Practice management – Page 68
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FeatureHow to: plan for a crisis
Law firms should involve all staff in preparing for disaster recovery.
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News
Fasken Martineau seeking to reduce London headcount
International firm says up to 70 jobs could be affected by the restructure.
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NewsLegal Aid Agency refers Blavo & Co concerns to the police
National firm had blamed legal aid cuts for potential redundancies.
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NewsBlavo & Co to consult on redundancies
Managing partner says the firm has no choice but to restructure.
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NewsYorkshire merger creates 23-partner firm
Ramsdens and Baxter Caulfield plan further growth to meet the demand for its services in corporate and commercial areas.
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FeatureWhere are the ‘white knights’?
Claimant lawyers were once seen as a force for good. What happened?
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OpinionVW ‘scandal-chasers’ will get results
Some of our biggest firms are exploiting the Volkswagen crisis. And why not?
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: Innovation in Law Report 2014
Report of opinion survey looks at legal aid, court modernisation and law firm management.
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FeatureCandidates in context
How a ground-breaking recruitment tool can improve graduate social mobility.
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West Wales firm merger
Swansea firm Peter Lynn & Partners has announced the takeover of Ivor Evans & Benjamin (IE&B), one of the city’s oldest practices. All staff have transferred and the former partners have become consultants at Peter Lynn & Partners, which now has 30 lawyers and 58 staff. ...
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SRA trims status forms
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has introduced new slimline application forms for firms that need to apply for authorisation for a change of legal entity, and for LDPs electing to be licensed.
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US firms eye $810m tieup
San Francisco-based Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman and Manhattan’s Chadbourne & Parke are in preliminary merger talks. A tieup of the two firms would create a 945-lawyer firm with revenues of $810m.
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NewsFirms ponder withdrawal as contract D-day looms
Government to reveal outcome of its tenders for new legal aid contracts.
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NewsFirms losing millions to phone fraudsters - insurer
Office accounts as well as client accounts at risk from ‘very sophisticated’ callers posing as bank staff.
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Feature
How client interview skills can raise the stakes
The Client Interviewing Competition has huge benefits for law students and has led to work placements and training contracts.
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OpinionUnbundling is not the answer
The LSB is pushing firms to offer a half-service, but is this a good idea?
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FeatureSmall firms: majority support
The ups and downs of running a small firm and where their owners can go for advice.
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NewsSolicitors from Hell copycat site ordered to pay £10,000
City firm takes action over claims that it was rude and intimidating.
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NewsIn-house service reflects workforce ‘shift’
Addleshaw Goddard is the latest firm to establish a contract lawyer offering.