Practice Management
Top firms back IT platform hoping to set global standards
Three top City law firms have joined a high-powered international consortium to launch a platform that aims to set industry standards for the use of AI, smart contracts and other new tech.
From lawyer marketplace to global law firm?
An online lawyer-matching service for companies has secured £3.4m in funding, with an investor predicting that it could become “a virtual and distributed tech-driven global law firm”.
SRA urges firms to engage with online reviews
Responding to online reviews is more important than ever, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has told law firms. It also urged solicitors not to be afraid of negative reviews.
Multiple choice in SQE ‘better than people think’
Multiple choice questions will enhance the Solicitors Qualifying Examination if done well, according to the person charged with designing it.
Law Society: Cyber-criminals targeting more small firms
Small law firms are increasingly being targeted by cyber-criminals, but very few attacks are actually succeeding, new research has found.
Law firms join forces with university in lawtech initiative
A collaboration between a leading university and two major law firms has been unveiled with the aim of looking at the impact of technology innovation in the legal sector.
Supreme Court rejects appeal over law firm negligence claim
The Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal against a ruling that blocked a negligence action against London law firm Forsters.
High Court finds oral agreement to pay solicitor’s fees
The High Court has found there was an oral agreement between a solicitor and the son-in-law of a client that the latter would cover his fees, which in the end totalled £330,000.
LeO urges lawyers to ditch web email providers
The Legal Ombudsman has urged law firms that use web-based email such as AOL and Hotmail to invest in a more secure corporate email solution or risk paying out to victims of cybercrime.
Law firms losing work due to follow-up failures
Personal injury law firms are missing out on significant amounts of business because of the way they handle incoming enquiries from potential clients.
Blog
Why later-life divorce requires a distinct professional framework
Later-life divorce, often described as ‘silver splitter’ or ‘grey divorce’ cases, is no longer a marginal feature of family law practice. It challenges long-standing assumptions about how divorce work is done.
Listening, learning and leading The Solicitor’s Charity with care
As I prepare to hand over the mantle of chair of The Solicitor’s Charity next month, it doesn’t feel like an end. Instead, it feels like a wonderful journey.
Is competition in the legal sector stifling innovation?
As the legal sector’s competitive landscape continues to evolve, Nobel laureates remind us that innovation is not inevitable,and that competition may not always be an incentive to innovate.
