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Price transparency compliance unacceptably low
Tuesday, 16 February 2021The Solicitors Regulation Authority has recently found that compliance with its transparency rules remains unacceptably low and has been using its enforcement powers to punish non-compliant firms; in January 2021 alone nine firms were either rebuked or fined for not complying with their obligations.
Tags: Access Legal, DPS Software
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Prepare your people, protect your data, preserve your law firm reputation
Tuesday, 19 January 2021The professional reputation of any law firm plays a critical role in their continued success. A strong reputation attracts people, clients and long-term relationships. But reputations can be fragile.
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How to successfully manage your team from home
Friday, 8 January 2021With what feels like the 10th lockdown in the past year, the same old challenges have arisen. How can your firm work from home efficiently, how can your firm go paperless to enable home working and how do you ensure compliance and security while everyone is at home? But another important issue for many firms is how to successfully manage your firm and individual teams virtually.
Tags: Access Legal, DPS Software
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Completing Client Due Diligence From Home
Tuesday, 8 December 2020As it’s nearly Christmas, let’s start with a Christmas Cracker joke Q: What did the unscrupulous solicitor get for Christmas? A: Suspended by the SRA for not completing Client Due Diligence adequately while working from home. I know, don’t give up the day job, but I’m sure by now you get the point of this article.
Tags: Access Legal, DPS Software
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How do you get more clients during lockdown?
Thursday, 19 November 2020Gone are the days where prospective clients would search through the Yellow Pages for a solicitor, or seek one out on the local high street. Now, especially with the lockdown, people are more likely to do a Google search on their phone during the ad break of I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here
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Lockdown doesn’t mean your firm has to stop
Wednesday, 4 November 2020So, the second lockdown is here. We all knew it would come eventually, but how prepared is your firm?
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How to achieve a paperless (home) office
Wednesday, 21 October 2020Paper has never been more of a burden than it is now. With many firms working from home, the last thing you want is your dining room or kitchen filled with paper files.
Tags: Access Legal, DPS Software
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Learn how to build a great legal team
Tuesday, 22 September 2020Law firms can learn how to build a great legal team and how to tackle the challenges being faced by law firms as a result of COVID at Access All Areas 2020 as some exciting additions have been made to the panel of speakers.
Tags: Access Legal, DPS Software
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The Access Group acquires DPS Software
Monday, 20 July 2020The Access Group (Access), today announced the acquisition of DPS Software (DPS), a UK leader in SaaS based Practice Management software for Legal Practices and In-House Legal departments, with a focus on firms with between 10 and 200 employees.
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Find out how you can make working from home easier
Wednesday, 15 July 2020You’ve probably had to get used to lots of changes these past few months. The biggest of which for many will have been adapting to working from home.
Tags: Access Legal, DPS Software
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