By Aisling O’Connell, Regulatory Policy Manager at the Legal Services Board Accessing legal services can be a real challenge for small to medium enterprise (SME) businesses. Many don’t recognise their issue as a legal problem. Those that are aware don’t always know where to seek advice, how long it will take to resolve the problem,…
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New research for LawtechUK and the Legal Services Board (LSB) has revealed a gap in the market for lawtech firms to better support small to medium businesses (SMEs) deal with legal issues and reduce their unmet need. In the qualitative study, 40 SMEs from different sectors (10 of whom had previously used lawtech) were asked…
Read Research reveals market opportunity for lawtech firms to address SME’s unmet legal need
The Legal Services Board is hosting an online event to hear from people across the legal service professions in the East of England about the challenges and opportunities ahead and how we can collaborate to make a positive difference for consumers and society. Earlier this year, we launched Reshaping legal services – a consumer-focused strategy…
On Monday 20 September, the Legal Services Board hosted a virtual event for legal practitioners, academics and consumer advice groups in the West Midlands on the topic of Technology and Innovation. Please see the presentation slides: LSB West Midlands engagement event Presentation September 2021 [PDF] Please see the note from the event: LSB West Midlands…
Today, the Legal Services Board (LSB) published the findings of its review of the Faculty Office of the Archbishop of Canterbury under the Well-led standard of the LSB’s regulatory performance assessment framework. The Master of the Faculties, acting through the Faculty Office, regulates the notarial profession in England and Wales. The LSB found that the Faculty Office follows governance procedures that…
Read LSB publishes Faculty Office governance report following cooperative review
Our first Board meeting following the summer break (21 September 2021) gave us an opportunity to take a step back and reflect on some of the current issues facing the legal services sector and consider the progress being made to deliver the ambitions set out in Reshaping Legal Services – our strategy for the sector….
Today, the Legal Services Board (LSB) launched a consultation on a draft statutory statement of policy on empowering consumers. Developed following engagement with the legal services regulators and others across the sector, it outlines how the regulators should ensure that people and small businesses who need legal advice have the information they need to shop…
The Ministry of Justice is recruiting a new non-lay Board member of the Legal Services Board (LSB). As part of the recruitment campaign, the LSB hosted a webinar on 17 August 2021 for potential candidates to hear more about the work we do and what is sought for this role. The event covered the role…
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Today, the Legal Services Board (LSB) confirmed the appointment of three new members of the Board of the Office for Legal Complaints (OLC). The OLC is the Board of the Legal Ombudsman, and the LSB has made these appointments in accordance with the Legal Services Act 2007. Dale Simon CBE, a qualified barrister (not currently…
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The Legal Services Board is hosting an online event to discuss how technology and innovation can transform legal services, focusing on the West Midlands, which is leading the way in legal technology. We’re inviting practitioners, academics, legal and consumer groups based in the West Midlands to join our Board members for a discussion event, to…
Read West Midlands discussion event on technology in legal services – 20 September 2021
The Ministry of Justice is now recruiting a new non-lay Board member of the Legal Services Board (LSB) – further details are available on the Public Appointments website. The LSB is hosting a webinar on 17 August 2021 for potential candidates to hear more about the work we do and what is sought for this…
Read LSB Board member recruitment: Non-lay vacancy and webinar on 17 August 2021
Our Chair, Dr Helen Phillips, writes a blog following each Board meeting. Here she reflects on the discussion that took place at the meeting on 20 July 2021. This was the Board’s final meeting before the summer break, and the agenda contained several substantial items focused on delivering our ambition to reshape legal services to…
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