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Clio is a leading provider of cloud-based legal software, providing lawyers with low-barrier, affordable solutions to manage and grow their firms more effectively, more profitably, and with better client experiences. Clio has sought to reimagine how lawyers manage their firms by equipping them with the tools they need to run their firms from any device, anywhere.
Clio is the most widely recommended cloud-based legal technology and has a global customer base of 150,000.
Clio’s products include:
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Clio Manage: The leading legal practice management software that helps legal practitioners manage clients, organise cases, automate tasks, and streamline billing.
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Clio Grow: A client intake and legal CRM software which streamlines and automates the client intake process, helping lawyers schedule consultations and automate tasks, emails and workflows.
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The Clio Suite: A solution that combines Clio Manage and Clio Grow to offer unmatched performance and an end-to-end software solution for law firms. With easy data synchronisation, firms can standardise their processes and automate tasks throughout the client lifecycle.
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Proudly sponsoring Entertainment & Media Board
etiCloud is the leading Managed Services provider for professional services firms in the UK. With a reputation for outstanding service, we provide IT Infrastructure, Communications, Legal Tech Software and Security that help over 200 law firms to excel.
As Public Cloud specialists, working with Microsoft Azure and IBM Cloud, we developed our fully managed Agile Digital Workplace, a resilient and cyber-secure cloud-based platform that allows users to work securely anytime, anywhere. This enables a truly agile digital workplace and improves cost and time efficiencies across the board.
We are also the exclusive reseller of Tessaract, a ground-breaking legal practice management and workflow automation tool. Enabling you to manage your law firm from one system, it even includes a comprehensive accounting system. With a full reporting system embedded, you get total visibility across the firm putting you in control of business strategy.
Combined with support from our customer excellence team, our 90-Day Money Back Assurance, and an unrivalled level of service, let us help you to implement tomorrow’s technology, today.
Proudly sponsoring the Corporate Social Responsibility Award
Landmark Information is the UK’s leading provider of land and property search information, including digital mapping and environmental risk reports for property professionals. It provides a range of location-based risk reports for property transactions, as part of the conveyancing process, for both residential and commercial sectors in England, Wales and Scotland.
Its dedicated, personal approach supports the legal services market in accessing highly detailed property and environmental due diligence reports that can be relied upon, in line with Law Society and SRA requirements.
Landmark offers a comprehensive, flexible and continually evolving range of services to support every type of property transaction. It interprets risk and provides clear, concise guidance and solutions where risk is identified to ensure that conveyancers are not only meeting their regulatory requirements but that transactions progress smoothly.
Landmark’s reports provide insight and intelligence on a wide range of areas, including:
- Flood Risk
- Contaminated Land
- Ground Stability
- Planning
- Energy & Infrastructure
- Mining Risk
- Subsidence & Sinkholes
- Climate Change
Working closely with data providers including Ordnance Survey, the Environment Agency, the Coal Authority and the British Geological Survey enables Landmark to offer current and historical environmental risk management information and desktop mapping solutions for the property industry.
Proudly sponsoring Champagne Reception
The Cashroom Ltd exists to cost effectively deal with the day to day administration of a law firm’s finance function, ensure compliance with the Solicitor’s Accounts Rules, and provide firms with management information and Management Accounts. We provide the time and the information allowing solicitors to focus on their business.
Our legal cashiering service is delivered remotely by teams of qualified cashiers, working in our offices. We use our client’s own practice management system whatever that system may be (there is no need to change system), logging on remotely to run their finance function, as if we were in the room next door. The data and postings all remain on the client’s own system. Our client firms have specific key contacts within The Cashroom who very much work as their own team.
We also provide an outsourced management accounting service delivering management accounts and management information to law firms quickly and economically, often to firms who could not afford to employ a full time accountant. More importantly, we work with clients to analyse that information, helping them understand their firm’s finances more clearly by delivering clear packs of information showing trends and performance pictorially and with commentary.
Proudly sponsoring Costs Lawyer of the Year
The Association of Costs Lawyers (ACL) is a membership body representing and promoting the status and interests of Cost Lawyers in England and Wales. Founded in 1977, the Association was granted authorised body status in 2007 and is a front-line regulator, able to authorise its members to undertake the reserved legal activities of litigation and advocacy. In recognition of this new-found status, ACL changed its name from the Association of Law Costs Draftsmen in 2011. Costs Lawyers are regulated by the Costs Lawyer Standards Board. www.costslawyer.co.uk
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Proudly sponsoring Law Firm of the Year
Perfect Portal is an award-winning digital onboarding and client-centric solution for law firms. Since our inception in 2014, we always put the solicitor at the heart of everything we do. We offer market-leading technology that is continuously evolving to ensure law firms remain one step ahead of their competitors.
Perfect Portal has actively facilitated the transition of law firms into a more technologically advanced era. By leveraging Perfect Portal's integrated system your firm will capture, manage, and convert leads efficiently, creating a seamless transition from initial contact to a fully branded onboarding process, which therefore empowers your law firm to focus on what you do best – practising law.
Ultimately, the client experience lies at the heart of Perfect Portal's mission. Our solutions have not only improved the efficiency of legal processes but have also added tangible value to the client journey. From initial lead generation to the resolution of legal matters, our solutions have paved the way for a more seamless and client-centric experience. Increased transparency, streamlined communication, and efficient client onboarding have collectively contributed to heightened client satisfaction, establishing Perfect Portal as a key player in shaping the future of the legal sector.
Proudly sponsoring Outstanding Achievement
Frenkel Topping Group is a long-established family of businesses who are tried, tested and trusted. We are always available to provide advice and technical support to our legal Clients and those they represent. We support lawyers and their Clients with a concierge approach to anything they may need throughout the litigation journey.
The family of firms provide specialist services to claimants and their professional representatives in the field of personal injury and clinical negligence.
With more than 30 years' experience in the industry, Frenkel Topping has earned a reputation for commercial astuteness underpinned by a strong moral obligation to its clients, employees and wider society, with a continued focus on its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) impact and on track to achieve B-Corps status in the near future.
Visit frenkeltoppinggroup.co.uk for more information.
Proudly sponsoring Lawyer of the Year
Fraser and Fraser is home to expert genealogists and probate researchers who offer you and your clients a first-class service. At the forefront of the industry, we support legal professionals to locate missing beneficiaries and heirs worldwide.
All our case managers are registered under the Professional Paralegal Register (PPR) regulated by the Institute of Paralegals (IoP), we are an award-winning ISO 9001, 27001, 14001 and 45001 accredited business.
Offering a range of services;
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And more!
We pride ourselves on our commitment and clarity, treating each referral on a case-by-case basis. We’re happy to answer your questions, please do get in touch.
Proudly sponsoring Business Growth Award
Iceberg, a division of the Paragon Banking Group, a FTSE 250 UK Company, is a specialist provider of working capital finance within the legal profession across the United Kingdom. Our core expertise lies in delivering straightforward, hassle-free funding solutions that seamlessly align with law firm’s existing banking setups.
With a legacy rooted in lending to the legal sector, Iceberg's origins can be traced back to the 1980s through Key Business Finance. Since its establishment in 2015, Iceberg has fostered enduring relationships with clients, crafting bespoke lending strategies tailored to law firm’s unique requirements. Our commitment extends from funding for Tax and VAT loans, to facilitating finance for Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII) premiums alongside addressing diverse working capital necessities. We pride ourselves on our personal service, and leverage our comprehensive suite of financial services to help guide our clients through financial challenges with confidence, ensuring sustained growth and stability within the legal landscape.
Proudly sponsoring Table Plan, Menu & Wine
Integral legal costs: no ordinary cost business!
Yes, we offer all the usual things, bills, budgets, statements of cost and advocacy but we are so much more than costs experts. We advise professional and lay clients alike as an integral part, of the process no matter which side we work on.
Our ethos is always to be commercial and not to shy away from delivering tough messages to protect our clients’ recoveries and reputation.
Getting paid is obviously fundamental for any business – at Integral Legal we understand that this starts from the day your client signs up and continues through to settlement of any case – which is why our retainer review service has been so popular together with our bespoke CPD accredited training. For a lawyer there can be nothing worse than winning a case then finding out you are at risk of not getting paid by your losing opponent, or even your client because of a technicality.
If our clients thrive - we all do
We also advise funders - offering tailored auditing services to ensure their investments are protected.
Client Service is at the heart of everything we do. Our team of highly qualified expert Cost Lawyers have the exceptional commercial understanding our clients have come to expect.
Integral Legal Costs – a fundamental part of your team.
Proudly sponsoring Female Trailblazer of the Year
Pro-Gen Research is a leading provider of specialised probate research services with over 15 years of experience supporting the legal sector. The firm offers tailored solutions to assist legal professionals, executors, and deputies in resolving complex estate and Court of Protection matters. Key services include:
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tracing missing beneficiaries
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verifying family trees
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international bankruptcy searches
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retrieving vital documents such as birth, marriage, and death certificates.
Renowned for its friendly yet professional approach, Pro-Gen Research is committed to making every client feel valued and supported. By combining advanced tools, proprietary databases, and a global network of research partners with in-depth genealogical expertise, the firm delivers accurate, efficient, and actionable results. Its innovative methods integrate traditional techniques with modern technology, enabling the resolution of even the most challenging cases, including multi-jurisdictional estate matters.
As an Industry Partner of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEX) and a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists, Pro-Gen Research upholds the highest ethical and professional standards. With transparent communication and ongoing support, the firm has built a trusted reputation among legal professionals, delivering reliable, comprehensive solutions with a personal touch that adds significant value to every case.
Proudly sponsoring Awards Programme
Stewart Title Limited (www.stewarttitle.co.uk) has been working with property lawyers for over 30 years to provide Title Insurance to allow transactions to complete swiftly and safely.
Conveyancers working remotely or in the office have access to our intuitive, easy to use ordering system Stewart Online Solution (www.stewartsolution.com). Cover for residential, commercial or mixed-use properties is available up to £20,000,000 in 3 simple steps.
Our widely experienced and specialist Underwriters can provide Bespoke policies for a whole range of title problems, both complex and otherwise. Where the defect is unusual or uncommon a policy can be tailored to your requirements.
Working closely with our colleagues in other jurisdictions, we can provide policies to cover properties in Scotland, Northern Ireland and throughout Europe.
For m ore details or to arrange a demonstration contact us BDUK@stewart.com
Stewart Title Limited is fully regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority.
Proudly sponsoring Boutique Law Firm of the Year (1-10 Employees)
LEAP is a cloud-based legal practice management solution that enables law firms to manage their practice and matters more efficiently and profitably from anywhere, at any time and on any device.
Occupying a unique position in the legal software market, its powerful features expand beyond traditional practice management systems, leveraging the power of AI to enhance efficiency, productivity, and modernisation within law firms. By re-investing over £13 million every year into research and development, LEAP ensures continuous innovation and is the perfect partner for your firm's long-term growth.
LEAP revolutionises the way law firms operate by providing matter management, document automation, legal accounting, automatic time recording, and workflow optimisation, ultimately increasing efficiencies. Built with clients in mind, LEAP is suited across all common areas of law and includes powerful AI tools to help future-proof law firms.
As a highly secure cloud-based solution you eliminate the need for a server, reducing hardware and support costs, simplifying your IT infrastructure. Running your entire firm from one application, eliminates the mess, confusion and risk that comes with using multiple programs and databases for different areas of practice or parts of the business.
For more information visit leap.co.uk and book a demo today.
Proudly sponsoring Supporting the Industry (1-25 Employees)
Conscious Solutions has been helping law firms become more successful online for 21 years. We do this through website design, search engine optimisation (SEO), pay-per-click (PPC) advertising, social media, legal copywriting, digital PR and more.
We understand that for a law firm, it’s not just about having a website; it’s about what you do with it that counts, so we strive to create a tailor-fit solution for your firm to achieve as much website traffic as possible.
Or, your website might be ‘good enough’, and what you need is help with better conversion from your website into leads. Services such as User Experience (UX) analysis or Return on Investment (ROI) analysis might be needed to help understand what is going wrong.
Whatever digital marketing solution you need, we’re here to guide and advise you through the whole process.
A love of orange sometimes makes it easier to work with us!
Proudly sponsoring the Invitation
Document Direct is the UK’s leading digital dictation, typing, transcription and document production e-bundling company working with over 450 UK and international law firms.
We improve response times supporting your own client service, significantly reduce your typing costs (by up to 50%) and just generally make your professional life easier.
Our highly skilled UK-based team work 24/7 help deliver error-free security compliant and completely confidential transcriptions back to you in as little as an hour.
There’s no premium for urgent work and no minimum contract. We operate a pay-as-you-go model so you only ever pay for the work you send us.
Our dictation app is free to use and we have experience working with all of the leading suppliers of digital dictation software and CMS providers to integrate seamlessly with your existing tech stack.
Our many ISO accreditations and endorsements will provide the comfort you need around the issues of security and confidentiality
Using our service will give your staff more time to perform the value-added tasks that make your clients happier. We estimate a like-for like saving of over 40% on your typing costs and can improve your turnaround time by more than 50%.
For more information, visit https://www.documentdirect.co.uk/
Proudly sponsoring Rising Star of the Year
Actionstep is a law firm management platform that connects, organises, and automates all the work that happens at midsize law firms. Actionstep's empowers firms to get total control over their future success. Our law firm management platform is built to adapt to a firm’s unique strengths and goals, supporting firms to modernise and build a firm advantage in the legal marketplace. With connected features, like client intake, matter management, document management, time tracking, billing, legal accounting, and business reporting, Actionstep equips firms to do their work efficiently, delight clients, manage firm profitability, grow and oversee your firm.
Proudly sponsoring Managing Partner of the Year
Verify 365 is the award-winning AML, KYC, and KYB client onboarding platform, designed by legal experts to address the specific needs and challenges of solicitors, conveyancers, and estate agents.
Verify 365 combines nine essential elements in one seamless solution: Biometric ID Verifications, Global Address Checks, Source of Funds Checks, eSignatures, ePayments, eForms, PEPs & Sanctions Checks, KYB Checks, and Property Searches. Because our verification checks are global, your client can complete their checks from anywhere in the world through our beautifully crafted, easy to use app.
Crafted within the guidelines set by the SRA, our proprietary Biometric ID Verification technology, DynamicID, ensures you achieve the HM Land Registry’s coveted ‘Safe Harbour’ status. In addition to this, we are also a UK-Government-certified digital identity service provider (IDSP). Meeting the most stringent data and security regulations, our ID & AML verifications ensure your client can complete their checks in a matter of minutes.
We are industry leaders within the legal technology space, offering innovative solutions that ensure law firms can meet their compliance and due diligence obligations. Built on two decades of legal expertise, we understand the challenges and we have created viable, seamless solutions that will transform your client onboarding processes.
Proudly sponsoring Boutique Law Firm of the Year (11+ Employees)
Outsourced legal cashiering for law firms of all sizes. From sole practitioners to SMEs and law firms with multiple branches, Numero are the experts in Legal Cashiering. Whatever the size of your business and whatever accounting software you use – we can work together. Whether we’re a permanent extension to your accounts team, or a helping hand as and when you need it, when it comes to legal cashiering we’ve got every aspect of your accounts covered.
Our legal cashiering function allows you to pass on your finance function to professionals and save yourself time and money in the process whilst keeping your firms accounts compliant and accountable. Your business matters to us. That’s why we’ll always make sure to get to know what makes you and your business unique, so that we can provide outsourced legal cashiering that’s tailored to you.
Your business doesn’t move in a straight line. Your outsourced cashiering shouldn’t either
Info@numeroaccounts.com | 0161 533 0119
Proudly sponsoring Diversity & Inclusion Award
Empower your employees with specialist lawyer & paralegal qualifications from Law Training Centre.
All routes delivered including SQE, CLC, CILEX, Notary Public & NALP.
Multiple pathways – complete choice for every aspiration.
Whether you need to develop Solicitors, Notaries, CILEX Lawyers, Licensed Conveyancers, Probate Practitioners or Paralegals, we deliver all the routes under one roof. We guide firm leaders to make choices that align with both your firm and your people’s goals.
Navigating the choice – removing the stress
With so much choice available it can feel overwhelming for law firm leaders to manage all the options. Things have changed radically since most partners qualified and there simply is not the time to stay abreast of all the changes.
We simplify the complexity and remove stress. By bringing HR experience and specialist qualification knowledge to the process, our Legal Talent Development Team will work with you to create the right plans to secure your future talent pipeline.
By Lawyers for Lawyers
To boost success for your law firm staff, we’ve broken down barriers to studying with many firsts for the industry, including on-demand learning, online exams, direct tutor access and more. When your teams learn with us, you will have a contact on hand throughout their studies, leaving you free to carry on with the business of running your firm.
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Proudly Sponsoring the Paralegal of the Year Award
Auxilio take the pressure off busy law firms like yours, doing repetitive, time-consuming legal work quickly, accurately and on your terms.
CORPORATE & COMMERCIAL | CONVEYANCING SERVICES | KNOWLEDGE & RESEARCH
Our service brings together skilled lawyers, clever technology and smart processes, resulting in a 50% improvement in turnaround times and cost savings of up to 33%.
We provide expert support across three key service areas: Corporate & Commercial, Conveyancing and Knowledge & Research.
We support corporate and commercial practices with contract drafting and review, while assisting conveyancing firms with a range of services including title reports, management pack reports and post-completion administration. Additionally, we provide legal and business research services, giving law firms easy, timely, and cost-effective access to critical information.
Our award-winning services offer:
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Instant cost savings
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High quality service
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UK law graduates
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UK-based Account Management
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GDPR compliance
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Rigorous security protocols
We’re passionate about making lawyers’ lives better. Contact us using the details below to find out more.
Email: Info@auxiliouk.com
Phone number: 0207 031 9905
Proudly Sponsoring the Client Care Award (1-25 Employees)
Established in 2018, Teal Compliance is a full-service Risk and Compliance Consultancy that offers a unique approach to risk support for law firms. Unlike traditional compliance practices that can often be perceived as dry and remote, Teal, founded by Amy Bell, a prominent risk and compliance solicitor and returning Chair of the Law Society’s Money Laundering Task Force aims to revolutionise the compliance landscape by delivering services that truly make a difference.
At Teal, we understand that compliance should not be merely a tick-box exercise for law firms. Our mission is to provide support that goes beyond the mundane, empowering firms to combat fraud and minimise their exposure to risk.
We strive to redefine risk mitigation practices by offering services specifically designed for law firms. We believe that traditional methods often leave firms vulnerable, which is why we take a ground-up approach to develop innovative solutions that address real-life challenges. Our goal is to bring awareness to the fact that fraud and AML risks are ever-present and provide the necessary resources to help law firms proactively manage and mitigate these risks.
We believe that compliance should not be an abstract concept happening to others but something that requires active engagement and preventive action. By offering practical resources and support, we empower law firms to identify and eliminate potential risks, safeguarding their operations and reputation.
Proudly Sponsoring the Marketing and Communications Strategy of the Year
Consortium – more than marketing provides expert, outsourced marketing solutions for professional law firms and suppliers across the UK.
Growing your business should be exciting and inspiring, yet many law firms overlook this. At Consortium - more than marketing, we put creativity and fun at the heart of our approach, making marketing both effective and enjoyable. We highlight what makes you the best choice for your clients, and make sure the world knows it.
For over a decade, our passionate team has delivered outstanding results, combining industry expertise with a deep understanding of the challenges law firms face. Our clients are often firms who know they need marketing but aren’t sure where to start. We take pride in building strong relationships, truly understanding each business, and addressing their unique challenges.
Recently, we expanded our reach by partnering with a Northern marketing agency, further enhancing our services. Consortium is the trusted marketing partner for law firms seeking strategic growth and impactful marketing.
Proudly Sponsoring the Outstanding Case of the Year
Tower Forensics provides expert digital forensic services and expert witness testimony across the UK. With extensive experience in criminal and corporate investigations, our specialists deliver reliable evidence for Criminal Defence, Civil Litigation, Family Law, Employment Law, and Dispute Resolution.
Our comprehensive services include Cell Site Analysis, Mobile Phone and Computer Forensics, and Document and Email Investigations. From data preservation through to evidence presentation, Tower Forensics maintains rigorous standards to support your legal proceedings with professional, reliable forensic expertise.
towerforensics.co.uk
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Proudly Sponsoring the Workplace Wellbeing Award
Just Clear is the UK’s most trusted estate clearance service, dedicated to delivering on its mission with a sustainable, ethical, and customer-first approach. Recognised nationally for its low-carbon, zero-to-landfill commitment, the company has received media coverage from The Times, Forbes, and even a mention from Sir David Attenborough for its dedication to environmental responsibility.
With over 4,000 5-star reviews, Just Clear is proud to provide compassionate, professional, and hassle-free estate clearance services, supporting families, executors, and legal professionals through sensitive probate situations. The company champions an eco-warrior mindset, ensuring that valuable assets are ethically recovered, reused, and repurposed, contributing to a truly closed-loop recycling system.
Just Clear’s services go beyond simply removing unwanted items—it plays a crucial role in responsible resource recovery, offering clients full transparency through carbon tracking, reporting, and sustainable disposal solutions. By actively diverting items from landfill, donating to charities, and partnering with recycling specialists, Just Clear continues to set the industry standard for probate estate clearances.
With an unwavering focus on sustainability, innovation, and exceptional customer service, Just Clear remains a trailblazer in ethical estate management, redefining what it means to clear responsibly.