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Co-op goes face-to-face with nationwide family legal aid service
Tuesday, 23 April 2013Co-operative Legal Services has today made its major move into family law services by unveiling a telephone advice service for those people still able to claim legal aid help and a network of 78 face-to-face locations across England and Wales.
Tags: Co-op, family law, legal aid
Posted in Latest news, Market monitor
Co-op calls on solicitors to ‘stop the clock’ on divorce work
Tuesday, 2 April 2013More than four out of five of divorcees want family law services provided by fixed fees, according to research carried out by Co-operative Legal Services to launch a campaign against hourly rates in light of this week’s legal aid cuts.
Tags: Co-op, family law, fixed fees
Posted in Client care, Latest news
Hourly billing leaves family law clients out in the cold, research finds
Monday, 25 March 2013More than half of those going through a divorce were priced out of the legal services they would have bought and felt they needed, new research has found, with nine out of ten people told by solicitors to take or leave pricing on an hourly rate.
Tags: family law, fixed fees
Posted in Client care, Latest news
Niche practices eye expansion opportunities after gaining ABS licences
Friday, 22 March 2013Two niche law firms have outlined their hopes for expansion after receiving their alternative business structure licences from the Solicitors Regulation Authority. One specialises in family law – and owns the divorcesolicitor.com domain – and the other operates in health care.
Tags: ABS, Alternative business structures, family law
Posted in Alternative business structures, Latest news, Market monitor
Ombudsman warns of mis-selling risk around family law services
Thursday, 28 February 2013Innovation in family law services is working for consumers but could in time lead to mis-selling and hidden costs as complex financing and legal services structures emerge, the Legal Ombudsman has warned.
Tags: ABS, Alternative business structures, family law, Legal Ombudsman, LeO
Posted in Latest news, Legal Ombudsman
PI firms outperform all others and are keenest on ABSs, finds ‘state of the nation’ survey
Thursday, 17 January 2013Personal injury firms have weathered the recession better than any other area of practice – and are far more likely to be looking for external investment than any other as well, one of the largest-ever surveys of solicitors’ firms has found. It said employment, family and corporate / commercial specialists also performed better than average.
Tags: ABS, Alternative business structures, external investment, family law, Law Society, legal aid, Legal Services Board, personal injury
Posted in Alternative business structures, Latest news, Legal Services Board, Market monitor
Co-op launches fixed-fee family law service
Thursday, 20 September 2012Co-operative Legal Services (CLS) has today launched its much-touted family law operation in London, offering services on a fixed fee as standard. CLS, which was one of the first three alternative business structures, has so far recruited 22 fee-earners.
Tags: Co-op, family law, fixed fees
Posted in Latest news, Market monitor
Liverpool firm becomes first family law ABS
Wednesday, 29 August 2012A Liverpool-based practice has become the first specialist family law firm to become an alternative business structure. Tracey Miller Family Law will use its new status to allow business development manager Anthony Hool to take a minority stake in the firm.
Tags: ABS, Alternative business structures, family law
Posted in Alternative business structures, Latest news, Market monitor
Family specialist calls on lawyer mediators to unite in fight against new competition
Thursday, 5 July 2012A family law practitioner from Wakefield is calling on solicitors, barristers and chartered legal executives to unite to promote to the public the benefits of lawyer mediators over non-lawyer competitors.
Tags: Co-op, family law
Posted in Latest news, Market monitor
Law firms team up to launch fixed-fee collaborative law one-stop shop
Friday, 11 May 2012A group of 15 law firms in Yorkshire and the north-east have joined forces with a specialist divorce coach and independent financial adviser to offer what they say is the first fixed-fee collaborative divorce service. There are plans to expand Dovetail Divorce Solutions across the country.
Tags: family law, fixed fees
Posted in Latest news, Market monitor
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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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