Here are five topical areas of conveyancing development that will currently impact your CQS Accreditation. All of these areas are covered in depth as part of the Access Legal CQS Conveyancing Update Courses.

The modern law firm is no longer built on isolated systems and manual processes. Today’s leading firms operate as connected ecosystems, integrating case management, documents, billing, and communications to transform how legal teams work, collaborate, and deliver greater productivity and transparency.

Litera, a global leader in legal AI technology solutions, announced an integration with Midpage, an AI-powered legal research platform trusted by 200+ law firms, to bring U.S. case law and statutes directly into Lito, Litera's award-winning AI legal agent.

At LegalEx London on 25th February, LEAP was back with a clear message for the profession. In 2026, the challenges facing law firms are no longer abstract. They are practical, daily pressures around efficiency, productivity, risk management, cybersecurity, client service and staff burnout.

For many law firms, cloud adoption no longer shows up as a future initiative. It is already part of how everyday systems are run and accessed. Industry data supports this shift. 73% of firms now use cloud-based legal tools, with adoption strongest in areas such as document and practice management.

AI was supposed to make legal services cheaper. It has not, yet. Clients are losing patience, leverage ratios are tightening, and the overhead structure that partnerships have carried for decades is finally being asked to justify itself. Modular's ROCKET framework is where that conversation starts.

As more firms are looking to modernise their systems and move away from legacy platforms that no longer meet their needs, the importance of choosing a trusted, forward-thinking technology partner that can help them operate more efficiently, remain compliant, and support long-term sustainable growth has never been greater.

Operational transparency is increasingly central to how large law firms build, protect and deepen client relationships. As client scrutiny intensifies, openness around pricing, delivery, governance and data use has become a commercial differentiator rather than a regulatory afterthought.

Artificial intelligence weaponized across the attack surface is intensifying the destruction to critical IT systems and wreaking havoc on organizations of all size, UK law firms included.

When Dye & Durham UK first published our report, Digital Pioneers: Leading The Tech Revolution, in 2024, a sea change was already well underway for UK law.

Enterprise-scale data integration, cross-system connectivity, and multi-region support strengthen knowledge discovery and improve AI outcomes across the iManage platform.

Harvey and FromCounsel announce partnership to bring expert UK legal content into Harvey’s platform.

Banking and finance lawyers can transform the way they draft complex legal opinions using Clarilis bespoke legal opinion automations.