Law Society of Scotland member benefits 2021

Charles Tyrwitt

Charles Tyrwhitt offers some of the finest menswear to be found on London’s famous Jermyn Street.

Charles Tyrwhitt endeavours to produce the finest menswear, with timeless style and no compromise on quality. They are committed to ensuring their menswear is built to last, using only the finest materials sourced from every corner of the globe. 

Start with a proper shirt and discover their full collection of suits, separates, knitwear, accessories, and shoes – all with a failsafe, six-month, money-back guarantee.

Law Society of Scotland members can take advantage of Charles Tyrwhitt’s corporate discount. To access the discount, simply use the exclusive coupon code in the member section.

Pike + Bambridge

At Pike + Bambridge we do more than supply cars and commercial vehicles to businesses and individuals throughout the UK.
We are committed to ensuring that our expertise lies not just in torque and mph, but in listening to our customers and adapting our service to suit.

How we can benefit Law Society Members:

• Personal account manager
• An easy online booking system
• Access to unique offers negotiated with manufacturers
• Independent, expert and ethical advice
• Personal access to our online platform, providing you and your staff full control of your vehicles
• A tailored and bespoke service.

We believe that good business is built on great foundations. It relies on trust, built over time, culminating in a solid working relationship. Our partnership with the Law Society allows us to tailor our service even further by providing a truly specialised offering. Find out more in the member section.

Premium Benefits

The Premium Benefits card gives you discounts on a range of restaurants, shops, salons and other services in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Scottish Borders and Tayside.

You can view the current offers on www.premiumbenefits.co.uk If you wish to take advantage of any of the available discounts and have not received a Premium Benefits card yet, please email commercial@lawscot.org.uk. 

Members can also obtain free tickets to events and shows throughout the year, by registering for the weekly member benefits newsletter at www.premiumbenefits.co.uk

Anderson Anderson & Brown

Anderson Anderson & Brown LLP (“AAB”) is one of the UK’s leading firms of chartered accountants and business advisers. AAB has a long-established, successful track record of supporting legal service firms through its extensive range of accountancy and business advisory services, ranging from traditional accounting, audit and taxation services to several unique specialisms including expertise across a range of services from consulting to global mobility solutions. 

With an entrepreneurial flair and technology at the forefront of service delivery, AAB is focused on providing the services that clients need, to help them grow and improve their businesses. Across their offices in Aberdeen, Edinburgh and London the AAB team have a depth of capability, experience and resource to meet clients’ needs locally, nationally and internationally.

Tel: 03332 419887
Email: lawsociety@aab.uk
Web: aab.uk

Braemar Finance

Braemar Finance has been providing finance solutions to solicitors, lawyers, barristers and judges since 1992 and has a nationwide team of finance experts who are available to discuss your finance needs.

As your practice develops, there may be times when finance is required. Braemar Finance can assist with the provision of finance packages to incorporate and maximise the tax benefits applicable to your individual practice circumstances.

We specialise in finance for:

• Equipment finance
• Practice loans
• Personal loans
• Tax loans
• IT finance
• Vehicle finance

Braemar Finance can guarantee you a timely response ensuring that we match your requirements to the most appropriate lease, hire purchase or loan product available. As professionals, we understand the importance of receiving an impressive service that delivers.

Find out how we can help you today.

Tel: 01563 898303
Email: info@braemarfinance.co.uk
Web: www.braemarfinance.co.uk/legal

Connect

Legal firms are under ever-increasing pressure to communicate effectively to remain competitive in today’s marketplace, in which client engagement and retention are essential. Connect, which delivers the Journal and LawScotJobs, tailors solutions to maximise business performance through an unrivalled understanding of the legal sector. The services we can offer members at fees discounted by 15% include:

• Marketing and communications audit
• Communications strategy development
• Website and e-newsletter content, creation and design
• Corporate and marketing material creation
• Social media planning, creation and delivery
• Public relations campaigns.

Tel: 0131 561 0020
Email: jane@connectmedia.cc
Web: www.connectmedia.cc

Dunedin IT 

Dunedin IT is one of Scotland’s most experienced IT and Communications providers and we’re delighted to be an Approved Supplier of the Law Society of Scotland. We offer a bespoke bundle of services to members that deliver secure and robust “work anywhere” solutions for your staff, including: 

• Core Microsoft licensing  
• Voice and video communications (fixed and mobile) 
• Security 
• Internet connectivity (fixed and mobile) 
• IT support 
• Compliant call recording 

With different bundles to suit your needs, these represent excellent value for money, high levels of consistency in service delivery, and an opportunity to consolidate your technology. We are Microsoft Gold Partners and have City Champion status with the country’s fastest-growing fibre network, Cityfibre. 

• 2019 – Work from the office 
• 2020 – Work from home 
• 2021 – Work from ANYWHERE 

Tel: 0330 058 1701 
Email: sales@dunedinit.co.uk 
Web: www.dunedinit.co.uk

Keys Finance

Improve practice profitability.

The introduction of professional fee finance at the point of engagement can provide all parties with additional security and comfort to commence a trading relationship. The practice receives 100% fee value upfront while the client begins an affordable repayment plan.

• Guaranteed payment of all fees within 5 days
• Fund any invoiced work (including aged debt and WiP)
• Reduced bank borrowings and overdraft cash
• Increase partner drawings

With an established presence in Central Scotland, Keys Finance is ideally positioned to build strong long-term partnerships with member firms across Scotland. We have been successfully transacting professional fee finance and premium finance for over 25 years and are the UK and Ireland’s largest independent fee financier. To unlock your member benefit and to find out more about Keys Fee Finance, please contact Craig Leathley, Sales Director.

Tel: 07826 686768
Email: craig@keysfinance.co.uk
Web: www.keysfinance.co.uk

Safeguarding you, your people and your business

Office Guardian provides a comprehensive and cost-effective insurance solution specifically designed with the requirements of solicitor practices in mind.

Policy benefits include:

• Buildings and contents – no average condition applies
• Computer equipment – includes cover for reinstatement of data as standard
• Business interruption – loss of revenue includes billable hours
• Money – including misuse of stolen or lost business credit cards up to £10,000
• Public liability – £10m limit of indemnity included as standard
• Employers’ liability – £10m limit of indemnity included as standard
• Property during conveyance – automatically covered for up to £500,000 and 90 days
• A no claims rebate of 10% is payable on renewal.

Cover can be tailored to meet your specific needs and should the need arise, we offer a 24/7 claims service from a dedicated support team.

Tel: 02890 348434 
Email: gavin.donald@uk.lockton.com
Web: https://www.locktonlaw.scot

Sign&Send: Embed Efficiency. Reduce Overheads.

Simple, fast, and secure

Need a document signed quickly? Solved. Tired of printing, enveloping, and franking? We will automate that. Three clicks and your documents and letters will be with your clients – all you need is an internet connection. Streamline your client communication with a free month’s trial.

Choose how you’d like to communicate

We offer first-class, second class, and signed-for recorded delivery as well as three different varieties of e-signature. Need to send the same letter to multiple different addresses? Our bulk mail-merge solution is included as standard.

Reduce overheads by removing hidden costs

The average cost to an employer for an employee to print, fold, envelope, and frank a letter is at least £0.72 per letter in addition to the cost of postage and materials. Sign&Send removes this overhead and offers competitive postage-print rates.

Discounted rate available for members.

Tel: 0141 357 0453
Email: enquiries@signandsend.co.uk
Web: www.signandsend.co.uk

Association of British Investigators

Overcome the risk of reputational damage when instructing investigators by ensuring reliability and compliance through your insistence that they are The Association of British Investigators (ABI) members. For a speedy, no-obligation referral to the right member available to meet your requirements, please complete the “Referral to an Investigator” form at www.theabi.org.uk

All members adhere to the ABI’s strict Code of Conduct, are vetted to the highest standard and hold professional indemnity insurance. Instruct a member of the ABI with the peace of mind that you are dealing with a professional.

Tel: 020 8191 7500
Email: Secretariat@theABI.org.uk
Web: www.theABI.org.uk

Amiqus

Turn hours of paper-based admin into minutes of online compliance.

Law firms can spend as many as four days a month on the compliance paperwork for new and existing clients and employees. The average time taken to complete a full Amiqus check is four minutes. Join more than 150 legal firms across the UK using Amiqus to power simple, fast and secure online compliance.

Audits can be easy

With end-to-end encryption, Amiqus securely holds all documentation and data in one place. You can provide view-only access to auditors, which means no more last-minute panics. Audits will be a breeze.

Simple integration

Our award-winning team are experienced in supporting firms of all sizes to digitally transform their compliance and we can easily integrate with case management systems, such as Clio and Denovo.

Tel: 0131 513 9757
Email: sales@amiqus.co
Web: amiqus.co

Anti-Money Laundering

Anti-money laundering compliance solution designed to help you comply with regulations.

Key features:

• In-depth training for your Compliance team
• AML policies and procedures tailorable to your firm’s risk profile
• Automated sanctions screening
• Automated Equifax identity checks (no minimum number)
• Automated Companies House link extracts data and documents
• Smart forms using red flags to assess and record risk
• AML dashboard flags non-compliant and high-risk client/matters

Tel: 01738 500764
Email: gmg@amlhub.co.uk
Website: www.amlhub.co.uk

Clio – Scotland’s #1 Legal Case Management Software

Clio is trusted by more than 150,000 legal professionals worldwide and approved by 66+ law societies and bar associations, globally. Clio is fully cloud-based – no installation required – meaning you get a more reliable, faster, and secure solution to managing your firm, cases, and clients, from anywhere on any device.  Partnering with the most trusted brands that Scottish lawyers rely on – including Outlook, Quickbooks, Klyant, Amiqus and The Cashroom – Clio connects all of your essential services to better manage your practice.  

Features:

• Time recording
• Billing and invoicing
• Calendaring
• Document management
• E-signatures
• Bank-level security 
• Legal accounting
• Client portal
• Bookkeeping 

As an approved supplier of the Law Society of Scotland, members get 24/5 access to Clio’s award-winning support team.

Telephone: +44 800 433 2546
Email: sales@clio.com
Free trial: www.clio.com

*no credit card required

Denovo

Transform your law firm’s practice performance with CaseLoad, Scotland’s only whole practice management legal software platform:

• One system
• Simple to use
• Work from anywhere
• 100% compliant 

Our whole practice management platform, CaseLoad, incorporates practice management, case management, legal accounts and outsourced cashroom services, into one integrated system, with the ability to have all data available and shared between the different areas of your law firm. 

Our software is a smart, simple, time and money-saving solution that will fit your needs while being flexible enough to change and grow as your law firm evolves. CaseLoad will allow your firm to operate in a realistic fashion, built bespoke for you, customisable to the way your practice works. 

We have given hundreds of Scottish law firms the personal support they need to help take their practice performance to the next level and succeed. 

Tel: 0141 331 5390
Email: info@denovobi.com
Web: www.denovobi.com

Insight Legal

Insight Legal is a legal accounts, practice management and case management system designed and developed solely for law firms to save them time and increase their efficiency.

As one of the few remaining independent software suppliers, our goal is to provide exceptional software and services. 

Insight Legal is an approved supplier of the Law Society of Scotland. Our software is flexible and scalable to meet any size and structure of practice.

Users of Insight Legal can expect:

• The very latest in technology, built on a solid foundation of industry and domain expertise
• A dynamic product roadmap with regular program updates
• Data migration, training and support services which are reasonably priced and expertly provided
• A guiding hand when it comes to the crucial area of compliance; checks against the Scottish Accounts Rules, assistance with HMRC’s requirement for record-keeping, preparation of accounts and VAT returns

At Insight Legal we take a straightforward approach – we are open and honest, don’t use jargon or complicated pricing structures and won’t try and sell you anything that you don’t need. 

Tel: 0141 406 1355
Email: info@insightlegal.co.uk
Web: www.insightlegal.co.uk

Link App

The Link App works with forward-thinking law firms of all sizes to provide secure communications, onboarding, case tracking and document sharing between legal professionals and their clients, anywhere, any time, on any device. It’s a user-friendly platform that reinvents a firm’s client experience, and it’s always innovating: recent additions include time-saving digital ID verification, mobile-friendly e-signatures, custom smart forms, and industry-leading omni-channel notifications via SMS, email, and WhatsApp.

Find out more or start your free trial today. 

Email: sales@thelinkapp.com
Web: thelinkapp.com

Mitigo

Take control of your cyber security risks, with the Mitigo cyber protection solution.

The digital world has revolutionised organised crime and every law firm, large or small, is now a target for cyber criminals.

Automated attacks will find the vulnerabilities in your technology, poorly trained people and any inadequate policies or procedures, putting your business at risk, which is why cyber protection is no longer the job of IT support: it requires specialist help. Without adequate protection in place, victims could face theft of information, data, financial and intellectual property, as well as reputational damage, and even potential for regulator action and fines.

Mitigo is a strategic partner of the Law Society, providing members with protection against cyber attacks, operational resilience, data security and legal and regulatory compliance. The service covers risk assessment, technology testing, cyber awareness training and governance. Mitigo also provides an incident response and investigation service.

Tel: 0131 564 1884
Email: lawscot@mitigogroup.com  
Web: mitigogroup.com

Savendale

Savendale Powered by CLS PI are a specialist provider of executry bonds of caution and bonds of caution for adults with incapacity. We can also offer a variety of other executry insurance products including missing beneficiary, missing will and early distribution insurance products, and are able to consider a wide range of other executry insurance requirements.

We have an indemnity limit of £10 million and an online platform for professionals to order and place both lay and professional guardian bonds of caution, as well as being able to apply for executry bonds of caution.

Please contact us at info@savendale.co.uk to set up a hassle-free account with us or visit our website for more information.

Email: info@savendale.co.uk 
Web: www.savendale.co.uk

Stewart Title

Title problems holding up your transaction? Stewart Title has the solution. Stewart Title has experience of working in busy conveyancing firms and understands the time pressures that property lawyers face. To assist in managing these demands, Stewart Title has developed a new online ordering platform which offers a wide range of title indemnity policies: Stewart Online Solution.

Stewart Online Solution offers an intuitive system that gives you the ability, in three simple steps, to order more than 150 individual title indemnity policies that provide cover up to £5,000,000. All the property risks you need can be combined within one quote and allow for a combined premium at a further discount. Like our bespoke policies, Stewart Online Solution offers cover for both residential and commercial properties.

Tel: 07940 513681
Email: elizabeth.birrell@stewart.com
Web: www.stewartsolution.com