Practice management – Page 3
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NewsUS firm's UK branch creates new collective redress force
New firm will practise as KP Law Limited and specialise in large scale consumer claims.
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OpinionWorkload crunch compels in-house legal teams to use technology
As legal departments complete more work in-house rather than commissioning outside counsel, more pressure is being placed on corporate teams.
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NewsSolicitor who arrived in UK speaking no English toasts growing firm
Marta Williamson had two jobs while studying law and had to translate lectures into Polish.
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FeatureThe shape of money
In the second of two articles on law firm profitability, Joanna Goodman examines the impact on the bottom line of ownership and structure.
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NewsNational firm on minimum wage shame list
Austin Kemp Solicitors says isolated incident took place in 2016.
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NewsEmployee-owned firm hands staff a £4,000 bonus
Yorkshire firm converted to employee ownership two years ago and is already reporting financial benefits.
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NewsFee-sharing firm expands operations at home and abroad
London practice acquired and new office established in European capital.
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FeatureBalancing act
Innovate, communicate, and understand your costs. Joanna Goodman reports on how law firms can shore up their profit margins in a softening market.
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NewsHefty fine for law firm owner who relied on 2003 AML manual
Compliance officer fined £14,100 for breaching regulations for ‘longer than was reasonable’.
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FeatureWhite Ribbon Day 2023: changing the story for domestic abuse victims
International movement calls for an end to violence specifically against women and girls.
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NewsLegal ‘influencer’ focuses on non-regulated business after firm’s closure
Alice Stephenson says her regulated law firm was forced to close after HMRC called in tax debt.
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NewsHudgell latest to take employee-ownership route
Founder to transfer majority of shares in national firm to an employee ownership trust.
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NewsAxiom executive offers £1m guarantee to help plug Ince deal gap
Almost half the money agreed as part of the Ince acquisition remains outstanding, administrator reveals.
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FeatureNew duty on firms to prevent sexual harassment
For the first time, responsibility is flipped onto a firm to take action proactively, rather than to wait and see if any crisis emerges.
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NewsSisters see success after taking on their late mother’s firm
Andrea and Charlotte Fogg said there was no question of letting Liverpool firm close down.