Practice management – Page 8
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NewsUncertainty mounts as partner profits slip at US firms
Slowing demand, falling productivity and inflation among ‘multiple headwinds’ faced by partners.
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NewsKPMG forges ahead with legal expansion
Big Four firm hopes to increase the number of lawyers in the UK to 400 by the end of 2024.
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NewsFormer DWF chief grows ‘distributed’ new firm
London practice joins business and its office will serve as ‘collaboration hub’.
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NewsHogan Lovells promotes record number of women
Women represent 58% of latest partner promotions as international firm hails diversity progress.
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Opinion2023: Working practices for law firms are changing
Careers with a purpose, true hybrid evolution, and a goodbye to remote working policies? A look at what we could see in the year to come.
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OpinionBest law books of the year 2022
Who was the only solicitor to be executed for murder? The story of Herbert Armstrong is among a host of compelling reads selected by David Pickup. Other titles include Gordon R Ashton’s fascinating memoirs and guidance on legal practice.
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NewsHuman rights focus for ex A&O partner's startup firm
Practice will advise corporate clients on international law and ESG compliance.
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OpinionThe Partner Remuneration Handbook: A Guide to Compensation in Law and Other Professional Service Firms
by Michael Roch and Ray D’Cruz.
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FeatureTime's arrows
Changes to law firm pricing models and productivity were among the business-critical topics discussed at the Gazette’s latest roundtable. Eduardo Reyes reports.
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NewsMetamorph ditches Quality Solicitors as network bought out
Struggling consolidator sheds law firm network as management buy-out is completed.
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NewsConveyancing giant consults on redundancies
Simplify says 'roles within central, support and management teams' are at risk due to market slowdown.
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NewsPerpetrators offered help in firm’s domestic violence policy
Training for line managers in a bid to raise awareness and understanding.
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OpinionMoral maze
Higgs LLP says law firms have a 'moral responsibility' to help employees negotiate the cost-of-living crisis. But firms can only pay what they can afford.
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NewsInvestigators probe collapse of Pure Business Group
Multiple lines of enquiry pursued as it emerges staff will miss out on money owed to them.
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NewsLaw firms 'wait it out' as profitability slides
Global demand for legal services slips as operating expenses soar.
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NewsSolicitor takes over firm to continue late mother's legacy
Camilla Greenwood says Knaresborough firm, founded by her mother Lynda, has been her saving grace.
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NewsMetamorph director out as new winding-up petition emerges
Consolidator tight-lipped on whether executive chairman has left, as creditor files petition against conveyancing firm.
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OpinionLegal burnout: what firms can do to help
Pressure can be a great catalyst for lawyers, but too much of it can be seriously harmful.