Law firms need to go beyond document checks – Legal Futures
At the root of every failed compliance review is a familiar phrase: a calm assertion of “but we did a document check”. The post Law firms need to go beyond…
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Clients expect lawyers to give them “at least weekly updates” – Legal Futures
The vast majority of clients expect their lawyers to update them “at least” weekly and also provide same-day responses to queries, research have found. The post Clients expect lawyers to…
Solicitor builds AI adversary designed to dismantle legal arguments – Legal Futures
A solicitor who knows how to code has created an AI adversary that stress-tests legal arguments before they are tried in court. The post Solicitor builds AI adversary designed to…
SRA to double size of leadership team as BSB names new chief – Legal Futures
The Solicitors Regulation Authority is to double the size of the leadership team under chief executive Sarah Rapson with the creation of four new director-level posts. The post SRA to…
Unlocking Growth: How SME law firms can thrive through referrals – Legal Futures
In episode 22 of Osprey Approach’s podcast series, Empowering Law Firm Leaders, Robert Flintjoined Amy Bruce to discuss how law firms can grow their business this way. The post Unlocking…
Motor finance redress: data, AML and early stage claim identification – Legal Futures
The Financial Conduct Authority’s confirmation that it will proceed with an industry‑wide motor finance redress scheme has moved long‑running scrutiny of historic motor finance practices into an operational phase. The…
Collective action “more for benefit of lawyers and funders” – Legal Futures
Judges have refused to grant a collective proceedings order over an alleged salmon production cartel because it appears more for the benefit of lawyers and funders than consumers. The post…
Lawyers resolve most complaints themselves under LeO pilot – Legal Futures
Lawyers testing the Legal Ombudsman’s model complaints resolution procedure resolved most of the complaints themselves, it has emerged. The post Lawyers resolve most complaints themselves under LeO pilot appeared first…
Vos: Legal education needs “complete rethink” in age of machine justice – Legal Futures
There needs to be “a complete re-think of how we prepare our young lawyers for practice in the machine age”, the Master of the Rolls said yesterday. The post Vos:…
How you respond to mistakes matters more than the mistakes themselves – Legal Futures
Mistakes in legal practice are inevitable. What truly differentiates well-run firms from those that stumble is not whether mistakes occur, but how they are handled when they do. The post…
High Court broadens scope of legal advice privilege – Legal Futures
The High Court has widened legal advice privilege to all internal documents created by the client where the dominant purpose is to seek legal advice, even if they would not…
SME law firms reduce reliance on client account interest – Legal Futures
SME law firms performed strongly last year, making good profits without relying on client account interest and controlling their overheads well, according to new research. The post SME law firms…
Licensed conveyancers embrace employee ownership – Legal Futures
A law firm in Nottinghamshire founded in 1888 has become the first regulated by the Council for Licensed Conveyancers to transfer to employee ownership. The post Licensed conveyancers embrace employee…
BBC sting heaps pressure on immigration lawyers and SRA – Legal Futures
A BBC undercover investigation has again thrown the spotlight on immigration lawyers, claiming that “a shadow industry of law firms and advisers” is helping migrants bring bogus asylum cases. The…
Government sets out conditions for ‘excepted’ NDAs – Legal Futures
The government has proposed detailed conditions which would allow employers and workers to sign NDAs relating to harassment or discrimination in strictly limited situations. The post Government sets out conditions…