All Law firm & practice management articles – Page 77
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NewsLegal aid cuts prompt Bristol firms to merge
Watkins Solicitors has joined with Brain Sinnott & Co to form Watkins Solicitors (incorporating Brain Sinnott & Co).
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OpinionDealing with the incompetent
Did downsizing during the recession leave many firms short of competent lawyers?
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NewsFormer partners fined for ‘orderly wind-down’ failings
A J Bond & Co closed on 29 December but continued to hold client files and monies after that date.
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NewsSRA puts money laundering in spotlight
The regulator says it will step up efforts to ensure solicitors do not become embroiled in the practice.
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NewsBlacklaws given ‘carte blanche’ in regional role
Christina Blacklaws joins regional heavyweight Cripps as director of client services.
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NewsRegional firms ‘bounce back’
Half of all regional firms increased revenues by more than 10%, compared with just 27% of City firms.
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NewsAllen & Overy expands lawyer-on-demand service
The firm’s Peerpoint service was started last November to enable lawyers to work for it on a contract basis.
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FeatureHow PI firms can come through a perfect storm
Rachel Stow outlines her blueprint for how PI firms can adapt to a more competitive and challenging legal landscape.
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OpinionCocky Co-op has to lick its wounds
The company simply grew too quickly – and the clear-up job is a painful one.
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NewsCo-op Legal's losses soar by 70%
Results reflect the cost of restructuring, Co-operative Legal Services says.
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NewsCall to keep UK legal sector competitive
Government must act now to maintain the UK’s competitiveness and retains its position as a global leader for legal services, says Law Society deputy vice-president.
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NewsBLM creates single City office
The firm will move around 350 staff members from two current sites.
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OpinionDose of realism needed on hourly rates
The arguments about hourly rates must be speedily resolved, with realism applied by both paying and receiving parties.
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NewsFormer City solicitor to head QualitySolicitors legal group
David Grossman has been appointed chief executive of the Simplify Group, which includes QualitySolicitors.
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FeatureWhy mid-tier firms must take the long view on costs
How making business changes with client interests at the forefront can deliver long-term gains.
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NewsOlswang appoints two non-executive directors
David Chance and Dr Andreas Raffel will join on 1 September.
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NewsNew tools designed to target in-house clients
Commercial firms in civil law jurisdictions will face increased competition from ‘lawyers on demand’ services following a pioneering move by a German-based provider.
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OpinionSmashing the glass ceiling… in heels
A photographic project to inspire women lawyers provides lessons for addressing the gender imbalance in firms.
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NewsBakers picks Belfast for second low-cost support centre
Operations will begin in September and employ up to 250 by 2017.
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NewsSociety: don’t delay PII renewal
Around 95% of firms are expected to be working to the 1 October deadline.