Lawtech workshop: In your own defence
In the second instalment of a regular Gazette feature, Peter Wright cites the NHS and Royal Navy in arguing that your old IT system might not be as safe as you think.
Law management: Law Society reveals plans for career improvements
The Law Society must go further than help solicitors meet basic ‘competence’ requirements, providing services to help members develop and progress their careers, Society president Robert Bourns told the annual Law Management Section conference last month.
Law management: Fire your law firm’s misfits within weeks, urges ex-John Lewis boss
Efforts by law firms to stand out by defining their ‘values’ and purpose commonly fail through lack of management commitment, the former head of customer service at iconic department store chain John Lewis told the conference.
Law management: Cyber attacks ‘keeping partners awake at night’
Ransomware features in half of all cybercrime reports to the police where a business suffers an attack on its computer system, a senior City police officer told the conference.
Law management: Exam-like grades for client satisfaction helped turn around Oxford firm Darbys
‘A tower of turnover falls over.’
Law management: Devon practice ditches ‘drab’ marketing cliches
Law firm marketing should lead on themes which matter to the firm and its people rather than the selling of ‘hard law’, a prize-winning regional law firm advised.
How to: Prepare for the succession
In smaller practices, succession planning is often left until retirement comes into view. That is a mistake.
How to: Take a sabbatical
A solicitor can return from a sabbatical refreshed and brimming with ideas. The experience can leave a lasting imprint on a law firm’s culture too.
Act for SMEs
Law firms must be innovative with charging structures to exploit rising demand from 5.5 million SMEs.
Make agile working work
Professionals are demanding flexible working – and legal employers which have responded claim excellent results
