All articles by Joanna Goodman – Page 10
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The benefits of IT forums
The South West Legal IT Forum meeting last Thursday hosted by Michelmores in Exeter was attended by representatives from 30 firms from across the south-west peninsula as well as local sponsors Itec and Nexus Open Systems.
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Learning curve: doing an MBA
Today’s challenging economy combined with uncertainty in the legal sector has brought more lawyers around to the idea of supplementing their legal knowledge with a business education. Training contracts are being deferred, redundancies are continuing and lawyers are considering their career options. A Masters in Business Administration (MBA) is a ...
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Eversheds pioneers ‘big data’ for clients
National firm Eversheds says it is the first law firm to offer its clients ‘big data’ techniques to help them understand competitors’ business strategies and avoid major risks. Big data is an IT industry buzz phrase for the analysis of very large sets of data ...
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Law firms face new financial management challenges
The legal sector is increasingly focused on financial management. Contributing factors have included high-profile collapses such as Halliwells and Howreys, as well as ongoing failures and distressed mergers and acquisitions activity in the mid-markets. Common reasons cited for law firm collapses ...