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"Simply being a solicitor is not enough" in ABS world, says Law Society chief
Thursday, 15 November 2012Simply being a solicitor “is not enough” in the new legal market, but by raising standards further through accreditation schemes and using their brand recognition, solicitors can preserve a dominant market share, the Law Society’s chief executive has insisted.
Tags: conveyancing quality scheme, Council for Licensed Conveyancers, CQS, Law Society, Solicitors Regulation Authority
Posted in Latest news, Solicitors
Legal professionals demand single, national panel validation approach from lenders – SearchFlow
Monday, 5 November 2012Legal professionals attending SearchFlow’s risk management and compliance seminars were unanimous in urging lenders to adopt a single rationalised panel validation system.
Tags: conveyancing quality scheme, CQS, lenders
Posted in associate news
Survey reveals mixed response to Conveyancing Quality Scheme
Thursday, 9 August 2012Just over half of conveyancing firms have applied for accreditation under the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme, with those yet to do so unconvinced of the benefits, according to new research.
Tags: conveyancing, conveyancing quality scheme, CQS, Law Society, licensed conveyancers
Posted in Competence, Latest news
Hope for small firms as another A-rated insurer enters professional indemnity market
Wednesday, 25 July 2012Axis Specialty plc has become the second new A-rated insurer to enter the professional indemnity market for small law firms in a week. The news comes in the wake of AmTrust Europe Ltd setting out its stall for sole practitioners.
Tags: conveyancing quality scheme, CQS, Law Society, Lexcel, professional indemnity insurance
Posted in Indemnity insurance, Latest news
In brief: regulators reassure firms over RBS ‘breaches’, £1m apprenticeships boost and more
Monday, 25 June 2012Our latest round-up of key news includes the SRA and CLC offering relief to solicitors in breach because of RBS/NatWest computer problems, £1m of government money for legal apprenticeships, a destination for dormant client money, the Co-op’s new will-writing partnership, and much more.
Tags: Chartered Institute of Legal Executives, Co-op, conveyancing quality scheme, Council for Licensed Conveyancers, CQS, personal injury, Solicitors Accounts Rules, Solicitors Regulation Authority, will-writing
Posted in Accounts rules, Latest news, News In Brief
Fighting the good fight, if not always winning
Thursday, 24 May 2012The last week has seen both a victory and a defeat for lawyer lobbying, and perhaps the most fearsome legal lobbying machine – the Bar – crank into action. The victory came in the surprise climbdown by HSBC over its restricted conveyancing panel. A global banking giant felled by a campaign spearheaded by the Law Society but with strong support from the likes of the Bold Group. It was pursued at a national level, with coverage in several national newspapers, and also at a local level, with solicitors talking to their estate agent contacts.
Tags: conveyancing, conveyancing quality scheme, Jackson report, Law Society, legal aid, Legal Services Act, Legal Services Board, minimum salary, Solicitors Regulation Authority
Posted in Blog
HSBC caves in over conveyancing panel
Wednesday, 16 May 2012HSBC has today caved into pressure from the Law Society and estate agents, and agreed that the 1,400 law firms operating under the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme mark can act for the bank – and they will not have to work under its fixed-fee regime either.
Tags: conveyancing, conveyancing quality scheme, Law Society
Posted in Latest news
News round-up: would-be ABS expands, HSBC publishes panel criteria, and much more
Thursday, 5 April 2012Our regular round-up of news includes Quindell Portfolio’s latest acquisition, Simmons & Simmons moving City work to Bristol, the SRA’s City adviser joining Obelisk Legal, the Law Society withdrawing its PII broker list, and much more besides.
Tags: ABS, Alternative business structures, Bar Council, conveyancing, conveyancing quality scheme, Council for Licensed Conveyancers, Financial Services Authority, Law Society, legal process outsourcing, LPO, professional indemnity insurance, pupillage, Solicitors Regulation Authority
Posted in Latest news, Market monitor, News In Brief
Lender panels and HSBC are main concerns at first Law Society CQS networking event
Monday, 12 March 2012PSG, one of the market-leading providers of property searches and reports to the legal and conveyancing professions, opened the first of the current series of networking events for the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) members in London earlier this month.
Tags: conveyancing, conveyancing quality scheme
Posted in associate news
PSG announced as exclusive sponsors of the Law Society CQS networking events in March
Monday, 20 February 2012PSG, one of the market-leading providers of property searches and reports to the legal and conveyancing sectors, has been confirmed as exclusive sponsor of the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme networking events in March 2012.
Tags: conveyancing quality scheme, Property Searches, PSG
Posted in associate news, Uncategorized
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Keeping the conversation going beyond Pride Month
As I reflect on all the celebrations of Pride Month 2024, I ask myself why there remains hesitancy amongst LGBTQ+ staff members about when it comes to being open about their identity in the workplace.
Third-party managed accounts: Your key questions answered
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has given strong indications that it is headed towards greater restrictions on law firms when it comes to handling client money.
Understanding vicarious trauma in the legal workplace
Vicarious trauma can happen to anyone who works with clients who have experienced trauma such as domestic or other violence, child abuse, sexual assault, torture or being a refugee.
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