Legal services

Articles

8 Sept 2023

Boost for law firm as it retains place on Scottish Government Legal Services Framework Anchor

Anderson Strathern's public sector legal credentials have received a boost with the news that it has been reappointed - for the third successive four-year period

3 Sept 2023

Are you right-sourcing?

Lawyers across the board, are grappling with a challenging future. Change is needed to thrive. However, a question all legal professionals should be asking themselves is: are our teams right-sourcing? Alexandra Morris explains.

14 Aug 2023

How to combine technology and legal expertise in the digital age

Norma Harris presents ways technological advancements can benefit the workload of legal professionals

20 Jul 2023

Legal freelancing and ALSPs: what’s next?

Matthew Kay and Geraldine Kelm examine the past decade for alternative legal solutions providers and considers what the next 10 years will look like.

26 Jun 2023

Industry-Leading Legal Benchmarking Survey from ACC and Major, Lindsey & Africa Shows that Median Total Legal Spend Increased, Driven Mostly by Larger Companies

The ACC Survey's comprehensive benchmarking data allows law department leaders to better understand current financial and operational performance metrics and identify areas for improvement.

26 Jun 2023

The establishment of a professional paralegal standards framework: CILEX to propose new chartered paralegal qualification

Chris Bones discusses the proposed chartered paralegal qualification and the changes to CILEX that will establish paralegals as a key professional group within the professional body

23 Jun 2023

Permission granted for court challenge over government’s ‘irrational’ criminal legal aid decision

The High Court has granted the Law Society permission to bring a judicial review challenge against the government. The application for permission was made after the government failed to increase criminal defence solicitors' legal aid rates by the bare minimum 15%, as recommended by Lord Bellamy's independent review on criminal legal aid.

13 Jun 2023

A helping hand: making it easier to set up a law firm

Jonathan Rees sheds light on the difficulties facing those wanting to set up their own firm