Features – Page 62
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FeatureLegal technology: getting your measure
Effective deployment of new IT can boost law firm productivity – but measuring the potential gains is complex.
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FeatureCapital markets lawyers
London-based capital markets lawyers are prospering as the M&A market rebounds and corporates raise money for growth.
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FeatureLegal aid contract tendering – what next?
What can firms that don’t get new contracts do to challenge the decision?
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FeatureEast Africa: frontier spirit
East Africa’s legal markets remain diverse, but economic and political integration is heightening interest in the region.
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FeatureHow to: plan for a crisis
Law firms should involve all staff in preparing for disaster recovery.
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FeatureWhere are the ‘white knights’?
Claimant lawyers were once seen as a force for good. What happened?
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FeatureItalian renaissance
Far-reaching civil justice reforms and a nascent economic recovery are cheering Italy’s lawyers after three years of recession.
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FeatureSociety Spotlight: Practice Advice Service
In the second of a series of articles about what the Law Society can do for you, Jonathan Rayner looks at the Practice Advice Service.
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How client interview skills can raise the stakes
The Client Interviewing Competition has huge benefits for law students and has led to work placements and training contracts.
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FeatureSmall firms: majority support
The ups and downs of running a small firm and where their owners can go for advice.
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FeaturePII update: ‘soft’ options
As solicitors experience another benign insurance season, many are unhappy that the regulator has reheated proposals for reform.
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FeatureEuropean justice: union problems
Lawyers frustrated by delays, opacity and alleged judicial incompetence believe the EU courts system requires an urgent overhaul.
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FeatureHow to: be a non-executive director
Solicitors are well equipped to enter the boardroom, but what’s in it for them?
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FeatureExtradition as a political tool
CIS states, such as Russia, have sought to manipulate the extradition process in order to persecute opponents.
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FeatureHow to: use Twitter
When lawyers and PR specialists talk about social media strategy, increasingly they mean Twitter
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FeatureLaw Society library: information station
In the first of a series of articles about what the Law Society can do for you, we visit Chancery Lane’s magnificent library to clear up some misconceptions.
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FeatureData page – July 2015
The latest data page figures, compiled by Moneyfacts, are now available.
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FeatureYugoslavia tribunal: legacy of war
The end is near for the groundbreaking international tribunal established to try alleged crimes committed in the conflicts of the former Yugoslavia.
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FeatureHow to: plan for retirement
Solicitors should prepare for retirement as they prepared for their careers.
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FeatureHard copies, hard work
Treating hard copies like electronic documents may mean that there has been a failure to carry out a reasonable search, so that proper disclosure is not made.