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Law firms’ marketing plans
Sue Bramall
Wednesday, 15 May 2013

I get to see a wide range of solicitors’ marketing plans ranging from the weighty dissertation to the single sheet.

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Support for deaf clients
Melissa Davis
Thursday, 09 May 2013

With Deaf Awareness Week taking place this week, the spotlight is being shone on those consumers who are Deaf and how legal advice can best be provided to them. In this context, research by the Royal Association for Deaf People’s (RAD) Deaf Law Centre (DLC) has revealed statistics that show that an enormous 85% of Deaf people would prefer to have legal representation from someone who is able to communicate directly in British Sign Language (BSL), rather than through a BSL/English interpreter.

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The Tyco-Eversheds deal – from whiteboard to renewal
Eduardo Reyes
Tuesday, 30 April 2013

News broke late last week that Tyco is extending the 2006 deal it signed with Eversheds, whereby the firm provides the company’s legal needs for a fixed price – in return for sole-provider status for huge swathes of Tyco’s external legal needs.

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