In a series of short excerpts from a new book, Dan Warburton shares his insight on how law firm owners and senior managers can increase their profits by being better at delegating their workload. Over
In the first episode of the fourth series of the Today’s Wills and Probate Podcast, host David Opie is joined by Alison Hesketh of TimeFinders; a service best described as providing later life admin support.
Two outsourced marketing agencies focusing specifically on legal and professional services have announced a strategic collaboration to support clients across country. Consortium – More than Marketing, based in Worthing, Sussex has joined forces with Mighty
Law firm mutual and membership body LawNet has announced a change at the top of it’s leadership team as CEO Chris Marston will step down in June 2025 after eleven years in the role, to
Today’s Media, publishers of Today’s Wills and Probate and organisers of The British Wills and Probate Awards, are delighted to announce the launch of a *brand new* event for the wills, probate, tax, trusts and
Ahead of the launch of an exciting new initiative in 2025 related to Risk Management within legal services firms, Today’s Media is surveying law firms on which risks to their business most concerns them; what
Thank you to all our Today’s Wills and Probate readers, subscribers and contributors for your support in 2024. It has been another busy year in the wills and probate and wider private client and estate
2024 has been a year of growth and development for Today’s Wills and Probate networking group Women in Wills. Women in Wills was set up in 2017 by Karen Babington to provide Collaboration, Insight and
A new recruitment agency dedicated to the legal services sector has opened its doors to ‘address the evolving needs of the legal sector’ says its founders. VacantC Legal Recruitment has been co-founded by Bold Legal
Law firm membership body LawNet hosted their latest annual awards in Birmingham with Thames Valley and Berkshire based Gardner Leader LLP, Kent-based Berry & Lamberts Solicitors collecting key awards on the night. The awards are
Newly released research suggests law firms are spending around a quarter of their marketing on social media advertising, despite nearly one in four partners dismissing it as a ‘waste of time.’ “TikTok or TikNot? Law
A Kent and London law firm has described how it is ‘rewriting the rule book’ by appointing three new managing partners to take the firm forward into 2025. Bromley-headquartered Thackray Williams will appoint three new
The Law Society of England and Wales has hit back at the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s consultation on the future of law firms holding client. ‘Client money in legal services – safeguarding consumers and providing redress’
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has launched its anticipated consultation on client money in legal services to review whether it remains appropriate for law firms to continue to hold significant funds in their accounts. The
What is the current sentiment across the profession around wills, probate, client experience, speed of administration, attitude toward financial services… that is the topic of the latest Today’s Wills and Probate which delves into the
Private client law membership body The Association of Lifetime Lawyers has raised concerns about what it describes as misrepresentation of legal process in a recent episode of EastEnders. In the episode, one of the characters
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has sounded a warning to firms reliant on client account interest income with a consultation to be launched next week which may result in reform of accounts rules and changes
The Property (Digital Assets etc) Bill is a groundbreaking piece of legislation introduced in the UK Parliament that aims to clarify the legal status of digital assets. It aims to, for the first time in
Consultant or platform law firms continue to grow with 4000 lawyers reported to be operating under the fee sharing model in England and Wales according to the latest insight. Despite it remaining a small fraction
Legal Services Director at Kings Court Trust Charlotte Toogood joins the latest Today’s Wills and Probate podcast to impart her experience of working in estate administration over the last 16 years. With contentious probate on
Today’s Wills and Probate Host David Opie is joined by Birketts’ Head of the Private Wealth Dispute Team Bernadette Baker and Partner in the team Kate Harris to discuss the case of Leonard v Leonard;
Comparisons between consumer sentiment in England and Wales have been published identifying broadly positive views of the accessibility, trust and quality of legal services in the two countries. Legal Services Consumer Panel’s Tracker Survey is
A Manchester-based legal start-up is adopting artificial intelligence (AI) to ‘speed up and simplify’ the process of managing their probate estates. My Probate Solicitors (MPS) has been co-founded by Tasnim Khalid, Paul Gotch, Nicola Walker,
As one of the disruptors in the wake of the Legal Services Act 2007 QualitySolicitors (QS) was launched in 2009 with the ambition to help the high street fight back against the anticipated onslaught of
QualitySolicitors (QS) has announced it has brought an independent body of accountancy practices under a new multi-disciplinary umbrella group to ‘enhance capability, drive sustainable growth and improve efficiency, effectiveness and safety’ of member firms. CharterGroup,
The British Wills and Probate Awards 2024, sponsored by CTT Group, welcomed 450 practitioners in person, and over 200 online via the live stream, to recognise and celebrate the work of firms, individuals and businesses
Free and low cost will schemes are an established part of the wills and probate sector, providing charities with valuable legacy income streams, and practitioners with their largest source of lead generation. The latest Today’s
By this time next week the winners of The British Wills and Probate Awards 2024, sponsored by CTT Group, will have been revealed at the glitzy ceremony hosted at Manchester’s Kimpton Clocktower Hotel. The awards
After a short summer break, the Women in Wills group is back and has hosted two events for its members in September. The group had a record number of attendees register for ‘Will in Different
Dean Morgan is the Managing Director of a franchise of Grey Matters Consultancy; a business founded with the aim of meeting the needs of those in retirement at the point they need additional assistance, and
Belfast-based insurance underwriters Prestige Underwriting have launched a short term unoccupied property insurance product specifically designed for probate property to cover empty properties for up to 12 months. The service caters for periods of three
A Bedford-based law firm has cemented itself as one of the largest (by volume) probate practices in England and Wales with its first acquisition of 2024. Premier Solicitors has today (25th September) acquired Trustd Legal