All Law firm & practice management articles – Page 37
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NewsNews focus: Are small firms better placed to weather Covid-19?
Smaller firms need more government support but practices that keep a tight rein on outgoings and adapt to a sea change in working methods are better placed to limit the damage of the lockdown.
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OpinionCommunication with colleagues in lockdown is key
Insight into measures taken by one firm to support employees' mental health during the coronavirus outbreak.
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NewsEx-Coops boss fined £20,000 over Asons transfer
SRA decision is latest in a string of financial and regulatory issues connected to Bolton firm.
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News'Too scared to speak out': young legal aid lawyers highlight Covid-19 pressures
Junior lawyers feel partners and directors are taking advantage of them in shocking report.
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NewsPlea for government grants to help law firms manage debt explosion
Managing partner suggests grants could comprise a percentage of law firm turnover.
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NewsWeightmans and Walker Morris confirm plans to furlough staff
Firms state intention to preserve jobs in the long term.
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News'Zero money': young legal aid lawyers highlight coronavirus plight
Practitioner group gathering evidence to inform government discussions and best practice recommendations.
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OpinionSuccessfully managing remote legal teams
What can firms do to ensure their teams remain motivated during this unprecedented time?
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NewsSolicitor retires after half a century with same firm
Lewis Isaacs is to formally retire after 50 years with Cambridge-headquartered Hewitsons.
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OpinionCoronavirus brings out the best in our legal profession
We must prepare for a long slog. But we can also extract positives from the early response to this crisis.
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FeatureCash focus is needed to navigate coronavirus pandemic
Demand for all commercial and individual legal services is likely to be impacted in some way, so how will senior partners respond?
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NewsCoronavirus: legal trade union threatens action
Legal Sector Workers United says employers must not shirk their responsibilities.
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NewsMBO practice in acquisition talks with three firms
Jackson Lees Group backed by lenders who want to ‘invest heavily’ in the legal sector.
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NewsAdministrators reveal details of criminal legal aid firm's demise
Documents filed for One Legal and 2016 acquisition Kaim Todner.
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FeatureWhat the SQE means for law firms
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) intends to introduce the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) in the autumn of 2021.
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NewsAlternative providers seize 4.4% of market - and are growing strongly
Research also shows US-based firms growing strongly in the UK.
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OpinionA partner told me my stutter lost us work
How good is the legal profession really at accommodating 'difference'?
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NewsAI on the radar of top-100 financial directors
Pressure from clients leads list of perceived threats to profitability.
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FeatureEnvironmental law: Mapping MEES
Section 1 of the Climate Change Act 2008 (CCA 2008), as amended by the Climate Change Act 2008 (2050 Target Amendment) Order 2019, requires that UK carbon levels are reduced by 100% (from 1990 levels), including greenhouse gas emissions from buildings. The Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) ...
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NewsA&O picks new global managing partner
Gareth Price, who trained at Allen & Overy and was head of energy for eight years, will take up the post in May.