Law firm supports local charity as incidents of domestic abuse nearly double in Merseyside
Group and multi-claimant firm Keller Lenkner UK has raised £2,586 in a fundraiser to support the Liverpool Domestic Abuse Service (LDAS). The charity reports that it experienced a significant 45% increase in incidents during the past 12 months alone.
Landmark Information Group appoints Business Development Director
With a strategic focus on developing its reach in the Scottish property market, Landmark Information Group, the UK’s largest property and land data business, has announced the appointment of Lorna Kerr as Business Development Director, Scotland.
Double appointments at Access Legal as part of customer-first focus
Access Legal has announced two more senior appointments as the law technology division of The Access Group further strengthens its customer-first focus.
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Many readers may yearn for those days, when they just had to concentrate on their legal work, but customer service and maintaining your online reputation are now vital elements of modern legal practice. This links closely to the transparency agenda pushed by the Competition and Markets Authority and Legal Services Board, and First4Lawyers’ brand new 2021 industry white paper takes a close look at the progress law firms have made in developing consumer-friendly cultures and highlights the gaps that need more work.
Reduced SRA Compensation Fund contribution is a £3.1m opportunity for law firms
The past 18 months have been difficult for law firms, from those facing a backlog of cases to conveyancers working flat-out around the stamp duty holiday deadlines.
Conveyancing after the SDLT holiday
With SDLT holiday transactions tailing off, now is a good time to look at where the overworked conveyancing market has left solicitors and think about what comes next.
LexisNexis® Enterprise Solutions partners with Microsoft Azure for Lexis® Omni
LexisNexis Enterprise Solutions announces its partnership with Microsoft for Lexis Omni, the company’s technology platform for legal service delivery hosted in Microsoft Azure.This agreement takes Lexis Omni into a larger marketplace and partner ecosystem.
