
