Could a new software launch change the will writing industry?
WillSuite – a tech startup which aims to change the Will writing industry through its online software package, has now been launched to Will Writers, Financial Advisors and Solicitors across the country to streamline the Will writing and estate planning process in one easy-to-use system costing just £89/month (or as little as £1.50 per document). […]
Amount firms lose to cyber criminals jumps 40% in 12 months
The amount UK law firms lose to criminals online has risen by 40% over the last year, with firms losing an estimated £2.53 million in the six months to April this year. According to accountants Hazlewoods, who say they specialise in work for the legal profession, that’s a significant jump from the same period a […]
Ever more clients accessing legal services online
Just over 1 in 4 legal service users are receiving their services online, up from 20% four years ago. The findings come from a YouGov survey compiled on behalf of the Legal Services Consumer Panel. Many of the findings of the survey echo previous reports. However many also contradict other recent reports. This report claims […]
Kings Court Trust’s technology helps partners to gain greater Insight
As an estate administration specialist, Kings Court Trust is proud of its reputation for providing clients and business partners with a market leading service. In recent years the business has invested heavily in developing technology that is designed to make dealing with them as straightforward as possible. This was the premise behind last year’s relaunch […]
LawyerLocate referral service to launch in UK in September
Canadian legal comparison and referral website LawyerLocate.ca is set to launch in the UK in September. The original Canadian website was established fifteen years ago and allows potential clients to browse for legal professionals by region, city and area of specialisation, with each individual lawyer having their own individual profile, detailing their individual areas of […]
New Today’s Wills & Probate Website Launches
Welcome, dear readers, to the new look Today’s Wills & Probate. It’s been a little while in the pipeline, but I’m very pleased with how it looks. It’s going to change how we work a little, being much more image rich compared with our previous site, but we will still be focusing on quality stories […]
What is Google ‘My Business’ and how can it help generate wills and probate enquiries?
Editor Assist is offering a free Google My Business health check as part of our service.
Launch of Editorial Publicity Programme for Wills & Probate Sector
The founders of Today’s Wills and Probate have launched Editor Assist, a monthly subscription service aimed at helping will writers and probate professionals reach their communities through tailored news and editorial content. The service, priced from £100 per month, is aimed at establishing its subscribers as voices of authority in their local areas on the […]
Local newspaper notice placement for deceased estates now online
The Gazette now offers a complete deceased estates notice placement service, so you can place a notice in both a local newspaper and online in The Gazette in one easy step. This service has been developed as a result of feedback from probate professionals, who expressed an interest in placing notices in both a local […]
Discover the Safe4 mobile interface
The development programme for Safe4 continues to bring forward additional capabilities, to enhance the service by increasing the functionality and flexibility of the system.
Julian Bryan appointed Chair of Legal Software Suppliers Association
The Managing Director of Quill Pinpoint has been appointed the chair of the Legal Software Suppliers Association. Julian Bryan takes over from Matt Lancaster, Sales and Marketing Director for Osprey Legal Cloud. Julian Bryan, LSSA Chair said: “I’m delighted to be picking up the chairman’s baton and build on the successes of my predecessors. With […]
Safe4 and SmartForms to work together
With a close fit between the preparation of fact-find documents and the generation of a full inheritance plan for a client, SmartForms and Safe4 are working together to bring the combined solution.
Legal tech company ULS announces Will Writing Comparison venture
The parent company of comparison services eConveyancer and compareprobate.co.uk has announced a new venture aimed at providing comparison services for will writers. ULS Technology PLC announced the move with two unnamed partners to the London Stock Exchange last week. The announcement read: “ULS Technology PLC, the provider of online technology platforms for the UK conveyancing […]
Nearly half of firms have experienced an IT data breach
Nearly half of UK companies have experienced a data breach according to the 2016 security pressures report from Trustwave. The survey of 1,414 IT professionals globally, including 204 from the UK, also found that unauthorised file transfers were the biggest worry of IT decision makes when it came to security threats inside an organisation, with […]
Online probate could be a reality within 12 months.
Probate could be conducted entirely online by early 2017 according to the President of the Family Division of the High Court. Divorce proceedings could also be amongst the first to move almost entirely online according to Sir James Munby who made mention of the coming change during a speech at the annual dinner of the […]
Keep it simple (Will they, or won’t they?)
Following the death of a loved one, the last thing your clients want to have to think about is the multitude of estate administration tasks. There are many vital elements they need to consider – and it seems there’s an app that could help. Simplify is an app developed for estate management, to ensure people […]
Wheeler dealer (Will they, or won’t they?)
After the death of a loved one, there are many areas for concern for your clients, including administration issues that you may or may not handle already. This week’s tweet refers to a situation whereby a relative has passed away and the person is unsure which company needs to manage the various parts of the […]
The search continues (Will they, or won’t they?)
As previously reported by Today’s Wills & Probate, there is frequent call on social media for either will writers, probate practitioners and estate planners to join local networking groups, as well as requests for help on particular issues from potential clients. Do you include social media within your business development strategy? Will this become the […]
A record year for Certainty Expert Webinars
As the 2015 Certainty Expert Webinar season draws to a conclusion, with a successful seminar on 26th November having been delivered to around 800 delegates, Certainty are calling for feedback and ideas for who you would like to deliver talks for the 2016 Certainty Expert Webinars series. Certainty say their aim is to provide the […]
App-solutely essential (Will they, or won't they?)
An app has been launched that aims to encourage will writing. Is this what the country needs in order to increase the number of people holding a valid will? Will revolutionary products such as this catch on? Please share your thoughts in the comment section below. Even if you’ve only got a tiny house you […]