Matthew LettsBy Legal Futures Associate Codified StrategyThe best legal tech demo in the room is rarely the best decision for your firm. They just happen to look the same on the day.Closing that gap is why Codified Strategy is
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Matthew LettsBy Legal Futures Associate Codified StrategyThe best legal tech demo in the room is rarely the best decision for your firm. They just happen to look the same on the day.Closing that gap is why Codified Strategy is…
By LegalFutures Associate Osprey ApproachFor episode 24 of Osprey Approach’s podcast series, Empowering Law Firm Leaders, Dan Warburton, law firm growth consultant, and author of Delegate Now to Supercharge Your Profits, joined Amy Bruce, Osprey’s marketing director, to discuss the common…
Peddie: Court provided clarityThe Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has issued substantially revised guidance on effective supervision, setting out in detail how firms can delegate legal work to non-authorised staff following the landmark Court of Appeal ruling in Mazur.The updated…
By Legal Futures Associate OneAdvancedThe challenge is no longer when will a firm automate, but how and with what purpose?Automation at a crossroadsAutomation has become a defining priority for the legal sector, driven by rising client expectations, economic pressure,…
AI:Consumers expect a lawyer to oversee the information and advice that artificial intelligence (AI) provides, major new research has found.This is one of five red lines uncovered by the Legal Services Board (LSB) from its probe into the standards…
Amersi: Challenging SRA’s powerSerious wrongdoing by solicitors may be shielded from regulatory action if the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) does not have the right to view privileged material, the High Court will be told next month.Parliament “clearly intended” for…
Begum: What is driving value in firms?The traditional metrics and models used to calculate partners’ pay are coming under mounting pressure from the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and private equity (PE), according to the Professional Practices Alliance.These twin…
As a leading conveyancing searches supplier, Legal Brokers Ltd has provided hundreds of thousands of property searches to law firms throughout England and Wales. They also provide ID checks, via their iDWallet.com platform, to the legal profession. Additionally, clients can…
By Legal Futures Associate InfoTrackHMRC has made its position clear: if you are paid to submit SDLT returns or otherwise interact with HMRC on behalf of clients, you are required to register as a tax adviser. HMRC’s official fact…
Complaints: Major reform of case feesLaw firms may for the first time have to pay a case fee for complaints dismissed by the Legal Ombudsman (LeO), under new proposals published yesterday that ramp up the notion of ‘polluter pays’.Changes…