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FeatureHow to: use LinkedIn
With its humble brags and ‘personal journeys’, LinkedIn is the professional networking and social media platform everyone loves to hate. Yet, as Eduardo Reyes hears, it’s too big to ignore. Lawyers may as well get it right as they carry on posting.
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FeatureHow to: Plan for retirement
When it comes to hanging up their PC after decades of grafting for clients, many lawyers are surprisingly ill-prepared. Maria Shahid looks at the dos and don’ts of ‘lexit’.
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FeatureHow to: Become a Queen's Counsel
As QC applications open, Jonathan Rayner finds out what it takes for a solicitor to make the grade.
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FeatureHow to: Change career direction
As a profession, law has become ever more specialist. But what if you made a wrong choice? Jonathan Rayner asks for tips on changing the focus of your career
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FeatureHow to: Close a pay gap
The underlying reasons for pay gaps measured by gender, race, ethnicity or disability are complex. All the more reason to start addressing them.
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FeatureHow to: Keep clients close
Business development and contact-building have barely been possible in-person for over a year. But, as Eduardo Reyes discovers, that has not stopped imaginative law firms from keeping clients engaged and entertained – and a hybrid approach looks here to stay
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FeatureHow to: Win an award
All lawyers tell prospective clients and job candidates that they, their team and the firm are the best – so an award helps prove it. Maria Shahid talks to the people who know how to go about winning one.
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FeatureHow to: Retire
Retirement can herald the happiest days of a lawyer’s life – or the start of a new career. Jonathan Rayner talks to three solicitors about how they have made the most of their golden years.
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FeatureHow to work in new ways
With Covid-19 shutting offices and forcing teams apart, Katharine Freeland looks at remote, flexible and agile working
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FeatureHow to: Tackle succession planning
Contemplating your own professional mortality can be uncomfortable, hears Marialuisa Taddia. But the rise of the ‘zombie’ law firm shows it is never too early to start thinking about what comes next.
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FeatureHow to: be a non-executive director
When a solicitor becomes a non-executive director their role is not simply to offer free legal advice – they are expected to support the board and CEO, says Melanie Newman.
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FeatureHow to: use gender-neutral language
By writing ‘Dear Sirs’, some lawyers feel they are holding out against political correctness. But the battle against gender-neutral language is surely a losing cause, reports Melanie Newman
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FeatureHow to leave work at the front door
Switching off from the office will make you happier and more productive, but this is easier said than done. Katharine Freeland offers some top tips about how to strike a healthy work/life balance
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FeatureHow to: make the most of PR
A public relations strategy need not just be for the very largest practices – in a crowded market, firms of all sizes are seeking ways to stand out. Eduardo Reyes reports
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FeatureHow to: give a client bad news
Solicitors are often the bearer of bad news to their clients, but there are ways to deliver this information without damaging your relationship. Katharine Freeland reports.
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FeatureHow to: work part-time
Part-time lawyers have long been seen as lacking commitment to their careers and to their clients. But that hackneyed view is changing, reports Marialuisa Taddia
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FeatureHow to: Discipline a colleague
Sanctioning a colleague for wrongdoing is fraught with hidden perils, especially if they are a partner. Melanie Newman asks the experts how to handle disciplinary matters
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FeatureHow to: lease an office
Taking new accommodation is the biggest change management opportunity in the life of a law firm. Long-term planning is critical to getting it right.
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FeatureHow to: File a Grievance
Filing a complaint for discriminatory or unfair treatment by your employer is fraught with risks. Advice and planning can secure a positive outcome.