Are you yet to receive a professional indemnity insurance renewal quotation?
After the high profile exit of Libra Managers, a Lloyd’s backed Managing General Agent (MGA), last month from the solicitor’s professional indemnity insurance market, questions are being asked as to the sustainability of the current professional indemnity market for law firms. Lloyd’s of London have begun an in depth review into its appetite for risk […]
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Are electronic signatures valid?
So, you’ve got a document you need signed by two separate parties. These parties could be opposite sides of the country or even the world! What do you do? Do you send it in the post to one party, wait for them to sign it and return it to you to send on to the […]
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LPM September 2018 – Table plans
Download your FREE copy now This month:This month, LPM magazine finds out what it takes to get your voice heard at board level. Special supplement: Tech in – LPM teams up with Converge TS to dive into how clients are driving SME law firms to build better connections with technology. Feature: Staff writer Charlotte Bastiaanse takes a […]
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The roadmap to your financial future: MHA MacIntyre Hudson’s partners’ financial planning guide
Our guide to your financial future has been developed by leading specialists at MHA MacIntyre Hudson, for partners at all stages of their life as a business owner, concerned with understanding the financial and legal obligations of partnership, whilst managing both their day-to-day finances and long term strategic financial planning. The guide is intended to […]
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Three ways that hyperconverged infrastructure can transform law firm IT: HBR Consulting’s whitepaper
Introduction Law firm IT professionals are under rising pressure to spend less time and money on the firm’s infrastructure and more of those valuable resources on specific technology applications that drive value to the business. Unfortunately, the current infrastructure options available to law firms make that change difficult because they are complex, siloed and costly […]
READ MORE >>Our approach to diversity and inclusion: Why it matters
Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace is an increasingly talked about topic, and not just by human resources. This can be attributed to recent high-profile cases such as the MeToo movement and some unfavourable gender pay gap reports in the UK, among other factors. Some organisations have been talking about diversity and inclusion for a […]
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Your September solicitors’ PI checklist
If your law firm still hasn’t found professional indemnity insurance then you shouldn’t worry – providing you act soon. Here’s what you should do. Those firms that still haven’t got insurance by now will broadly fall into two categories: those who expect to renew their cover easily, and those who are already encountering issues. If […]
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Law departments are eager to make use of legal analytics technology to better manage their spend and help guide other decisions. According to HBR’s 2017 Law Department Survey of 300 U.S. and global law departments, nearly half of all respondents reported already having legal spend analytics technology, and 24% planned to adopt in the next two years. But […]
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Legal Workflow was pleased to sponsor a Law Society Management Section conference recently. At the event, I found these three speakers raised thought-provoking topics… “AI is going to be a real game changer. What happens to lawyers when clients get their hands on the software?” George Bisnought, founder and MD of Excello Law. Well, some […]
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How reliable is your IT disaster recovery plan?
Last year, British Airways suffered an IT failure which stranded 75,000 passengers, cost up to £150m in compensation and damaged its global reputation. The incident highlighted how essential IT systems are in business today. We need constant access to technology tools and data to do our jobs. What would we do if they were not available? And […]
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