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25 April 2013
Issue: 7557 / Categories: Legal News
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Do not hang up

Keeping clients on hold is a risky business

“Your call is important to us!” Law firms leave callers hanging on the telephone for an average of 42.22 seconds at a time, and are at serious risk of losing clients as a result, research shows. A survey of 3,630 companies by PH Media Group found law firms were below par when compared with other industries. Previous research has found 90% of callers will hold up within 40 seconds if they are left on hold, regardless of music choice or automated reassurances.

Issue: 7557 / Categories: Legal News
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Anthony Collins—William Hallett & Lorna Scully

Anthony Collins—William Hallett & Lorna Scully

Anthony Collins hires two talented legal directors

Switalskis—five appointments

Switalskis—five appointments

Firm expands national abuse compensation team

Mathys & Squire—nine promotions

Mathys & Squire—nine promotions

IP firm announces new partners and senior promotions across UK offices

NEWS
A High Court ruling has sent a jolt through the legal profession after a newly qualified solicitor used an internal AI tool to produce court correspondence containing a fabricated legal citation
A significant data privacy ruling has clarified what counts as valid consent under UK data protection law
Executors may be overlooking billions of pounds in estate assets hidden in forgotten investments and misplaced share certificates
Britain’s booming non-surgical cosmetics market is operating in what some critics describe as a regulatory ‘Wild West’
Family contact disputes are becoming an increasingly prominent feature of Court of Protection litigation
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