All Law firm & practice management articles – Page 93
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Opinion
Ensuring staff wellbeing is a commercial necessity
A health and wellbeing strategy can bring benefits commercially, too.
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NewsIn-house to do more high-value work
The growth of in-house legal departments will slow and general counsel will take on more of the work traditionally provided by private firms, according to Julia Chain, MD at Huron Legal.
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OpinionLeader: warming to a theme
In law firms, there are compelling reasons to look at everything from air travel and paper use, to direct energy consumption and the behaviour of suppliers.
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News
Practices rethink partnership
Only half of firms have reviewed their partnership structures ahead of proposals to overhaul the taxation of LLPs.
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NewsPrivate equity investors buy majority share in PI firm
Winn Solicitors is planning for ‘significant expansion’ after two private equity investors bought 60% of its holding company.
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NewsProbe into solicitor links with private investigators
The Information Commissioner today began an investigation into almost 100 clients of private investigators.
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OpinionNow available for weddings and bar mitzvahs
All journalists should be required to spend time listening to readers’ concerns, and we should do it more.
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OpinionMy own Co-op experience
Telephone marketing can be very effective – but only if the service offered isn’t too superficial.
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NewsPricing revolution pays off for Pannone
Profits grew 12% to £10.4m at Manchester firm Pannone, due to a change in its pricing structure.
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PI outfit Principia Law becomes ABS
Accident management company-backed Principia Law has been licensed by the SRA as an alternative business structure.
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ProfileIan Gatt QC and Dr Mary Bradbury
The pioneers behind Herbert Smith Freehills’ programme to promote mental wellness discuss their work.
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NewsCo-op rebuts divestment rumours
Co-operative Legal Services, which last week reported a loss for the first half of this year, has dismissed speculation that it is being groomed for divestment.
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FeatureHow to: be cyber secure
Ken McCallum explains what law firms must do to deal with the cyber threat to business.
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FeatureStaff wellbeing: fit for purpose
Legal employers are investing heavily in staff wellbeing to boost productivity and retain talent
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NewsKennedys in latest Anglo-Scottish merger
International firm Kennedys has announced a merger with one of Scotland’s biggest litigation firms.
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OpinionThe legal ‘turnarounds’ solution
Could more struggling law firms be saved if the sector had a stronger ‘turnaround’ culture?
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OpinionPart-owning your firm
It makes good business sense for some firms to have wider ownership – and there is no universally perfect model.
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NewsPEP up 10% at Baker & McKenzie
Profit per equity partner (PEP) rose 10% to $1.2m (£774,000) last year at global firm Baker & McKenzie. Net profits grew 9% to $862m (£553), on turnover up 5% to $2.419bn (£1.56bn), according to the firm’s financial results for the year ended June 2013. Eduardo Leite, chairman, said profit and ...