So you’ve received a letter from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), but what does it mean?  Does it apply to you? How much should you pay?  Is this a one off fee or a yearly subscription?

Whether you are storing this data in the cloud, on servers somewhere offsite or even on IT hardware within your premises, there is a huge responsibility to ensure the correct level of security is in place to protect your “soft data”.

Taking on a large number of litigation cases can be costly to a law firm, and in the short term, it can leave them out of pocket. In particular, solicitors offering a no-win, no-fee service and self-funding disbursements can find post-Covid cash flow under additional strain if flexible finance isn’t used. So, how can law firms ensure that they conserve cash flow and remain profitable?

Sometimes it can be hard to tell there is a problem. It’s been a very difficult 12 months for all of us and you may have got so used to working at a certain pace or feeling a certain way that you don’t realise you need help. Some lawyers are existing in a near constant state of chronic stress, which can lead to burn out. LawCare have been providing emotional support to legal professionals for nearly 25 years through their free, confidential support service. Here's how to get help. 

If you have a smaller law firm, your chief competition will be local rivals of similar size. But how can you stand out from the crowd?

Marketing is a tough task for legal firms in the SME sector, with a series of apparently insurmountable challenges. But that is where BeUniqueness can help.

As a boutique city firm that is built to be fully virtual, Avery Law eschews traditional models in favour of a contemporary practice that leverages cloud-based technology to improve efficiency and keep costs down.
Learn how the English firm has embraced a modern, virtual model for practising law with Clio.

The wider consequences involved in the translation of legal documents mean that accuracy is of vital importance. However, quite often, the luxury of time is not available, and a quick, efficient turnaround is needed to meet official case deadlines and appointments. Compromise on either factor is not an option. But, achieving both speed and accuracy has been a challenge in the past. The development of reliable computer-aided translation tools has, therefore, become invaluable to legal translators. This article explores the requirements of legal translation more closely and shares how Mission Translate uses computer-aided translation (CAT) tools to help overcome the challenges that are presented.

As April 2020 fast approaches, the ‘whiplash reforms’ section of the Civil Liability Act will see the legal claims market change. The implementation of the legal reform will reduce the number of traff ...