LawVest, the holding company created by DLA Piper and AdviserPlus business solutions, has launched Riverview Law as a “market-disrupting brand” for its services aimed at small and medium-sized businesses.
The idea that law firms would start offering concierge services is daft enough. That some lawyers would somehow consider the alternative business structure vehicle an attractive model to take this proposition forward verges on fictional.
Trying to keep divorcing couples out of the courts will prove fruitless – the government should be focusing on making the justice system quicker and easier for clients, argues Marilyn Stowe
A spate of high-profile investments and mergers has led some to wonder whether external investors are poised to make their move into legal services. Paul Harding believes it's a long game