All Law firm & practice management articles – Page 28
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Feature
A year like no other
How has the economic confusion of the Covid-19 pandemic changed legal recruitment?
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Opinion
Tackling small firm pay gaps
Smaller law firms may need structural change to close pay gaps and secure partner succession.
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Opinion
Online reviews are old hat
LSB excitement about online reviews for law firms is quaint and mistaken. Clients now ask their networks for recommendations.
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Feature
How to: Close a pay gap
The underlying reasons for pay gaps measured by gender, race, ethnicity or disability are complex. All the more reason to start addressing them.
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Opinion
'Thank you for holding': Why law firms need their PAs back
With the novelty of the pandemic wearing thin, clients expect pre-Covid levels of courtesy and customer service.
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Opinion
Pulling in the punters
Building Enduring Client Loyalty: A Guide for Lawyers and Their Firms | Susan Saltonstall Duncan
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Feature
Kicking up a storm
In a year of eye-watering PII premium increases, solicitors are entitled to grumble, Jonathan Rayner finds – even if they can’t agree on a solution.
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Opinion
Core strength: how firms can benefit from outsourcing
Outsourcing of Core Legal Service Functions: How to Capitalise on Opportunities for Law Firms | Clark Norman
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Feature
An employer’s role in tackling domestic abuse
A number of changes to a firm’s internal processes can be made to offer support for people taking steps to leave an abusive relationship.
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News
Firms finalise office return plans
Top City firms are cautiously preparing to fully reopen their offices next month, with desk-booking apps, flexible working pilots and weekly team meetings.
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Feature
How to: Keep clients close
Business development and contact-building have barely been possible in-person for over a year. But, as Eduardo Reyes discovers, that has not stopped imaginative law firms from keeping clients engaged and entertained – and a hybrid approach looks here to stay
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News
Remote hearings ‘fragmented’, say civil court users
Civil court users have criticised the use of remote hearings as ‘fragmented’ and inconsistent, calling for improvements as the pandemic abates.
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News
Bar chief vexed by super-regulator’s mission creep
The Bar Council has suggested that the Legal Services Board is exceeding its remit, citing the super-regulator’s ‘surprising’ plans to reshape the justice sector.
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Activist Scottish lawyers lobby for legal aid support
An activist group of lawyers has emerged in Scotland seeking to pile pressure on Holyrood to provide urgent support to legal aid solicitors.
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Opinion
Remote supervision – training in 2021 and beyond
Starting out: In the past year, we have had to adopt new ways of working.