We are thrilled to introduce our new Future Stars Programme which is there to support people wanting to enter into the profession by offering both practical and financial support.
The Future Stars Programme is designed to support either people from the Manchester and Salford region or people wanting to qualify into the profession in order to work in Manchester or Salford – whether that be as a solicitor or a barrister. Manchester Law Society has an unrivalled network within the region which it can rely upon to unlock opportunities and to help grow and develop the local profession.
Read all about the benefits of the programme and how you can get involved here.
We will also be holding a launch event on 8th November where we will provide a more detailed introduction to the Future Stars Programme and which will provide you with an opportunity to meet various people from all parts of the profession. To secure your place at the launch event please complete this booking form.
We are delighted to present our first podcast from the Manchester Law Society Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Committee: Views on gender equality in the legal profession – how can we do better?
This series aims to shine a spotlight on the various strands of diversity in the legal profession, engaging with panelists with lived experience who can talk about those experiences, providing advice and presenting a realistic picture of where we are and where we would like to be.
In this episode we hear from Melanie McGuirk, Partner at Pannone Corporate LLP, Emma Lewis, Managing Director at EL Law and Naana Kufuor, Solicitor at JMW Solicitors LLP.
Melanie, Emma, and Naana discuss their experiences as women working in the law, people who have inspired and supported them, challenges they have faced, and things they would like to see improved.
Please listen, subscribe and review the podcast here.
Our friends at Manchester Camerata pride themselves on being relentlessly pioneering and have a long history of collaborative research. Be it working with top academics in the field of dementia or working with new technologies to explore what's next in the world of performance; as an organisation, they put research at the heart of what we do.
In their latest project, they are teaming up with The University of Manchester and the RNCM to investigate the psychological and physiological differences between experiencing live and digital music.
They are currently recruiting participants to take part in this project, which involves measuring audience responses to a private performance from a string quartet. So, if you think you can spare a couple of hours in the daytime on the weekend of the 17th/18th of September in Manchester, they'd love to hear from you.
We are delighted to bring you details of our Private Client month of webinars.
Every Wednesday in October we will be hosting a lunch time webinar for the Private Client sector.
Each session will run from 12:30 to 13:30 and will be hosted by Rebecca Clarke, Chair of our Private Client Committee, and are kindly sponsored by our friends at Shard Capital.
You can book on to a single session or join as many as your diary allows!
Cost to attend:
MLS Members free of charge
Non-members £10.00 + VAT per session
The sessions are:
5th October 2022: Variation of Trusts Act 1958 with Oliver Marre of 5 Stone Buildings
12th October 2022: Rectification with Paul Lakin of Kings Chambers
19th October 2022: S116 applications with Simon Charles of St Johns Building Chambers
26th October 2022: Promissory Estoppel with Philip Jenkins of Ten Old Square
Date: Monday 19 September 2022 Time: 6.00.pm for 6.30pm Location: Fountain House, The Memorial Hall Albert Square Manchester M3 5PF Cost to attend: £45.00+VAT (£54 in total) (Includes a welcome drink, three course meal and half a bottle of wine or soft drink)
Manchester Professionals Dinner Club is back!
Join us for our next event at the Fountain House on 19 September to enjoy some fabulous food (full menu here) and informal networking.
For more information or to book your place click here.
When SearchFlow interviewed commercial real estate lawyers about technology in 2021, two-thirds of law firms told us they had a defined digitisation roadmap, yet only 29% of firms were actively using AI and automation. It was clear that, while AI is recognised as an important enabler for law firms, there was still uncertainty about embracing it – for many, the leap just seemed too big.
But we are changing that, by pursuing AI-led product innovation, hand-in-hand with our law firm customers. The result for those customers? A strong use case and accessible entry point to adopting AI as a tech enabler. Less of a giant leap and more of a comfortable and certain step forward.
The innovations in question, Title Data Service and Interpreted Search, harness AI to tackle the challenge of time-consuming title risk assessment, rapidly accelerating the task without compromising on rigour. One early user, a commercial real estate client, used Title Data Service to draw down OC1s from HM Land Registry and apply AI to layer on title risk insights on a single 150-property portfolio transaction, resulting in a near-automatic visual breakdown of title risk. They reported that the fee-earning and professional support time saved on this transaction translated to cost savings of an estimated £10,000. The firm is now moving confidently and decisively towards AI, telling us: “There’s that old adage that lawyers and technology don't mix, but this is a super-easy step into AI-enabled legaltech.”
AI is here to stay and for property law firms, its considerable benefits are just a small step, not a giant leap, away. Tools like SearchFlow’s Title Data Service and Interpreted Search are a great place to start reaping the rewards. And if that sounds like a step you’d like to take, talk to us.
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