18 May 2013 [China] - In China - An Online Legal Documentation Service Similar to LegalZoom
6 May 2013 [US] - Don't Divorce, Wevorce
"Ending a marriage doesn't have to be war. It doesn't have to cost months of courtroom drama. Or destroy relationships with your kids. There is another way. A better way. THE WEVORCE WAY"
This is how a new venture in the United States is promoting its family law service, offering the hope of keeping clients out of court and achieving settlements at a fraction of the cost of typical divorces. Read more via the below links:
4 May 2013 [UK] - Condemnation of UK Legal Aid Cutbacks
20 April 2013 [US] - ReInvent Law Laboratory - Innovation. Technology. Entrepreneurship.
9 April 2013 [US] - Lawyers as Peacemakers Conference
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22 March 2013 [UK] - Staff Costs Soar as Top UK Firms Pay Out Almost 50% of Revenues
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11 March 2013 [US] - 9 Redesigns to Transform Law Firms into a Modern Force
9 February 2013 [US] New Model Law Firms Expanding
Clearspire to open new offices and ramp up hiring.
Axiom raises US$28m for expansion.
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7 February 2013 [US & UK] LegalForce - New Concepts in the Marketing and Delivery of Legal Services
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7 February 2013 [UK] Pinsent Masons Enters Contracting Business
3 October 2012 [UK] - A Business With An 8 Million Person Database Enters Legal Services Market
The company Saga specialises in services to "over-50s". Read article (and comments) at the Law Society Gazette.
3 October 2012 [UK] - Secretaries Sacked as Tech Makes Lawyers More Independent
According to The Lawyer Slaughter and May "is looking to cut some 28 secretarial staff out of a total team of 165 in London." Why? Because "technological advances ... have allowed lawyers to be more independent in how they manage documents and communicate with clients." That's a reduction in secretarial headcount of 17% in the one location.
12 August 2012 [UK] - Get LegalCare Only £14.00 Per Month
4 August 2012 [UK] - Eversheds Considering an Employee Share Scheme
12 July 2012 [US] - Lawyer Search and Consultations Using Video Conferencing