All Law firm & practice management articles – Page 63
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FeatureHow to: do an MBA
With management skills seen as increasingly important for ambitious lawyers.
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NewsLeading firms ‘tend to move older partners aside’
Management consultancy Edward Drummond says bigger practices are ‘aggresively meritocratic’.
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NewsHerbert Smith Freehills opens China hub
International firm extends its alternative legal services offering.
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News‘Don’t expect to be in the office more than two days,’ lawyers told
London-based firm Schillings is the latest to embrace agile working.
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NewsPI reforms fuel law firm merger mania
Accountancy firm reports peak levels of merger and acquisition activity.
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OpinionLaw firms and the John Lewis-style model
How can firms reconcile a profit-sharing model with the traditional partnership?
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NewsFirms not signposting complaints rights, says LeO
Analysis of complaints reveals four out of five found the Legal Ombudsman without any help from their solicitor.
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NewsFirm named for not paying national minimum wage
Law practice one of 197 businesses to have been issued with a notice of underpayment.
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FeatureCrossing the river — the law on legal professional privilege
A recent decision in Hong Kong may have powerful repercussions for the concept of LPP.
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NewsAward for trainee solicitor’s injury to feelings not excessive
Employment appeal upholds £14,000 compensation for woman treated 'in a demeaning and disrespectful manner'.
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NewsExcellence Awards – shortlist published
Law Society unveils solicitors and firms in running to be hailed as ‘brightest and best’ for 2016.
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NewsFirm hails success of cutting out third-party funders
Capital Law set up a £50m litigation fund in February for cases exclusively run by its own lawyers.
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FeatureHow to: progress your career
The law is close-knit and getting ahead is about nurturing relationships that last.
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NewsPro bono hours dip but in-house contribution rises
Just over one in four fee-earners in England and Wales does at least ten hours pro bono – down from one in three last year.
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NewsRecord apprenticeship intake at national firm
Horwich Farrelly says parents’ attitudes towards the work-based scheme have changed.
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NewsSRA raises concerns over solicitors’ independence
Risk outlook highlights fear that firms in PI and corporate sectors may be compromising their integrity.
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NewsFranchise scheme ‘moves profession into 21st century’
Solicitors will pay a fixed subscription and a percentage of fees to use firm's brand name.
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NewsListed firm Gateley upbeat on post-Brexit future
Maiden annual results show profits and revenue up in first year as listed company.
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FeatureGermany: town and company
Unlike the UK, Germany has several heavyweight business centres. So foreign firms hoping to crack the market need to know who they want to advise.
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NewsCourt rules firm can seek damages against former partner
Dispute follows transfer of a conditional fee agreement when partner retired from Liverpool firm.