How The National Will Register saves you from costly will disputes according to Advanced Legal

With the now conventional wisdom that will disputes are on the rise and are set to remain as such, it’s paramount to everyone involved in the handling of a will that everything is above board when it comes to writing the will, storing the will and then executing the will in accordance with the testator’s wishes.

Why practice management system training has to be better (and how to do it) says Report Factory

Usually, a forgotten or downgraded part of PMS implementations is the training of end users, of both the Finance Team and Operational Staff (Fee Earners and Support Staff). It’s rarely done well in our experience.

A digital guide to IHT400 for probate practitioners from Advanced Legal

Probate solicitors know how challenging it can be to complete inheritance tax forms such as the IHT400. The process can be complicated, time-consuming and prone to errors with it requiring detailed information about the deceased’s assets, liabilities, and financial affairs.

What has LawTech ever done for us? Asks Exizent

Exizent caught up with their Managing Director, Aleks Tomczyk, as part of their latest series into LawTech, to get his opinion on what LawTech really means to him and what he feels the benefits of adopting technology can bring to law firms and their teams.

UK Finance Lender Handbook and CQS Requirements with InfoTrack – 20 April at 11.00 am (45 minutes)

Compliance and risk mitigation have become increasingly important in recent years. Still, with frequent changes to regulation and the mortgage market, staying on top of your obligations can be challenging.

CQS Compliance and Property Report with InfoTrack – 25 April at 11.00 am (30 minutes)

How do you stay up to date on constantly changing guidance on where and when to provide advice to clients and maintain your firm’s compliance?

How clients are pushing firms towards alternative fee structures from Advanced Legal

The billable hour has been a mainstay of the legal industry for decades as the preferred method for law firms to bill their clients. It’s also had additional uses in measuring staff productivity as well as profitability from a fee-earner, departmental and practice level.

Cubes for reporting, good in theory says Report Factory, but……

Multi-dimensional analysis cubes (OLAP) have been around for a while now. They offer high speed analysis of lots of data, and present simple summaries and analytics in complex environments.

Advice on where to find efficiencies without cutting service from Advanced Legal

Remaining efficient in your operations is an essential principle in order to maintain profitability as well as meet client expectations. However, cutting costs should not come at the expense of service quality.

So, just how ARE lawyers perceived in the UK? Conscious Solutions discusses…

In January Clare Fanner from the Law Firm Marketing Club shared some data that, according to a survey of 1,020 US adults in December 2022*, lawyers only had a 21% positive honesty and ethical standards ‘rating’ and a whopping 41% ‘negative’ rating.