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Another record year for Eclipse Legal Systems as turnover hits £8m
The UK’s leading case management software provider, Eclipse Legal Systems, has reported record results for its 2010/11 trading year.
Stephens Scown selects Pilgrim’s LawSoft to replace Aim Evolution PMS
Stephens Scown LLP is one of the leading firms of solicitors based in Devon and Cornwall offering a broad range of expert business and personal legal services, with over 30 partners and 230 staff based in offices in Exeter, St Austell and Truro.
STEP highlights risks of heir hunter ‘contingency’ fees
The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) has taken the unusual step of issuing guidance to 6,000 of its UK members on the risks associated with percentage fees (or ‘contingency’ fees) charged by heir hunters.
Established Kent law firm invests in Pilgrim’s LawSoft for its future
Clarkson Wright & Jakes Ltd is a leading regional firm of solicitors in Kent serving private individuals, businesses and organisations.
Tikit NIS implements new IT infrastructure for WMT
In 2010, highly successful UK accountancy firm WMT undertook a top-to-bottom review of its IT infrastructure model and requirements in order to ensure alignment with the company’s broader business strategy.
SOS "go live" at Pickering & Butters exceeds expectations
When Pickering & Butters announced the replacement of the incumbent Aim system with SOS Connect from Legal Futures Associate Solicitors Own Software, for integrated practice and case management last autumn, expectations were high.
Tikit leads the way as preferred technology provider to biggest law firms in Spain
Spanish financial newspaper Expansión has released its annual ranking of the biggest law firms in Spain in terms of revenue, and the top 10 practices are all Tikit clients.
LF readers receive 20% discount to strategic marketing for law firms conference
Legal Futures readers can claim a 20% discount to the 10th Managing Partner Strategic Marketing for Law Firms conference- quote LF20 when booking.
TikitTFB teams up with leading south-coast law firm in LexisNexis swap-out
One of the south-coast’s leading law firms has chosen Legal Futures Associate TikitTFB as its new solution provider after deciding to move away from its Axxia system provided by LexisNexis.
Irwin Mitchell surfs to silver in BITC social responsibility rankings
Senior partners at Legal Futures Associate Irwin Mitchell have hailed the national law firm’s achievement in being named alongside some of the biggest businesses in the country for its commitment to social responsibility in a prestigious league table.
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Change in regulator shouldn’t make AML less of a priority
While SRA fines for AML have been climbing, many in the profession aren’t confident they will get any relief from the FCA, a body used to dealing with a highly regulated industry.
There are 17 million wills waiting to be written
The main reason cited by people who do not have a will was a lack of awareness as to how to arrange one. As a professional community, we seem to be failing to get our message across.
The case for a single legal services regulator: why the current system is failing
From catastrophic firm collapses to endemic compliance failures, the evidence is mounting that the current multi-regulator model is fundamentally broken.
