Page 74 • The HERALD • 3rd October 2024 v READ THE HERALD ONLINE: www.herald-publishing.co.uk v ASK A PROFESSIONAL Call our Waterside Team For a free initial meeting on Wills, Probate or Powers of Attorney Jasper Vincent Solicitors Unit 1 Chevron Business Park Lime Kiln Lane Holbury Southampton SO45 2QL Tel: 023 8089 0919 e: waterside@jaspervincent.com www.jaspervincent.com Out of hours appointments are available on request A team from Totton based IT company Aura Technology recently made it to the nal of the Southampton Goals charity five-a-side football tournament Europa Conference League, raising money for its chosen charity, e Minstead Trust. Captained by Aura’s Operations Director, Steve Stokes, the Aura team competed against players from ten local The Aura team, (Left to Right), back row: Marc Elkins, Steve Stokes, Conor Meldrum, Sam Barker, front row: John King, Alex Thorne, Jon Loton companies for the tournament cup. e tournament was organised by Business Fives, which runs corporate charity football events throughout the UK and Ireland that o er professionals a chance to leave the o ce, focus on their wellbeing and make some new connections while raising money for their preferred charities. In the match report Aura’s team received a special mention for its performance in a hard-fought nal and was only narrowly pipped at the post for the Europa Conference League winners’ title. Captain Steve Stokes said: “Although we didn’t win this time, our team played brilliantly and we all had a great afternoon. I’m also delighted that we raised awareness and money for The Minstead Trust to support their fabulous work for people with learning disabilities.” A er the trophy presentation by former Southampton defender Franny Benali MBE, who also held a Q&A for eager football fans, the event concluded with prize-giving, a drinks reception and bu et. Tech Team Reaches League Final in Charity Five-a-side Football Tournament The lockdowns have certainly highlighted the utter reliance our profession now places on the internet, computers and smart devices - remote working being on the up and connectivity being key. Not only for sta being able to work from home and keep clients up to date and maintain caseloads but also for inter-business relationships i.e. with search providers, with the courts, with the councils. It is clear that the legal eld is a diverse ecosystem of multiple professions all of whom operate independently but with a large co-dependence on a variety of other systems. Unlike in some arenas many areas of the legal profession are not connected by a universal digital network. In conveyancing the lack of digital connectivity in property transactions can create challenges and administrative work for the conveyancers that hinders e ciency and productivity. Conversely it is possible to ‘over-do’ the digital updates such that lawyers feel that they spend over half their time just updating case management systems or online portals instead of actually being able to get on with the work at hand. e importance of digital connectivity has never been more emphasised than over the last few years, with clients, rms and other professionals becoming more physically disconnected than ever before. is accentuates the need for e ective collaboration, communication and digital connection. ere are of course a variety of factors that need to be considered as hundreds of pieces of data do not give you a single source of truth unless the data collated is real time which requires secure connectivity and a two-way street. It matters who sees the data at the source and en-route to its destination, the data must be safe and unalterable. Money laundering is particularly high on the legal radar and you will certainly hear lawyers talking about AML (anti-money laundering) and KYC (know your client) checks. ese are a requirement within the profession and you should not be surprised to receive digital requests for proof of identity, connections and banking. Jasper Vincent is actively seeking to combine the need and forward motion of digital connection with the traditional meet and speak with our client philosophy. If we can help you with anything then please do not hesitate to contact us. How Important is Digital Connectivity? VERY! by Mo Aldridge – Solicitor at Jasper Vincent Solicitors
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