SOS Connect’s ability to provide a comprehensive, integrated one stop solution for case and practice management has led mfg Solicitors LLP of Kidderminster to place an order with Solicitors Own Software (SOS) for a 140 user system.


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Wright Hassall LLP has chosen Linetime for their market leading debt recovery solution DebtimeSQL – part of the Liberate legal software suite.




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With new legislation supporting Alternative Business Structures (ABS) due to come into effect next year, law firms can expect to see some big changes in the market, says Dominic Cullis, Chairman of the Legal Software Suppliers Association

With legislation supporting Alternative Business Structures (ABS) due to come into effect in 2011, change is in the air for the UK legal services sector. These modifications to the Legal Services Act are already attracting attention from outside the industry, as ABS will allow non-lawyer organisations to provide legal services to the general public for the first time, and will therefore allow much wider options in how lawyers and non-lawyers can share the management and control of a business which provides reserved legal services to the public.

As such, next year's launch of ABS is already proving to be controversial, as it will allow external investment and ownership of law firms for the first time. Firms who decide to take this route and accept third-party investment (or are indeed purchased), will no doubt face a number of new challenges. But what about traditional high street firms who simply want to retain their current model? Will the arrival of ABS have any effect on them?



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National heavyweight law firm Freeth Cartwright has been appointed to a panel to advise a Consortium of London Councils.  The four year appointment will see the firm provide legal services to the 14 boroughs that make up the Consortium.  The work will cover a number of areas including commercial, contracts, procurement & outsourcing, housing, property, PPP and PFI, planning, regeneration and construction litigation, environment, social care, child care, employment, litigation and regulatory matters.


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West Country-based Everys Solicitors has started to reap the rewards of integrating case and practice management since going live with SOS Connect from Bath-based Solicitors Own Software (SOS). Managing Partner James Griffin said;” We have already increased capacity across most departments and are working smarter. This is just the tip of the iceberg in terms of efficiency benefits, improved service to clients, including on-line services, and improving our competitiveness.”


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London-based, new start-up Matrix Legal has turned to Virtual Practices for hosted legal case management software and accounting services accessed over the Internet, as the cost-effective solution for its IT and legal book-keeping needs.


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Freeth Cartwright LLP have provided the legal advice to professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, liquidators of West Midlands International Airport Limited, who this week successfully concluded the sale of the company’s assets to Patriot Aviation Limited, a company owned by Sir Peter Rigby.


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Jackson Brierley Hudson Stoney (JBHS) is the latest long-term Solicitors Own Software customer to switch to SOS Connect for case management as well as upgrade to the latest version for a fully integrated practice, case management and legal accounts system. The aim is to drive costs down from running two different systems, save time by introducing consistent practices and serve clients better with a more streamlined operation.


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Los Angeles, CA May 11, 2010 — Leaders in trial and legal advocacy, ACT of Communication, has developed a cutting edge trial skills training program that allows law students and law professionals to directly work and learn together under the auspices of their alumni associations. Bringing together students and alumni yields both immediate and long-term benefits to all those who participate. Furthermore, it creates an interactive educational and social setting that builds relationships and mentorships that exceed the participant’s expectations.


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Regional heavyweights Freeth Cartwright scooped the Leicestershire Law Society's City Law Firm of the Year award when lawyers from all over Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland came together last Friday evening for the Society's Annual Dinner and Awards Ceremony, held at Athena.


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