Help with IT

Information technology (IT) is an essential part of the modern solicitor's practice.

As this reliance on technology grows, more and more 'e-business' and 'e-conveyancing' initiatives from the Legal Services Commission, National Land Information Service (NLIS) and HM Land Registry are being used.

If you are considering setting up or improving your IT infrastructure, there are a number of issues you should consider. These include cost-effectiveness, scaleability and security. The Law Society provides its members with guidance and assistance on the selection, implementation and use of technology within solicitors' practices.
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Software Solutions Guide

Download the Software Solutions Guide 2008 (PDF, 1.2mb)

Information security guidelines – draft version

The Law Society's information security guidelines have now been approved for wider dissemination. Readers should note that the current draft of the guidelines is based on the new Code of Conduct and that the guidelines will be amended from time to time. The draft should nevertheless provide firms with an effective framework within which to develop their own policies. You can keep abreast of changes by subscribing to the Law Society's free monthly e-business newsletter.
Read the draft information security guidelines 2006 (PDF, 240kb)
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E-mail guidelines

Read our revised email guidelines (PDF, 108kb) for solicitors (Nov 2005).

E-strategy

The Law Society's e-Strategy (PDF, 300kb) (Feb 2005) explores how solicitors currently use information and communications technology and how the legal marketplace will be transformed over the coming years. It is currently being updated.