Practice management – Page 9
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NewsTop 200 firm becomes 100% employee-owned
Chief executive says conversion ensures firm retains stability and independence.
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NewsGlobal super-firm A&O Shearman to cull 10% of partners
South Africa office and consulting practice also to close following post-merger strategic review.
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News'Progressive' parental leave policy cuts billing targets for fee-earners
IP specialist becomes latest organisation to introduce single policy accessible to all staff irrespective of gender.
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OpinionWorker Protection Act: Are employers getting the right advice?
Law firms must consider whether advice they are giving is appropriate, and the reputational risk associated with how well they comply with the new requirement.
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NewsHibernating conveyancing firm brought back to life as consultancy
Revived business offers solicitors chance to keep around 70% of fees billed.
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NewsHigh-profile firms announce double-digit growth
Mishcon de Reya and Stevens & Bolton latest to unveil bullish 2023-24 figures.
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NewsFast-growing Knights makes £12.5m West Midlands acquisition
Acquisition of Thursfields brings more than 100 professionals to firm.
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ProfileThe mighty Quinn
John B. Quinn and Richard East tell Paul Rogerson what it’s like to run the world’s ‘most feared’ law firm – and why they have been so successful in exploiting the London market.
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OpinionMind the caring gap
Caring for someone else isn’t so much of an ‘if’ but a ‘when’ for most of us. Employers need to implement policies that address the unpredictable and emotional nature of caring.
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NewsSix in 10 South Asian partners experience microaggressions at work
Shocking findings of lawyers' career experiences released on first day of South Asian Heritage Month.
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NewsIn depth: How law firms can save stressed staff from themselves
As LawCare highlights cases of burnout involving lawyers being available 24/7 and checking emails outside work, some firms have hired external resource managers to save staff from themselves.
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NewsSolicitor takes late mother's firm deeper into heart of the community
Daughter reflects on firm's achievements since she decided to continue her mother's legacy.
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OpinionCulture in Law Firms: Best Practices for Engagement and Retention in a Hybrid World
Joining the culture club.
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NewsFirm hit in latest 'targeted cyber campaign'
Callers to Cardiff-based NewLaw greeted with a message saying NewLaw Legal Limited and NewLaw Scotland LLP ‘were victim of a cybersecurity incident’.
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News‘House of brands’ firm poaches partners for new practice
Paul Cox and Roy Crozier will spearhead new IP firm in London and Manchester.
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FeatureSweating the small stuff
Small and medium-sized enterprises are the backbone of the economy. Katharine Freeland looks at the snowballing challenges facing legal advisers who are helping these businesses to scale up or sell up.
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NewsFirms push ahead with office upgrades and new locations
Firms continues to seek bigger and brighter places to work in city centres.
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NewsLaw firm drinking culture 'excluding British Muslims'
British Bangladeshi and Pakistani lawyers often unable to attend work gatherings because they are held in bars or pubs.
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NewsStowe continues to build family law empire
Latest deal is family specialist's fourth acquisition in two years.