All Law firm & practice management articles – Page 54
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FeatureHow to: Prepare for the succession
In smaller practices, succession planning is often left until retirement comes into view. That is a mistake.
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NewsFirm fined £5k for breaking workplace pensions rules
London practice is punished as part of regulator’s public crackdown on non-compliance.
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NewsLeigh Day paralegals resign over Grenfell Tower poster
Individuals had been suspended over the weekend after reports of the ‘touting’ emerged.
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NewsFirm acts against cloning attack from Russian hackers
Fraudsters have set up website with similar domain name and stolen details of legitimate fee earners from Ashtons Legal.
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FeatureLawtech workshop: In your own defence
In the second instalment of a regular Gazette feature, Peter Wright cites the NHS and Royal Navy in arguing that your old IT system might not be as safe as you think.
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OpinionSure, force firms to publish prices. But what good will it do?
Other service providers are brilliant at publishing prices, but consumers are arguably no better informed.
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'Out of touch': legal tech start-up founder urges firms to innovate
Linkilaw founder Alexandra Isenegger points to mismatch between service provision and pricing models.
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OpinionHow dare lawyers want control of their business
The Legal Services Board is not happy with the state of the market. Naturally lawyers are to blame.
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News'Strong roots': Hogan Lovells announces Boston combination
Partners, lawyers and business services members from Collora will join Hogan Lovells in September.
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Agile working prompts firm to offer voluntary redundancies
Insurance and risk law specialist BLM is reviewing its direct support teams.
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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’.