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ABS bids to leverage clients’ trust of solicitors to expand into non-legal services
Monday, 23 September 2013The trust that solicitors engender among their clients should be leveraged, with other services operating under legal professionals’ banner within alternative business structures, according to the head of one of the newest ABSs.
Tags: ABS, Alternative business structures
Posted in Alternative business structures, Latest news, Market monitor
LSB chair calls on Law Society and SRA to stop “spats”
Friday, 20 September 2013The chairman of the Legal Services Board has criticised the “continuing spats” between the Law Society and Solicitors Regulation Authority. David Edmonds also praised the improvements made by the SRA to the process for licensing alternative business structures.
Tags: ABS, Alternative business structures, Law Society, Legal Services Act, Legal Services Board, Solicitors Regulation Authority
Posted in Alternative business structures, Latest news, Legal Services Board, Solicitors
‘ABS to the shires’ targets membership worth £13bn
Thursday, 19 September 2013An alternative business structure with access to clients with assets of more than £13bn has been launched by the Country Gentlemen’s Association, whose members who are mainly landowners, farmers, and retired military personnel.
Tags: ABS, Alternative business structures
Posted in Alternative business structures, Latest news, Market monitor
Capita gears up for further expansion after Optima acquisition
Tuesday, 17 September 2013Capita, the outsourcing giant that yesterday announced plans to buy a law firm, remains on the acquisition trail and is also looking for a top-20 law firm to partner with, Legal Futures can report.
Tags: ABS, Alternative business structures, Solicitors Regulation Authority
Posted in Alternative business structures, Latest news, Market monitor
Outsourcing giant enters market with Optima Legal acquisition
Monday, 16 September 2013Outsourcing giant Capita plc has reached a conditional agreement to acquire Optima Legal Services pending the grant of an alternative business structure licence.
Tags: ABS, Alternative business structures
Posted in Alternative business structures, Latest news, Market monitor
“Productive and innovative” ABSs beginning to make their mark, says LSB
Monday, 16 September 2013New business structures are more productive and innovative than traditional law firms, Legal Services Board research has found. It also said that alternative business structures are “starting to have an impact” on some parts of the market and collectively have a 5% market share.
Tags: ABS, Alternative business structures, Legal Services Board
Posted in Alternative business structures, Latest news, Legal Services Board, Market monitor
The legal textbook publisher that’s now a law firm
Thursday, 12 September 2013Jordans – the business known for company formation services and publishing legal textbooks – now has a corporate law firm after receiving its alternative business structure licence.
Tags: ABS, Alternative business structures, Solicitors Regulation Authority
Posted in Alternative business structures, Latest news, Market monitor
ABS licence allows Devon accountants to add legal service
Wednesday, 11 September 2013A firm of accountants in Devon has become only the third to launch a legal arm after winning an alternative business structure licence. Davisons Legal Services began trading last week, with former City lawyer Philip Vickery as its head of legal practice.
Tags: ABS, accountants, Alternative business structures
Posted in Alternative business structures, Latest news, Market monitor
PE-fuelled Winns targets expansion after “nightmare” ABS process
Monday, 9 September 2013Winn Solicitors – the firm which was last week bought by two private equity businesses – now has the firepower to expand beyond its core road traffic practice, founder Jeff Winn has told Legal Futures.
Tags: ABS, Alternative business structures, private equity, Solicitors Regulation Authority
Posted in Alternative business structures, Latest news, Market monitor
From celebrity lawyers to reputation defence business – ABS completes transformation
Friday, 6 September 2013Well-known London law firm Schillings – which was granted two alternative business structure licences in March – has relaunched as a business that integrates IT security, legal advice and risk consulting to help companies and individuals protect their reputations.
Tags: ABS, Alternative business structures
Posted in Alternative business structures, Latest news, Market monitor
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Five key issues to consider when adopting an AI-based legal tech
As generative AI starts to play a bigger role in our working lives, there are some key issues that your law firm needs to consider when adopting an AI-based legal tech.
Bulk litigation – not always working in consumers interests
For consumers to get the benefit, bulk litigation needs to be done well, and we are increasingly concerned that there are significant problems in some areas of this market.
ABSs, cost and audits – fixing regulation after Axiom Ince
A feature of law firm collapses and frauds has sometimes been the over-concentration of power in outdated and overburdened systems of control.
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