Solicitors and conveyancers are working long hours, and there’s a consistent battle between maintaining high service levels and preserving that all-important work-life balance. The post Can using conveyancing software reduce…
GenAI features are now included in all Kira subscriptions—no setup required—further enhancing Kira’s proven predictive ai and traditional search capabilities, all powered by litera AI+ The post Litera announces the…
More results in Simmons & Simmons, Osborne Clarke and Kingsley Napley have all chalked up solid financial results, with a mix of tech innovation, sector focus and strategic hires helping…
A solicitor who failed to undertake proper AML checks on a client who was a politically exposed person and also allowed him to use his firm’s client as a banking…
A man convicted of rape has lost an appeal against conviction that was based partly on the fact that his solicitor was facing disciplinary action by the SRA at the…
Cross-selling is the biggest missed opportunity to boost law firm profits, according to research that says lawyers fear looking too pushy. The post Firms missing out with lawyers “reluctant to…
The LSB has made a series of relatively minor changes to its new statutory guidance on how legal regulators should implement the new regulatory objective to tackle economic crime. The…
Fenchurch Legal, a specialist litigation financier, is celebrating its fifth anniversary this year. Since its launch in 2020, the firm has now funded over 16,000 legal claims. The post Fenchurch…
In seeking business success, law firms lean ever harder on functions that were traditionally ‘back office’ – and clients are noticing. Eduardo Reyes reports from the Gazette’s latest roundtable discussion,…
£130k and £100k Travers Smith and Mishcon de Reya are the latest major law firms to boost junior lawyer pay, as the summer salary surge continues. Travers Smith has increased…
Simmons senior partner argues that top tech could accelerate trainees’ careers A top lawyer has urged training contract hunters not to focus solely on the eye-watering salaries on offer at…
Breached anti-money laundering rules The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has fined legacy firm Taylor Vinters nearly £173,000 after it failed to flag a politically exposed person (PEP) involved in a…
A partner whose “head in the sand” approach meant a case spiralled out of control after he failed to serve points of dispute on a bill of costs in time…
Solicitors Regulation Authority plans for new rules on how law firms handle complaints could lead to “overregulation”, the Law Society has warned. The post SRA plans for law firm complaints…
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has fined a South-East London law firm £114,000 for anti-money laundering failures, one of the largest to date. The post SRA slaps £114k fine on law…