All Features articles – Page 33
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A buyers' market: PII update
It’s a buyers’ market for professional indemnity insurance but practitioners must keep on their toes.
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How to: do an MBA
With management skills seen as increasingly important for ambitious lawyers.
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In-house: managing like a business
Managing an in-house team as a business adds value, but it requires a significant change in mindset and new ways of working.
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How to: progress your career
The law is close-knit and getting ahead is about nurturing relationships that last.
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In-house thought leadership
General counsel share common traits but working in the public and regulated sectors presents special challenges.
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Court closures: shutting up shop
Few solicitors and judges bearing the brunt of court closures reckon technology is any kind of panacea.
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Legal technology: better together
How panel firms and in-house teams can use IT to collaborate; and risk-managing social media.
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PII special: solicitor’s view
Niche firm principal Tony Roe reflects on how his indemnity renewal strategy has evolved.
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PII special: overview
Solicitors renewing their PII continue to encounter a benign market, but their regulator has not given up on far-reaching reform.
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PII special: cybercrime incident response
Buying a cyber-policy is not just about minimising financial loss.
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PII special: computing the risks
The chair of the Law Society’s PII committee notes that despite a benign market run-off costs and cybercrime need close attention.
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Be an in-house business enabler
In-house lawyers must be able to operate comfortably in the grey areas of business uncertainty.
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Education: will the SRA learn its lesson on SQE?
The regulator has delayed a decision on a new centralised ‘super-exam’ following a storm of criticism. Can it win over the sceptics?
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Legal tech: innovation and legacy IT
Law firms won’t see the upside of new technology without rapid deployment, integration software and design thinking.
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Lawyers Against Poverty week
Oxfam’s project attempts to fund targeted projects which increase access to justice for some of the world’s poorest people.
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Law in Kenya: African leader
East Africa’s most dynamic economy is a magnet for international advisers, but the local bar’s protectionism remains a barrier to growth.
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Criminal justice – new advisory council
The chair of the lord chancellor’s new advisory council of solicitors and barristers wants to hear from professionals involved in the criminal justice system about how to eliminate waste and abuses.
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How to: work part-time
An ever increasing number of law firms and in-house teams are recognising the value of part-time working.