Law firm management teams have long acknowledged the need for operational change. So why is there often such variation in the pace of its adoption, firm to firm?

The latest details for the next Minerva conversation has been released. This series of webinars has brought together some of the best influencers, regulators and experts within the industry.

2020 forced many of us to revaluate the way we work and most significantly, the way we work with our clients and colleagues. Where we used to see colleagues daily and clients often, lockdown pushed businesses around the world to go virtual and change everything we knew about office life.

APJ Claims are a FCA regulated claims management company who focus heavily on quality of service for their clients, ensuring each customer is treated as an individual and with great care and attention.

Throughout May, law firms can register their clients’ Wills on The National Will Register for free. So far in May, The National Will Register have received a number of enquiries from law firms and members of the public who wish to take advantage of this incentive and there is still time for your firm to do so as well.

Leading legal software and outsourced legal services provider, Quill, received three sought-after accolades from Best Companies, the organisation behind ‘The Best Companies to Work For’ lists, after already being awarded a 2-star Best Companies to work for status for its ‘outstanding’ approach to workplace engagement.

Time and attendance management for employees has a direct effect on payroll costs, but most companies don’t have a way to track absences efficiently.

John Espley, LEAP UK CEO, explains how conveyancers are using the latest technology and the LEAP Best Practice Standard to enhance their customer service and to win new business.

LexisNexis, a leading global provider of legal intelligence and analytics, has today launched Context Expert Analytics, a powerful new platform that makes the identification and selection of experts easier and more effective.  Context Expert Analytics is the latest in the evolution of LexisNexis Applied Legal Intelligence – technology solutions which use deep analytics to enable data-driven law, helping lawyers to work smarter and faster.

There’s no question that 2020 was a year of change for law firms. The arrival of the pandemic brought with it the need for flexible working practices, business continuity and enhanced cybersecurity.

The insurance market has seen some large losses in recent years as a result of sophisticated cyber events such as the WannaCry, Petya and NotPetya ransomware attacks in 2017. These events have been classified as a cyber catastrophe, with industry losses now being reported at levels surpassing USD3bn (GBP2.3bn). Of these losses, 90% were driven by silent cyber impacts.

Market-leading support services provider to the UK legal sector, Intelligent Office (IO) and leading legal technology provider, BigHand have elected to work more closely together to lead law firms during a time of operational transformation accelerated by the pandemic.

The bi-annual Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) diversity survey will be run in late Summer this year; the last survey took place in 2019 and saw 96% of firms reporting their data from more than 186,000 people in 9,500 firms.