Minerva continues to build Lunch & Learn community with three-city autumn tour
Following another successful season of industry Lunch & Learns, Minerva is extending its community-focused programme into the autumn, bringing legal professionals together across Cardiff, York and Birmingham, as well as the surrounding areas. Each location is hosted at a private dining room at The Ivy Brasserie and supported by trusted partners Elavon and Thirdfort, the […]
From grind firm to freedom firm: how SME law firm leaders can unlock profit and time
The latest episode of Osprey Approach’s Empowering Law Firm Leaders podcast explores why many law firm owners work harder without becoming more profitable – and what it takes to build a practice that delivers genuine profit, freedom and sustainability. In episode 37, Amy Bruce, marketing director at Osprey Approach, speaks to Michelle Peters, former solicitor at a […]
Thirdfort spotlights the risks of compliance workarounds in conveyancing firms
Client due diligence platform Thirdfort spotlights the risks of compliance workarounds in a new campaign. Such workarounds can put committed compliance officers under additional pressure as they seek to protect their firms from fraud and money laundering. Digital onboarding and AML technology is widely used by regulated firms in the conveyancing sector. Millions of individuals are now […]
Compliance isn’t one check: why connected processes matter for law firms
As regulatory expectations continue to place greater emphasis on evidence, consistency, and risk-based decision making, law firms need to look beyond individual compliance checks. From identity verification and AML screening to source of funds and source of wealth, risk assessments, and ongoing monitoring; It’s all part of one compliance process, yet many firms still manage […]
Exports of UK legal services reach nearly £11bn as international demand soars
Exports of UK legal services rose to almost £11 billion in 2025, as international demand soars. The new International Data Insights report published by the Law Society has revealed the global strength of English law and London’s leading position as an international legal centre. UK legal sector exports have grown by more than 60% in […]
Sharp rise in exchange times as half of agents report 17 weeks or more
More than half (51.2%) of the member agents surveyed for Propertymark’s latest housing insight report say transactions are taking over 17 weeks to complete from the point of acceptance. The figure had previously fallen to just 35.4% of agents in June, down from 40.4% in May. The rise in transaction times is a negative measure […]
Research to reveal what the future holds for the Welsh legal sector
A major research project examining the challenges, ambitions and priorities of Welsh law firms will give the sector its first opportunity to see the findings when the Welsh Legal Sector Transformation Report 2026 is unveiled in Cardiff next month. Legal News Wales and independent legal software provider Osprey Approach gathered the views of more than […]
Four tiers of AI governance: which one is your firm actually on?
In the fourth of a series on safely adopting AI, Ed Molyneux sets out a four-rung ladder from copy-paste to fully governed, and argues most firms are standing a rung lower than they think. Last week’s article described a destination: one controlled route to client data that authenticates the user, scopes access to their permissions, […]