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Building Stronger Partnerships Across the Legal Sector
- Aug 11, 2026
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At Document Direct, we’ve always believed that the best outcomes come from working together.
This month has been a fantastic example of that, with new partnerships, industry events and conversations all reinforcing one thing: law firms and legal professionals need flexible, reliable support now more than ever.
A New Partnership with Expert Witness
We're delighted to announce our new partnership with Expert Witness, the organisation behind one of the legal sector's leading expert witness directories and publications.
For over 20 years, both Expert Witness and Document Direct have been supporting the legal profession, making this a natural partnership built on shared values of quality, professionalism and exceptional service.
As part of this collaboration, we'll be supporting the forthcoming launch of Expert Witness Ireland, helping to connect solicitors with leading experts across a wide range of disciplines.
Alongside transcription, we regularly support expert witnesses and law firms with professionally formatted reports, court-ready documentation, court booklets, document production and accurate transcription services - helping ensure important documents are prepared to the highest standard.
We're also incredibly proud to have received this endorsement from Charlotte Hodgson at Expert Witness:
"At Expert Witness, partnering is something we enjoy... Document Direct's transcription service is something we know can really support new experts, law firms and long-standing experts. Document Direct are a reliable long-standing company, and like us have served the Police, Law Societies and experts for over 20 years. We are proud to have a partnership link with them."
Bringing the Legal Community Together
One of the highlights of the month was co-hosting the Law Firm Supplier Network Summer Drinks.
It was fantastic to spend an evening catching up with familiar faces, meeting new contacts and discussing the challenges and opportunities facing the legal sector. Events like these remind us how valuable collaboration can be - not just between law firms and suppliers, but across the wider legal community.
A huge thank you to everyone who joined us. We look forward to seeing many of you again soon.
Celebrating Excellence at the Manchester Legal Awards
This month also saw the Manchester Legal Awards, where we were proud to continue our support of the profession by sponsoring the Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Champions Award.
Congratulations to all of the finalists and winners. It's always inspiring to see the innovation, commitment and positive impact being made across the legal sector, and we're delighted to play a small part in recognising those achievements.
Supporting initiatives that celebrate excellence and help move the profession forward is something we're incredibly passionate about.
Supporting Law Firms Through Summer
As we move through the summer holiday period, we're speaking to many firms that are planning ahead for annual leave, unexpected absence and fluctuating workloads.
Our pay-as-you-go model provides firms with a simple way to increase capacity without increasing headcount.
Whether it's:
- Overflow transcription
- Document production
- Formatting and house style
- PDF amendments
- Court booklets and eBundles
- Holiday or sickness cover
- Out-of-hours support
our experienced legal secretaries become an extension of in-house teams, providing support exactly when it's needed.
Looking Ahead
The legal profession is built on relationships, trust and collaboration, and that's exactly what we've been focused on throughout the past month.
Whether through new partnerships like Expert Witness, bringing people together at networking events, supporting industry awards or helping law firms manage increasing workloads, we're proud to play our part in supporting legal professionals across the UK and Ireland.
We're excited for what's ahead and look forward to sharing more updates over the coming months.
If you'd like to learn more about how Document Direct can support your firm, we'd love to hear from you.
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