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Glasgow Southside Law Firm Raises £250k+ for Cancer Research UK
Glasgow Southside-based law firm Claphams Solicitors has raised over £250,000 for Cancer Research via their free Will writing service, exceeding their fundraising goal they set several years ago. In Britain, 1 in 2 people are diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. Thanks to the efforts of charities like Cancer Research UK, survival rates have doubled since the […]
How to keep your business ahead of the curve in 2023
For a law firm, growth and profitability are paramount. Seeing a client base grow and profits increase year on year is the aim. In order to achieve this, it is critical for an organisation to keep sight of the bigger picture so that success can be measured and sustained. However, creating consistent, long-term growth can prove […]
5 ways that technology can help law firms attract and retain talent
Employers are currently facing a once-in-a-generation skills shortage. The loss of a talented team member was once a burden, but now the costly difficulty of replacing a good employee is a potential threat to business. Record unemployment lows and an increase in competition has driven the need for law firms to attract and retain talent. […]
Modernising the conveyancing process
The following extract is taken from a Access All Areas Virtual Conference session delivered by Mike Connelly, Legal Bricks Founder and Commercial Director at Access Legal. This article covers modern conveyancing and how to utilize technology to assist in doing it in a simpler and easier way. The article also looks at some of the stats that […]
Become a more competitive law firm – don’t let your fees drain away!
For many firms their primary focus for becoming more competitive is to focus on fee generation, which involves marketing, rain making, new hires that bring clients with them, mergers & acquisitions, etc., but without a wider focus on other aspects of business management all this can be a waste of time! The ideal world In […]
Why 2023 is a great time to start a law firm
The thought of setting up a new law firm during a time of recession may sound high risk and cavalier. However global change, even a crisis such as the recent pandemic, provides opportunities as well as challenges. The winners will be those who adapt the quickest and respond to change, rather than resist it. The […]
Will moving to cloud hosting save money?
One of the first questions asked when considering moving from an on premise infrastructure to one in the cloud is cost. However this is not a simple question to answer. And more often than not it will come down to value, rather than cost. While cloud is sometimes positioned as more “cost-effective”, this doesn’t necessarily […]
How do I improve my law firm clients’ experience?
It’s a question we often get from our law firm customers and one that’s top of the agenda for many senior partners and managers in the legal sector. In this article, we look at why legal client experience is now one of the most important parts of a successful law firm’s strategy and some top […]
The evolution of best practice within Private Client services
Craig Matthews, Director of Lifetime Planning at LEAP Legal Software, explores how Private Client lawyers are re-thinking their approach and actively evaluating the effectiveness of their technology solutions. Over the past twenty years technology has changed the way in which legal professionals practise law. One area of law that has been rather overlooked by technology […]
Attracting and winning new business for legal services in the modern world
Craig Taylor of LEAP discusses three technology strategies for attracting and winning new business. This is an abridged version of a new whitepaper from LEAP. Maximise your visibility Use technology to your advantage while being able to facilitate the needs of your clients. Some will want to continue visiting you in person and sign documents; […]
