All Law firm & practice management articles – Page 38
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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.
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News‘Law without the lawyers’: Firm’s venture lets clients do the work
Kennedys creates tech start-up where clients turn to lawyers only when expert advice is needed.
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FeatureBringing your ‘whole self’ to work
‘Sausage machine’ of the past is slowly being replaced with new ways of working, taking into account lawyers’ individual experiences and commitments.
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NewsSlater and Gordon set to cut fee earner roles in Birmingham
Firm continues nationwide consolidation as it moves towards model of centres of excellence.
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NewsHigh street big names to create ‘conveyancing powerhouse’
McMillan Williams and Taylor Rose TTKW hope to reach merger agreement this week, Gazette understands.
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NewsCommercial firm wins breathing space from creditors with CVA
Creditors collectively owed more than £4m after 'temporary cash flow issue'.
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FeatureCrash landing
The Senior Managers and Certification Regime focused City minds on individual accountability, writes Marialuisa Taddia. But does one fine in four years suggest failure or - paradoxically - that the regime is working?
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NewsLegal aid giant absorbs another firm after partner quits to join judiciary
National firm Tuckers announces second merger this year and says it is talking to other firms.
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FeatureLegal needs: Seeking professional help
Last week saw publication of the biggest ever survey of legal needs in England and Wales, commissioned by the Law Society and umbrella regulator the Legal Services Board.