Quill and Shieldpay third-party managed accounts solution

If you’re au fait with the revised SRA Accounts Rules, you’ll know that part 3 includes handling client monies through the use of third-party managed accounts (TPMAs). These are an alternative to holding client money directly and have been permitted by the SRA since 2017. It’s part of the regulator’s ongoing focus on protecting client […]

Quill discuss: final preparations for the refined SRA Accounts Rules

Time’s running out for the revised SRA Accounts Rules which go live on 25th November. Because the rules are a simplified version of what they were before, if you already complied, it’s entirely plausible you don’t need to do anything and may still comply now. However, we advise against this myopic course of action. In […]

Top 4 ways outsourcing can add value to your firm, with Intelligent Office UK

Not all decisions to outsource are incentivised by cost savings—law firms are perhaps one of the best examples of this. For decades, corporates have been outsourcing legal work, recognising that this is the best way to get a high-quality service. There is value to be found in working with an outsourcing provider and even more […]

DPS Software: How technology has improved access to justice

The legal field has traditionally been inaccessible to the layperson. The nuances of the law, legal jargon, and the intricacies of different legal systems often go over an ordinary citizen’s head, and people find themselves overwhelmed when faced with the simplest of legal tasks. Technology is changing this. New platforms, information sites and ways of […]

How to keep your data in safe hands, with Tikit

One of the biggest modern risk areas is data. And preventing it from falling in the wrong hands. Use of email can be the greatest contributor to this risk and there are two elements to this. The most recent, and fastest growing, is that of emails being hacked or copied to facilitate bank fraud. A […]

Why choose FlashPad by Accessoint Legal Services

FlashPad is an eco-friendly and innovative approach to sending all your notes from paper straight into your PMS, chosen folders or client case files. The new generation pads contain a sleek, paper like material that feel just like the real thing but they take the power of a notepad further. Branded FlashPad Notebooks Customise your […]

Nick Hayne at Quiss has some dos and don’ts when selecting a managed services provider

You are aware your IT environment is not all it should be, and it’s holding back your business. So you call in the consultants or invite a number of managed IT service providers to pitch solutions that will resolve your problems. You and your management team sit through all the presentations and hear what can […]

Kate Arnott at MHA on how firms can significantly reduce their lockup rates

Cash remains king in professional services firms, with poor cashflow being the largest contributor to the failure of law firms in recent times. Lockup therefore continues to be a hot topic, as the amount of cash tied up in either work-inprogress (WIP), or debtors, directly impacts the ability of partners to draw profits. It can […]

Scott Brown at Accesspoint Media Services on maximising the value of your website

The vision for the use of more joined-up IT within legal is now a major talking point across a good number of law firms and we’re now starting to see how this can be implemented to best effect on the ground. Your website has the potential to be an untapped vault of yet-to-be-found wealth. All […]

The new SRA accounts rules – a practice’s checklist for compliant software by Insight Legal

In the wake of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Making Tax Digital, law firms are now facing yet another wave of regulatory change. The Legal Services Board has approved changes proposed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) under its ‘Looking to the Future’ programme. Included within the changes is a new set of […]