Decision Insight Information Group appoints Carl Martin as IT director
Carl Martin has been appointed IT Director (Europe) by Decision Insight Information Group, the information and data provider for the financial and legal services. Martin will lead the European IT function across all of the Decision Insight Information Group brands including SearchFlow, the property search provider.
Innovators unite as Brilliant Law signs with Peppermint
Peppermint Technology and Brilliant Law, the UK’s first law firm founded by non-lawyers, will be working together to challenge the traditional landscape of legal services. Brilliant Law has selected the Peppermint Platform to underpin this prominent legal business. Brilliant Law has a corporate structure led by non-solicitors, and is headed by a team renowned for challenging the markets within which they operate. It has aspirational plans to radically change the legal landscape by providing fixed-fee advice backed by state-of-the-art customer service.
Swiss wealth management practice implements Proclaim Matter Management
Specialist Swiss financial planning firm Mercatoria Group is implementing Eclipse’s Proclaim Matter Management software system for its Geneva head office. The Mercatoria Group offers a wide range of wealth management services and tax-planning structures for families, businesses and entrepreneurs. The group operates in a number of jurisdictions to provide maximum geographical expertise, be it domestic or on a global scale.
SOS Connect unanimous choice to support strategic growth at WSP Solicitors
Having undergone two mergers in recent years followed by Lexcel accreditation, WSP Solicitors has now chosen SOS Connect as part of an IT overhaul to streamline operations.
Solicitors must “comply or die”, says new LexisNexis white paper
A white paper published by LexisNexis says that solicitors must “comply or die” as the Solicitor Regulatory Authority’s (SRA) new rules come into force. The rules mean that all firms must, from 1 January 2013, have formal compliance officers – a compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) and a compliance officer for finance and administration (COFA).
Numbers up for search supermarket ETSOS
Conveyancing search supermarket ETSOS is celebrating its third birthday with a triple whammy that underscores its continued success in what remains a tough market.
Independents focus on putting clients first
Clients came out on top in this year’s LawNet awards, with the winning firms all showcasing strategies that put the customer first. And the law firm network says it shows the step-change in the sector that’s being led by the mid-size independents that make up its membership.
IRIS Legal extends a helping hand to 2e2 legal clients
IRIS Legal has announced an offer to all 2e2 legal sector clients to move their hosted and break-fix solutions to the award-winning IRIS Legal service, irrespective of the practice management software they use, to keep their business up and running and minimise risk and potential impact on the firm.
