Will Aid returns and highlights wider benefit to firms in recruitment message
Charity campaign Will Aid 2026 returns in November, with law firms across the country encouraged to join the campaign to write wills for clients in exchange for donations to charity. The campaign takes place each year throughout November, with participating solicitors volunteering their time to write basic wills and, instead of charging their usual fees, […]
Scholarship aims to support diversity in contentious trusts and probate work
Lawyers from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds are to benefit from a new scholarship designed to support greater diversity in contentious trusts and probate law. The Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists (ACTAPS) has awarded two Access Scholarships for the 2026 intake of its specialist qualification course at the University of Law – […]
Applications open for government-funded AI lawtech incubator
Applications for a government-funded legal tech incubator launched by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) are now open, with submissions encouraged from across legal services. Legal services is the first sector to participate in the AI Growth Lab (AIGL), a government-led advisory sandbox intended to accelerate the development and deployment of AI products […]
What private client and conveyancing have in common when it comes to technology
As a non-practising solicitor and workflow team manager, Marie Harrison-Stradling has experience of introducing legal technology from both a legal and a technology viewpoint. And with practical experience in both conveyancing and private client work, she explores the similarities between the two and explains why private client can learn a lot from conveyancing when it […]