Access Legal: Legal compliance update – August 2021

Another five firms have been fined for AML breaches, which follows on the heels of six that were recently fined £800 each with £600 costs; it is of note that two of these firms held the CQS accreditation and another two held the Lexcel accreditation; I hope they notified the Law Society in line with the Scheme Rules.

Exizent: Probate – The paper heavy industry

The insights that we gained from The Bereavement Index highlight just how manual and laborious this industry can be. With the world becoming a more digitalised place and organisations having to adapt to remote working, it’s difficult to understand how a process surrounding something as inevitable as death is still so far behind in efficiency.

Silver Cloud webinar: Implement a new HR or payroll system – Common mistakes and how to avoid them

Planning to implement a new HR or payroll system? Register for our free webinar to avoid some of the most common mistakes & ensure your project is a success.

Konica Minolta: Document management at heart of digitisation of legal sector

Whilst the pandemic has been a considerable challenge for us all, both socially and professionally, the legal sector has done surprisingly well compared to other industries. In part this has been due to the sector’s ability to adapt working practices.

Oosha webinar: Closing hybrid-working security gaps using Microsoft 365

The adoption of Microsoft 365 tools – including collaboration apps such as Teams – has soared in recent months. For many law firms, Microsoft 365 played a vital role in supporting their remote working plans, and will likely be a critical component of many firm’s hybrid-working strategies too.

Payescape: Simplify human resources compliance

Human Resources encompasses all aspects of the employee lifecycle including benefits, leave and absence management, and appraisals. Maintaining compliance for your organisation can often be challenging – especially with so many changes in the last year including furlough and work from home arrangements.

Sysero: Strategic technology investments: Making the right choice

Today’s firms have access to an array of different technologies that can help improve efficiency, productivity, and resiliency. However, selecting the right solution and driving adoption with your firm can be tricky. 

Enable Business Solutions: The treasure map in plain sight – Time Policy Management

If you were given a map to a buried treasure that would renew itself monthly and would take minimal effort to retrieve, you’d be tempted to use it wouldn’t you? What if the only “catch” to retrieving that monthly treasure was to actually adhere to standards you’ve already agreed to follow?

Osprey Approach: What have we learnt during the last 18 months that will shape the future of conveyancing?

Osprey Approach and InfoTrack’s Marketing Managers, Amy Bruce, and Bronwyn Townsend, discuss the process and behavioural changes that were forced upon conveyancing firms during the last 18 months and share their views on if – and how – they should be embedded into everyday practices.

Conscious Solutions: Why you should add all your staff to your law firm’s website

I was in a meeting (a physical one) with two law firm clients this week and one was showing the other the new website we have just designed for them. The topic came up of which staff to feature on a law firm’s website.