Most law firms and in-house teams struggling to recruit – Legal Futures
Three-quarters of law firms and in-house legal departments have found it difficult to hire staff in the last 12 months, new research has found. The post Most law firms and…
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Top law firms embrace branding with “emotional buy-in” – Legal Futures
There is “an emerging class” of law firms among the top 100 which have adopted brands “evoking emotional buy-in and defining themselves as social and client champions”. The post Top…
Introducing Landmark’s enhanced residential product portfolio – Legal Futures
Environmental risks play a crucial role in property transactions, and as conveyancers and solicitors, conducting thorough environmental searches is key to safeguarding your clients’ interests. The post Introducing Landmark’s enhanced…
Search Acumen comment on HMRC Transaction Data for September 2024 – Legal Futures
“With surer footing and an injection of cash on the way, we want to make sure that the industry is primed and ready for the challenge” The post Search Acumen…
Law firms continue to focus on managing risk “across the board” legal training data shows – Legal Futures
Access Legal’s most accessed learning courses in the last year have highlighted that law firms are still focused on strengthening their risk management strategies for anti-money laundering (AML) The post…
Legal Ombudsman seeks 10% budget hike as delays persist – Legal Futures
The Legal Ombudsman has proposed a 10.2% increase in its budget, or £1.8m, as it struggles to bring down the longstanding backlog of complaints. The post Legal Ombudsman seeks 10%…
Costs penalty for City firm over approach to “forged” report – Legal Futures
Leading City litigation firm Quinn Emanuel has been penalised in costs for not engaging with allegations that a key document it had produced for a case was a forgery. The…
Law firm uses trainees to find problems and solve them with AI – Legal Futures
A law firm is using teams of trainee solicitors to find problems that can be solved by artificial intelligence, develop solutions and present them to managers. The post Law firm…
Court of Appeal ruling sparks panic over motor finance claim deluge – Legal Futures
The motor finance market has reacted with alarm to last week’s Court of Appeal ruling that lenders failed to clearly disclose commissions paid to car dealers. The post Court of…
Podcast highlights how firms can switch practice management systems successfully – Legal Futures
In the latest episode of Osprey Approach’s Build Better Habits webinar, Karen Edwards shares her expertise and lessons learnt on switching and migrating practice and case management systems and how…
CILEX survey asks why paralegals are vital to your work – Legal Futures
The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEX) is asking legal professionals to share their experience of managing and working alongside paralegals. The post CILEX survey asks why paralegals are vital…
The SRA – an unprecedented crisis of confidence – Legal Futures
Be in no doubt that yesterday marked the deepest crisis that the Solicitors Regulation Authority has ever faced. It needs to show humility and accountability. The post The SRA –…
Axiom Ince report: The full story of what went wrong at the SRA – Legal Futures
The review of the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s handling of Axiom Ince shows it missed an opportunity to uncover the fraud a year before it eventually shut the firm down. The…
Axiom Ince report: No law firm should go years without an SRA visit – Legal Futures
Law firms should not go “many years” without receiving a visit from the Solicitors Regulation Authority, the Carson McDowell report for the Legal Services Board has recommended. The post Axiom…
Criticism rains down on SRA but M&A controls spark worry too – Legal Futures
Criticism of the Solicitors Regulation Authority poured in yesterday in the wake of the report into how it dealt with Axiom Ince, although the notion of more controls on M&A…