Practice management – Page 59
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NewsMagic circle: retention rates rise
At least eight in 10 trainees are being kept on at the magic circle this autumn.
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FeatureHow to: set up a law firm
Establishing a new firm is a daunting prospect but help is at hand.
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NewsRedundancies planned as firm flees Manchester HQ
Significant changes planned at Linder Myers three months after acquisition by Metamorph Law.
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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.