SQE News: Our Chief Operations Director, Peter Liver, reflects on the first SQE1 Assessment.
The SQE1 results came out on 20 January, with much interest. Well, what has The College of Legal Practice learnt from the first SQE experience? Firstly, we are so pleased for our founding SQE1 students that passed the assessment, congratulations! The vast majority are now on embarking on our SQE2 preparation course for April’s assessment, so could be a solicitor by the summer! This is a testament to their hard work, particularly when they only started studying with us three months before the exam.
LFS develops relationship with Techedia
Law Firm Services Ltd (LFS) has formed a partnership with Techedia to ensure effective Proclaim support and integration with its Minerva onboarding platform.
How to generate more conveyancing work for your law firm
Conveyancers have been unusually busy for the last 18 months, but at some point (and arguably for many this has already happened) the rate of transactions will slow down and there will inevitably be a shift in focus to looking at how firms can generate more conveyancing work. The process needs to be simple and easy for firms to adopt so it doesn’t just feel like extra work.
Law firm M&A boom is here to stay
This is a crucial time for many law firms across the country as they develop their post-pandemic strategies, and research we have undertaken has shown that merger and acquisition (M&A) activity will form a significant part of their thinking. Our in-depth research with 100 law firms of varying sizes conducted by IRN Research indicates that firms feel they need to move faster than organic growth allows. However, it also finds that they often have a dangerously ad hoc approach to identifying targets for M&A.
Introducing the winter 2022 edition of Entitlement from Title Research
The winter 2022 edition of Title Research’s news digest, Entitlement, is now available and free to download. Entitlement’s latest edition features the following informative articles on current popular topics in the legal industry…
Clinical negligence secondary victim case heads for supreme court with full support of ATE insurer
The Court of Appeal handed down judgment on 13 January in Paul v The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust. Paul is a clinical negligence claim against the defendant for Mr Paul’s death and a psychiatric injury claim for his daughters (the secondary victim claimants) who witnessed their father’s heart attack and death.
tmgroup celebrate 4 years of digital AP1 submissions
tmgroup are celebrating 4 years of supporting conveyancers with digital AP1 submissions, via their integrated Post-Completion services – launched back in 2018 for Residential and Commercial property teams.
Five ways to maximise profitability with legal software
Practice and Case Management Software (PCMS) provides law firms with the digital tools to run their practice effectively. The software provides efficiency-boosting features and functionality that help to standardise, streamline, and automate time-consuming processes, enabling your lawyers to focus on delivering a high-quality service to their clients whilst maximising billable hours.
