http://www.vololegal.com/ en-gb john - jpritchard@nospam.com jpritchard@nospam.com Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:44:37 +0100 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:44:37 +0100 http://backend.userland.com/rss e107 (http://e107.org) 60 Search VoloLegal query http://www.vololegal.com/search.php http://www.vololegal.com/news.php?item.149.1 Following an increase in business due to the popularity of SOS Connect for integrated case and practice management among mid-tier firms, Solicitors Own Software is expanding its team of people. Experienced marketer Liza Malagoli joins as the new marketing executive while the line-up of workflow consultants is strengthened with the appointment of  Abi Smith and Brian Christensen.]]> darren<dpearce@nospam.com> Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:33:08 +0100 http://www.vololegal.com/news.php?item.149.1 http://www.vololegal.com/news.php?item.148.1 Mark Keeley, a partner at leading law firm Freeth Cartwright, has qualified as a Mediator through the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Group’s Civil and Commercial Mediation Course.]]> darren<dpearce@nospam.com> Wed, 04 Aug 2010 13:45:28 +0100 http://www.vololegal.com/news.php?item.148.1 http://www.vololegal.com/news.php?item.147.1 Toller Beattie LLP, the well-established and progressive law firm based in Barnstaple has fully implemented SOS  Connect from Solicitors Own Software and today introduces a 24 x 7 service to offer clients on-line access to track their case notes. The customisation of Connect to meet individual fee earners’ requirements greatly assisted buy-in for the new system, which together with the significant strides towards a paperless office and a highly streamlined operation contributed to Toller Beattie picking up the Federation of Small Businesses’ (FSB) awards for best use of IT and overall Devon county winner last month.]]> darren<dpearce@nospam.com> Wed, 04 Aug 2010 13:41:48 +0100 http://www.vololegal.com/news.php?item.147.1 http://www.vololegal.com/news.php?item.146.1 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.

]]> darren<dpearce@nospam.com> Thu, 22 Jul 2010 08:04:08 +0100 http://www.vololegal.com/news.php?item.146.1 http://www.vololegal.com/news.php?item.145.1 Wright Hassall LLP has chosen Linetime for their market leading debt recovery solution DebtimeSQL – part of the Liberate legal software suite.

]]> darren<dpearce@nospam.com> Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:20:37 +0100 http://www.vololegal.com/news.php?item.145.1 http://www.vololegal.com/news.php?item.144.1 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?

]]> darren<dpearce@nospam.com> Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:56:31 +0100 http://www.vololegal.com/news.php?item.144.1 http://www.vololegal.com/news.php?item.142.1 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.

]]> darren<dpearce@nospam.com> Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:45:27 +0100 http://www.vololegal.com/news.php?item.142.1 http://www.vololegal.com/news.php?item.141.1 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.”

]]> darren<dpearce@nospam.com> Wed, 26 May 2010 11:58:37 +0100 http://www.vololegal.com/news.php?item.141.1 http://www.vololegal.com/news.php?item.140.1 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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