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Solicitors encouraged to help cohabiting couples at risk of inheritance issues, as new Will Aid research highlights scale of problem 
Top of the Blogs Wills and Probate
 •  3 mins read

Solicitors encouraged to help cohabiting couples at risk of inheritance issues, as new Will Aid research highlights scale of problem 

Cohabiting couples in the UK face risks due to misconceptions about inheritance laws. Research shows 68% of couples don’t realize that without a Will, they have no automatic right to inherit their partner’s estate, even after years together or with children. Peter de Vena Franks discusses how solicitors can address this by joining the Will Aid campaign, which runs in November.

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“It is time to prioritise mental health in the workplace”
Top of the Blogs Mental Health
 •  4 mins read

“It is time to prioritise mental health in the workplace”

This World Mental Health Day (10 October), LawCare, the charity that promotes and supports better mental health in the legal sector, is sharing practical tips to help you create a mentally healthy workplace. They’re also offering a free webinar to give legal professionals the tools they need to manage work challenges and prioritise mental health at work.

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Being a Partner at a law firm comes with unique pressures and challenges!
Top of the Blogs Mental Health
 •  6 mins read

Being a Partner at a law firm comes with unique pressures and challenges!

The legal profession is known for its high standards and relentless demands, especially for Partners who balance leadership, client expectations, and personal lives. In this feature from Dr Catherine Sykes highlights the unique mental health challenges faced by Partners at law firms, including increased risks of depression, anxiety, and burnout.

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Is Alpha Legal the *fastest* as well as the most secure way to collect and verify ID? Take 3 minutes to read this and decide for yourself
 •  1 min read
General

Is Alpha Legal the *fastest* as well as the most secure way to collect and verify ID? Take 3 minutes to read this and decide for yourself

We’ve been analysing the time being taken by clients to complete their ID document requests within Alpha Legal. We’re regularly seeing start-to-finish times of 3 minutes now.  That’s literally 3 minutes for the user to Compare that to the physical process of visiting you in your office, bringing their paperwork in, having you photocopy or scan it and then you […]

Learn How to Protect Yourself from Ransomware with These Cybersecurity Essentials
 •  4 mins read
General

Learn How to Protect Yourself from Ransomware with These Cybersecurity Essentials

From the attack on Hackney council to the Kaseya attack that demanded $70 Million USD, ransomware is posing more of a threat than ever. Especially thanks to COVID-19. For those who are unfamiliar, ransomware is a type of malware that is stealthily installed on an unsuspecting user’s P.C to extract money from their organisation. Before we go into how to […]

The Changing Landscape of Family Law for England and Wales in 2022
 •  1 min read
Family Law

The Changing Landscape of Family Law for England and Wales in 2022

Family law webinar: Family law in England and Wales is changing rapidly. This webinar will dig into some of the key upcoming changes for 2022, specifically looking at the Family Law Language Project, no-fault divorce, and the shift towards non-court dispute resolution. CPD certificates available upon request Learning Objectives: About OurFamilyWizard Working alongside clients on […]

Find new clients on virtual law platform Lawyer 365
 •  7 mins read
General

Find new clients on virtual law platform Lawyer 365

Law firms are constantly seeking new ways to stay ahead of the competition and market their legal services. Like all businesses, law firms need to be marketing themselves to attract new potential clients and must consistently engage with prospects at every point in the customer journey to succeed. In the digital age, where attention is […]

Introducing Casedo
 •  1 min read
General

Introducing Casedo

The challenge we have as a business is that Casedo is not a tool that has equivalents, people don’t know that they need it, because they have only ever used document viewers, PDF Editors and Word Processors to manage their groups of related documents. Casedo offers a no-tab workflow where all your documents appears as […]

The benefits of a remote AML check for solicitors
 •  5 mins read
General

The benefits of a remote AML check for solicitors

In the legal sector, money laundering is a growing concern for most law firms. Fraudsters continue to take advantage of weak security measures and they continue to slip through the safety net. Creating a continued threat to practices. AML checks are a critical process in a law firm’s security measures to mitigate the risk of […]

Safety Standards?
 •  13 mins read
Business Management

Safety Standards?

Why Standards?  Everybody has standards that they work to, whether they realise it or not. With the introduction of ISO 45001 in 2018, the issue of standards was again in the news and people asked which standards are right for them. However this ignored the bigger question about all the other standards that also exist […]

The Great Post Office Scandal
 •  3 mins read
General

The Great Post Office Scandal

Nick Wallis has written what feels like the most important book I have ever read. “The Great Post Office Scandal” begins with a short foreword by Seema Misra, a victim of the scandal and the former subpostmaster for West Byfleet. It is hard to imagine anything more gently suburban, but in just six short paragraphs, […]

The witness in your pocket
 •  2 mins read
Criminal Law

The witness in your pocket

Smartphones are a part of everyday life, and they can tell investigators a lot about the actions of both suspects and victims, leading up to the event being investigated. Simply having the details of an individual in the contact list may be enough to disprove the claim that “I never knew them”, and having the […]

How much do law firms spend on marketing?
 •  5 mins read
Legal Marketing

How much do law firms spend on marketing?

I’m going to share with you the average amount spent on marketing by law firms I work with, plus the fool proof method for you to decide how much your firm should be investing.  The average cost of marketing for law firms is about 0.5 percent to 5 percent of their entire yearly revenue. Management […]

Drag-Along and Tag-Along Rights
 •  3 mins read
Business Management

Drag-Along and Tag-Along Rights

Drag-Along and Tag-Along Rights: what are they, why are they necessary and how do they affect the valuation of a minority shareholding? The valuation of shares in a company can be complex and even more complicated when valuing a minority shareholding. I was recently instructed by the solicitors acting for the wife in a divorce, […]

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