Practice management – Page 2
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NewsPartners spared £2m exposure after colleague stole client funds
Indemnity insurer fails to convince High Court that different claims can be aggregated as one.
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'Modern family' focus for new virtual firm
Online services and flexible operating hours will fill gap left by traditional firms, founders claim.
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Unsecured creditors stand to lose £16.5m from Kingly closure
Law firm network was intervened into in August after a rapid period of expansion in recent years.
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Feature
Stick or twist?
Law firms will struggle to stay in business without modern tech capability and interactive client resources. But too many are running on ancient systems.
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Slater and Gordon puts roles at risk as business continues evolution
Fee earners in the national firm's employment and family departments likely to be affected.
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PC renewals extended as solicitors report IT 'nightmare'
Regulator concedes this year’s renewal period has been ‘particularly challenging’.
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Opinion
Lawtech and ethics: Discussion paper calls on the profession
Law Society launches paper seeking views on considerations solicitors and firms should have in designing or procuring lawtech solutions.
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City firms repay furlough cash, but more job cuts loom
City firms are beginning to pay back the money they received under the government’s job retention scheme in the light of stronger financial performance than forecast.
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In focus: Making the most of HMCTS data
In the landmark report Digital Justice, HMCTS was urged to improve the collection and sharing of data to enhance access to justice. But progress is ‘disappointingly slow’
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News focus: What explains a spate of law firm mergers?
Against a background of Covid-19, merger activity this year is not seen as a last resort.
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Opinion
What's your USP in the race to keep clients?
Business Development: A Practical Handbook for Lawyers, Second Edition | Consulting editor(s): Stephen Revell, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, on behalf of the International Bar Association
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Suspension for solicitor whose firm held £213k in unpaid disbursements
Tribunal agrees misconduct was a result of neglect and carelessness rather than any planned course of action.
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Racism driving out black solicitors at top firms, SRA hears
Recruitment leader suggests firms could hold back pay increases for supervisors who lose black recruits.
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Feature
Technology: how to get the most out of what you’ve got
Key takeaways from a panel session at the Law Society's Technology Conference.
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Slater and Gordon chief: 'We don't really want to be a law firm'
David Whitmore tells the Gazette that growth will be ‘more strategic’ as technology takes centre stage.
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Roundtable: From high street to cloud
Some small law firms are at risk as the pandemic continues to bite. But others are planning for a bright future, using lessons they have learned in lockdown.
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Press SEND
The Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal is a thorn in the side of local councils. Campaigners and disability charities are determined to keep it that way.
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Widening the net
Many legal employers are working hard to improve the profession’s record in diversity and inclusion. But as Maria Shahid discovers at a virtual conference, much more needs to be done to overhaul recruitment processes and expand the talent pool.
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Opinion
Reluctant home workers will despair at Johnson’s second lockdown
Many lawyers have embraced their return to the office. Their morale will plunge from this latest reversal.
