Practice management

Cash focus is needed to navigate coronavirus pandemic

2020-03-19T11:39:00+00:00By Peter Noyce

Demand for all commercial and individual legal services is likely to be impacted in some way, so how will senior partners respond?

What the SQE means for law firms

9 March 2020By Paula Moffatt, Matthew Homewood

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) intends to introduce the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) in the autumn of 2021.

Environmental law: Mapping MEES

2 March 2020By Melissa Moore

Section 1 of the Climate Change Act 2008 (CCA 2008), as amended by the Climate Change Act 2008 (2050 Target Amendment) Order 2019, requires that UK carbon levels are reduced by 100% (from 1990 levels), including greenhouse gas emissions from buildings. The Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) ...

Bringing your ‘whole self’ to work

2020-02-20T15:27:00+00:00By Penny Paddle, A.E. Verona Cocks

‘Sausage machine’ of the past is slowly being replaced with new ways of working, taking into account lawyers’ individual experiences and commitments.

Crash landing

10 February 2020By Marialuisa Taddia

The Senior Managers and Certification Regime focused City minds on individual accountability, writes Marialuisa Taddia. But does one fine in four years suggest failure or - paradoxically - that the regime is working?

Legal needs: Seeking professional help

3 February 2020By Paul Rogerson

Last week saw publication of the biggest ever survey of legal needs in England and Wales, commissioned by the Law Society and umbrella regulator the Legal Services Board.