Practice management – Page 13
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FeatureTackling cyber risks
When it comes to cybercrime, raising awareness among staff is a key priority.
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FeatureWinning bids: don’t be brief
Firms do a lot right when working on bids. But by fine-tuning their processes they could transform win rates.
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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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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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FeatureLessons of successful business partnering
Rachel Stow and Dickon Tysoe reflect on the requirements for successful business partnering.
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FeatureThe rise of the specialist: part two
A range of new laws - such as flexible-working provisions, legal aid reforms and the heroism bill - will further boost the emergence of specialist practitioners.
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FeatureSouth Africa: southern comfort
Opportunities far outweigh the challenges in South Africa, which offers law firms a vibrant market and a base for continental expansion.
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FeaturePII Focus: the Law Society
The chair of the Society’s PII committe runs through its agenda and explains why the profession has a ‘big question’ to answer.
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FeaturePII Focus: Chancery Pii
Chancery Pii has acted on the concerns of smaller practices to offer a viable alternative in the 1-4 partner market.
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FeaturePII Focus: safety in a number
Every law firm needs to think about what level of cover it needs to ‘sleep at night’.
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FeaturePII Focus: SRA
The regulator is seeking to safeguard client protection while making cover more accessible and affordable.
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FeatureRise of the company secretary
Once unfairly maligned as a glorified clerical position, the company secretary has become much more visible – and valuable.
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FeatureEnforcing financial ombudsman decisions
Why are attempts to enforce Financial Ombudsman Service decisions in the legal system so onerous?
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FeatureLegal Venezuela: after Chávez
The Socialist country would appear to be a barren environment for foreign investors and their international advisers. But times are changing.
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FeatureThe death of ambush litigation
Some solicitors do not properly appreciate the importance of getting their costs statements in on time in the tough new compliance environment.
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FeatureLaw management: leading from the front
At the Law Society’s Law Management Section annual conference, sector specialists passed on their top tips for running a successful law firm.
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FeatureFlying Emirates: legal market resurgent in UAE
An upturn in M&A activity and growing interest from Asian investors are enhancing the longstanding appeal of the UAE to international law firms.
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FeatureRiverview: our recruitment approach
Riverview Law’s approach to recruitment prompted a great deal of attention and comment last week.
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FeatureIP and dispute resolution: cross-border complexities
Considering the potential conflict of laws in cross-border disputes.