Lawyer equips firms with everything they need to comply
A partner at national law firm Weightmans is helping other firms with their own legislative obligations with the publication of the Law Society’s COLPs Toolkit. Weightmans’ Michelle Garlick has written the comprehensive publication for the Law Society’s Risk and Compliance… Read More
Thomson Reuters supports The Co-operative’s expansion in legal services with matter management solution
Thomson Reuters has announced that The Co-operative Legal Services has selected MatterSphere to support its front-office matter management needs.
Berlad Graham embraces new legal era with Virtual Practices software
London-based law firm Berlad Graham LLP is using the Virtual Practices legal software system to help maintain its position at the cutting edge of the fast-changing sector. The firm, set up by Raanan Berlad and Stewart Graham in October last year, is one of the growing number of virtual practices that operate without a conventional, fully staffed office function.
Full-service law firm McKeag & Co implements Proclaim solution
Full-service Newcastle practice McKeag & Co is implementing Eclipse’s Proclaim Case Management software system firm-wide. Founded almost 100 years ago, McKeag & Co provides a complete legal service to private and commercial clients, and is now considered to be one… Read More
LexisNexis launches full suite of practice areas for LexisPSL
LexisNexis UK today announced the full launch of its comprehensive LexisPSL service for lawyers, covering 25 practice areas. The LexisPSL service combines the practice notes, time-saving tools, precedents and checklists required for contemporary legal practice, with direct links through to the primary law and the authoritative industry standard titles for which LexisNexis is known.
Leading consultancies collaborate to offer specialist business and marketing support
360 Legal Group, which specialises in law firm management, structure and mergers, has announced a new partnership with legal marketing specialists Marketlaw. The two long-established firms are working together to support legal practices that need to adopt, implement and communicate new strategies, structures and direction, ensuring they can do so with the support of a combined specialist business and marketing team.
Social landlord implements Proclaim Case Management system
Wrekin Housing Trust is implementing Eclipse’s Proclaim Case Management software solution for its in-house legal team.
Compliance officers – lambs to the slaughter?
Anthony Townsend, chief executive of the SRA, is quoted as saying that “compliance officers cannot be sacrificial lambs. You can’t just shuffle off responsibility for compliance”. ‘You’ here means the management and it begs an obvious question: if management can’t shuffle off its responsibilities for compliance, why have compliance officers at all?
