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Practice management – Page 6
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NewsPartners want to break away and set up their own firm - survey
Litigation funder says findings show appetite for solicitors wanting to break out of traditional mould.
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FeatureLaw firm mergers: Part 2 – people issues
Securing partner approval, retaining partners and goodwill, retaining key employees, and dissenting or ‘surplus’ partners.
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NewsFirms 'moving away from billable hours'
Magic circle chief says industry should be more focused on value being delivered by lawyers.
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NewsTrustpilot reviews of law firm defamatory, judge rules
'Narrative provided by reviewers... is one that the reasonable reader will understand as factual.'
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NewsPI firm bucking market gloom with plans to double in size
Express Solicitors can accommodate hundreds more staff after consolidating four offices.
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NewsQuoting only hourly rate unfair, EU court rules
Client must be given ‘particulars that enable the consumer to assess the approximate total cost of those services’.
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NewsFirms go under as PII premiums soar to 20% of turnover
Indemnity insurance becoming particularly expensive for firms reliant on conveyancing work.
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News'Underappreciated' associates want to quit - survey
Report suggests firms are in danger of losing talent if they do not offer more attractive reward packages and career paths.
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OpinionBridging the gap: Size shouldn't be bar to social mobility progress
It's critical to address the scale of the problem affecting small and medium-sized enterprises.
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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.