Here we go again – as soon as the Prime Minister’s announcement was made, the biggest question for the legal sector, along with if courts were to remain open, was if house moves could still continue. With levels higher than ever caused by pent up demand of lockdown #1 and then the Chancellor’s SDLT freeze, the […]

The legal sector, like so many others is adapting and pivoting all the time to figure out how to provide service to its clients. With meeting clients at best restricted, remaining regulatory compliant at a time when legal services continue to be in demand, is feeling for some to be an uphill struggle. Working remotely […]

This week the HMLR have announced that the time is now with the confirmation that electronic signatures will be accepted, as long as there is a witness present at the time to also sign – conveyancing has finally arrived in the 21st Century. Digitalising transactions and matter files has been on the agenda of many […]

On the 10th January 2020 the 5th Money Laundering directive was adopted into UK legislation and with it came the obligations that had been enacted before; that you know your client (KYC) and ensure you comply with the 3 steps of the KYC compliance framework: Customer identification Customer Due Diligence (CDD) Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) […]

To suggest 2020 has been a turbulent year would be an understatement. As words like unprecedented, R number and new-normal spread like wildfire through the social lexicon, a paradigm shift was taking place in what has become the largest scale social experiment on the planet. When countries locked down overnight, businesses had to find alternative […]

Yesterday we held the fifth in our series of webinars around pricing, LPM, profitability and the use of technology in law firms. This installment saw our usual panelists; Mark Medice of Law Vision and Pieter van der Hoeven of Clocktimizer; joined by Barry Honea, the Chief Financial Officer of Locke Lord. In light of the increasing challenges facing […]

Repstor, the Microsoft 365-based matter management specialist, has announced that it features as one of the select vendors in Gartner’s latest Market Guide for Corporate Legal Matter Management, which focuses on companies that have achieved visibility and traction in the market. The Guide explores the importance of matter management and its relevance within the broader […]

As the first acquisition under its new ownership, BigHand announces bringing Mason & Cook into the group in a move that adds resource management to its growing list of capabilities. This further cements BigHand’s position as a leading provider of legal workflow and productivity tools.  Since it was founded in 2013, in response to growing […]

In September of this year the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) published its report entitled “Cyber Security – A thematic review”. This report is based on a selected sample of 40 firms that were interviewed about their experiences with cybercrime. The report outlined their findings in five key areas: Cyberattacks People Technology Support Reporting Key highlights […]

Quiss Technology, the UK’s leading provider of managed IT services to the UK legal sector, has agreed a contract to support Clifton Ingram, regarded as one of the leading law firms in the Thames Valley, following a recent competitive tender. Clifton Ingram operates from offices in Reading and Wokingham, with more than 100 dedicated professionals providing […]

The spotlight on time recording: present Time recording software has risen in prominence as an operational tool for lawyers and law firm managers since the COVID-19 outbreak. There are two main reasons for time recording’s manoeuvre into the spotlight; these being the financial difficulties faced by the sector as a whole, and practices’ dispersed workforces […]

We’re quickly approaching the end of 2020, a year that has proven truly transformative for the modern law firm. Amidst a global pandemic, law firm leaders have faced the challenge – and opportunity – of accelerating digital transformation with their firms.  1) Greater Focus on Differentiation As competition in the legal sector heats up heading […]

The LSSA (Legal Software Suppliers Association) is delighted to announce that Indigo Legal Systems is the latest legal technology provider to join the association. As the UK industry body for legal systems developers and vendors, the LSSA maintains technology standards and manages areas of mutual interest between lawyers and software providers. With decades of experience, Indigo Legal […]