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SME lobby: regulators must have power to force lawyers’ price information into public domain
Monday, 19 September 2016The Federation of Small Businesses has recommended that legal services regulators be given sweeping powers to force providers to make public wide-ranging information on pricing and client feedback. The not-for-profit organisation, which lobbies for the interests of SMEs, also advised that ‘unmet need’ among small businesses is addressed by boosting the information available on what problems might have legal remedies.
Tags: comparison sites, Federation of Small Businesses, Legal regulators, SMEs
Posted in Latest news, Regulation
“Massive space” for unregulated firms to advise SMEs, says head of online service
Wednesday, 4 May 2016The founder of an unregulated law firm offering advice to SMEs has said there is a “massive space” for similar companies to move into the market. Robert Taylor, founder of Business Law Online, said small businesses wanted a “much more commercial” approach.
Tags: Online Legal Services, SMEs, unregulated firms
Posted in Latest news, Market monitor
Website promises unbundled business law guidance to SMEs looking to enter UK
Wednesday, 13 April 2016A DIY legal guidance and forms website set up by two Korean solicitors and aimed at overseas SMEs and start-ups setting up businesses in the UK, is to launch later this year. LawXero is an unregulated platform which styles itself as “a flexible online legal information and guidance station for smart businesses looking to establish a UK presence”.
Tags: SMEs
Posted in Latest news, Market monitor
Online pioneer embraces ABS “to reassure SME clients”
Friday, 11 December 2015A pioneering online legal business aimed at SMEs has obtained an alternative business structure licence to reassure clients nervous of engaging with internet-based legal advice services that it is also a regulated law firm.
Tags: SMEs
Posted in Alternative business structures, Latest news, Market monitor
Lawyer-matching service targets bigger businesses as it secures £850,000 funding
Wednesday, 4 November 2015A lawyer-matching service originally designed for tech start-ups and SMEs has secured a second, much larger cash injection of £850,000 from a range of investors led by e-commerce specialist Forward Partners. Ih-house lawyers at large companies are now using the service to save money.
Tags: lawyer-matching services, SMEs, start-ups
Posted in Latest news, Market monitor
SME-focused comparison site plots “aggressive” expansion after funding boost
Wednesday, 22 April 2015A lawyer comparison website aimed at SMEs is poised to begin an “aggressive growth” campaign to win market share, after securing substantial investment 18 months after it launched.
Tags: SMEs
Posted in Latest news, Market monitor, Marketing & PR
Gunnercooke-backed Ignition Law launches with start-ups and SMEs in its sights
Thursday, 22 January 2015A new firm which aims to break the mould of advice to start-ups and SMEs by recruiting lawyers who run their own businesses has opened in London. It is operating as a trading name of ‘virtual firm’ gunnercooke
Tags: fixed fees, SMEs, start-ups, virtual firms
Posted in Latest news, Market monitor
Comparison site aims exclusively at SME market
Monday, 14 October 2013A comparison website claiming to be the first UK service dedicated to matching businesses to lawyers has been launched, and includes customer ratings at the end of every engagement.
Tags: comparison websites, price comparison, SMEs
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
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