All Law firm & practice management articles – Page 52
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News'First-mover advantage': Norton Rose announces Australia combination
London-headquartered international firm will combine with Henry Davis York.
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FeatureHow to: Take a sabbatical
A solicitor can return from a sabbatical refreshed and brimming with ideas. The experience can leave a lasting imprint on a law firm’s culture too.
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NewsBond Dickinson confirms panel-loss redundancies
Firm says ‘restructuring exercise’ took place in its professional risks team.
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NewsRefuse work if it's uneconomical, Society tells legal aid firms
Rejecting instructions on the basis that the work is not properly remunerated is in line with code of conduct, practice note states.
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NewsTravers Smith reveals all-female partner promotions
Firm makes four lawyers partner in latest round of promotions.
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NewsPromotion-hungry lawyers 'desperate for work-life balance'
Two thirds of lawyers would accept a pay cut to be in a professional environment that was a better ’cultural fit’, recruiter claims.
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NewsHigh staff morale driving success at firms – report
Office workers Happy, productive staff are more important than chasing growth for growth’s sake, according to an authoritative sector survey of independent law firms.
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NewsRenowned north-west family firm shuts citing 'financial difficulties'
Heaney Watson, with offices in Manchester and Liverpool, issues statement following winding-up petition.
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NewsProfit gap widens as large law firms grow faster
Benchmarking survey show third year of growth - but fortunes of small firms ‘mixed’
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NewsTravers Smith latest to promise agile working
Firm says staff can work ’whenever and wherever is most appropriate’.
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NewsPwC strengthens offering to in-house sector
Accountancy giant announces significant hires to help companies shape their legal functions.
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NewsTop-50 firm restructures following 'ambitious' review
Weightmans unveils five-year strategy a fortnight after merger talks with north of England-based firm are called off.
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FeatureMake agile working work
Professionals are demanding flexible working – and legal employers which have responded claim excellent results
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NewsQualitySolicitors pioneer and strategist leaves to go it alone
West Country firm Burroughs Day says it no longer wants to be part of a national network.
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FeatureLaw management: Devon practice ditches ‘drab’ marketing cliches
Law firm marketing should lead on themes which matter to the firm and its people rather than the selling of ‘hard law’, a prize-winning regional law firm advised.
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FeatureLaw management: Firms’ disability claims
Law firms are disproportionately represented in claims related to disability discrimination and workplace health, according to a niche law firm specialising in such claims.
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FeatureLaw management: Law Society reveals plans for career improvements
The Law Society must go further than help solicitors meet basic ‘competence’ requirements, providing services to help members develop and progress their careers, Society president Robert Bourns told the annual Law Management Section conference last month.
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NewsPartnership breakthrough for women
International firm Norton Rose Fulbright is among the firms leading the way on gender diversity in its senior ranks, with women making up more than a third of promotions in the latest round of partner appointments.
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FeatureLaw management: Fire your law firm’s misfits within weeks, urges ex-John Lewis boss
Efforts by law firms to stand out by defining their ‘values’ and purpose commonly fail through lack of management commitment, the former head of customer service at iconic department store chain John Lewis told the conference.
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FeatureLaw management: Cyber attacks ‘keeping partners awake at night’
Ransomware features in half of all cybercrime reports to the police where a business suffers an attack on its computer system, a senior City police officer told the conference.