Question: Is a there a new publication out of the Solicitors Accounts Rules...
Whilst we actively encourage people to post questions on the LSN discussion forum, we also regularly receive questions via email from a wide range of professionals in law firm management. When we do,...
View ArticleSRA launches consultation - Achieving the right outcomes
According to the SRA website "Outcomes-focused regulation is how the SRA will operate from next year, concentrating on the high-level principles governing practice and the quality of outcomes for...
View ArticleLearning the risks of the information in your firm
We do so much digital content now at LSN it's hard to think about what would happen if it all disappeared without breaking into a cold sweat.Law firms are pretty good at looking after people's...
View ArticleRevolution or Evolution? Legal Services Reform unpacked in the latest issue...
This week sees the release of our 4th issue of Briefing which delves into Legal Services Reform with help from Professor Stephen Mayson and others. The interesting thing about this and previous issues...
View ArticleWhy information security has now become a costly issue for law firms
Information security is a bit of a given in law firms - it's a given that it occurs, but it's not always actually done.
View ArticleSuspicious activity reports: law firms are doing well, but not well enough
It appears that suspicious activity reports (SARs) made to the Serious Organised Crime Agency are on the increase, according to SOCA's latest report.
View ArticleWhy does the legal sector need all these regulators?
This week I attended the first LegalFutures.co.uk conference, at which spoke such luminaries as Richard Susskind and Neil Kinsella, as well as some regulator chiefs of whom most of us have only barely...
View ArticleWhat Elite did next: How will law firm users feel the changes that have...
Mention to anyone (as I have) that you’re going to Las Vegas for a business trip and the inevitable raised eyebrow is often followed by a ‘yeah yeah’ and that knowing look that a disbeliever offers up...
View ArticleDealing with the reality of the new compliance officers: it's a no-blame game
The SRA has again delayed the date on which its in-house watchdogs (COLP/COFA) come into force.
View ArticleCOFA: get out of the starting blocks now!
It has been reported that around 750 firms have failed to meet the 31 July deadline for nominating their compliance officers.
View ArticleLSN's Christmas card 'thank you' roll call
Yes, it's nearly Christmas and LSN is girding its loins (such as they are) for an onslaught, yes, an onslaught of festive cards.As in previous years, we will put up a mention of every card we get...
View ArticleCOFA conundrums: How do you know if your firm is in trouble?
The ultimate role of the COFA (as set out in the SRA Authorisation Rules) is to ensure compliance with the SRA Accounts Rules 2011, and to record any failures of compliance.But the SRA’s Quick Guide to...
View ArticleProfessional indemnity insurance - the highs and the lows
A glimpse of what happened in 2012As a surprise to many law firms, but widely expected in insurance circles, the overall primary insurance premium pot was down last year to £239.9m from £255.71 in 2011.
View ArticleLSN's Christmas card 'thank you' roll call
Yes, it's nearly Christmas and LSN is girding its loins (such as they are) for an onslaught, yes, an onslaught of festive cards.As in previous years, we will put up a mention of every card we get...
View ArticleDeclare war on paper
This sponsored content was also featured as a column in Legal Practice Management magazine. To read the issue in full, download LPM magazine (10MB file).---On a particularly bleak and blustery day in...
View ArticleThe problem with knowledge management in law firms
One of the most significant obligations for any legal advisor is the continuous need to assimilate new information from outside their practice (legislators, courts, regulators, and so on).
View ArticleConveyancing practices: Safe as houses?
This sponsored content was also featured as a column in the April 2014 issue of Legal Practice Management magazine.
View ArticleDodging document disasters
This blog post was also featured as a column in the April 2014 issue of Legal Practice Management magazine.
View ArticleHow old are the documents at your law firm?
This blog post was also featured as a column in the June 2014 issue of Legal Practice Management magazine.
View ArticleWhy information governance matters to your firm
This sponsored blog post was also featured as a column in the October 2014 issue of Legal Practice Management magazine.
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