SRA launches consultation - Achieving the right outcomes

22 January 2010 by: David Sparkes from legalsupportnetwork.co.uk with 0 comments

According to the SRA website "Outcomes-focused regulation is how the SRA will operate from next year, concentrating on the high-level principles governing practice and the quality of outcomes for clients, rather than tick-box compliance with rules. "This [consultation] paper explains how the SRA intends to transform the regulation of solicitors and the organisations in which they work, and invites… ... read more.

Review: TheKnowList Awards 2010

22 January 2010 by: David Sparkes from legalsupportnetwork.co.uk with 0 comments

Last night I was invited to the first TheKnowList Awards 2010, the premier event for Legal IT professionals. Many of you followers of all things Legal IT will know that these awards have taken the place of the Legal Technology Awards which were last held in 2009 so TheKnowList had it all to live up to and expectations were high. ... read more.

New Year, new career for some familiar faces in the legal world

22 January 2010 by: David Sparkes from legalsupportnetwork.co.uk with 0 comments

Following my brief blog about Kay Betts leaving Elite, 2010 brings with it a string of other moves and appearances of some familiar faces. Dan Tacone previously of Elite in the US has appeared at IntApp as President, Richard Hill previously of Elite (UK) has appeared at Tikit as Regional Sales Manager, Tony Barrett previously of TimeKM has appeared at HubbardOne as Account Executive. ... read more.

Legal IT Professionals release free iPhone App

13 January 2010 by: David Sparkes from legalsupportnetwork.co.uk with 2 comments

Our friends over at Legal IT Professionals have today announced the release of their new "Legal IT News" application for iPhone. The free application is available for download on the Apple App store. The application brings the latest legal IT news straight to your iPhone and the content can be stored on the device. To optimise the performance, only the introduction of news items are displayed, a ‘read… ... read more.

Question: Is a there a new publication out of the Solicitors Accounts Rules as at 31st March 2009

12 January 2010 by: David Sparkes from legalsupportnetwork.co.uk with 0 comments

Whilst we actively encourage people to post questions on the LSN discussion forum, we also regularly receive questions via email from a wide range of professionals in law firm management. ... read more.

Just because it doesn’t mention viagra, it doesn’t mean it’s not spam

08 January 2010 by: David Sparkes from legalsupportnetwork.co.uk with 1 comments

Shortly before Christmas our discussion forum received a post entitled HR Software- What it can do for you, which, at first glace doesn't look like spam. It doesn't mention viagra or other drugs, fake software or my bank account... but when reading the post carefully you will notice that it says nothing useful. It reads like something that has been copied and pasted from a brochure, and certainly doesn't… ... read more.