All In Business blog articles – Page 4
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OpinionThe road less travelled
Law firms are too easily discouraged from breaking free from the crowd when it comes to marketing.
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OpinionStart planning 2016’s budget cuts
Think about planning for next year now. Otherwise the cuts could feel more brutal than necessary.
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OpinionThe legal year ahead
Alternative business structures? Mergers? Professional indemnity insurance? What will be the hot topics in 2015?
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OpinionLawyers at Christmas
Lawyers put off organising the Christmas party until the last minute. A hint: don’t let the youngsters do it.
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OpinionTinker, tailor, soldier... solicitor
Students can benefit from a carefully planned career path. But what advice is given to them about their studies?
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OpinionInnovation – taking colleagues with you
How do you keep the lifeblood of our profession engaged when you are constantly asking them to challenge the way they have done things for many years?
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OpinionTechnology innovation – not alien
Lawyers often view advances as a threat to some imagined creative utopia. But they should embrace IT to survive.
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OpinionReinvent yourselves to maintain justice
Two years of reforms have created a perfect storm. Take advantage of it.
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OpinionSticking to it
New initiatives that do not produce instant results are dismissed by lawyers. More patience and persistence are required.
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OpinionBuilding time
It’s time property lawyers played their part in the big debates that will shape our built environment.
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OpinionShould lawyers remain bored by tax?
If firms pay more attention to tax ‘leakage’, they could attract and retain more clients in a difficult practice area.
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OpinionThe will to compete
Lawyers’ anger over accountants moving into probate work must be countered by a desire to fight the competition.
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OpinionManaging lawyers
Solicitors aren’t trained how to manage people. But common sense and pragmatism can help send the right message from senior lawyers.
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OpinionDon’t fall behind in Latin America
Too often UK law firms leave Latin American work to Spanish and US firms – they should be more confident.
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OpinionComparison site and a free cuddly toy
How comparison website for solicitors’ indemnity would make system more efficient.
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OpinionManaging the conveyancer shortfall
One legacy of the recession is that there is a shortage of trained conveyancers now times are improving.
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OpinionLaw books for summer
There is a good array of fiction set in the legal world. But why are the stars always barristers and not solicitors?
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OpinionThe perfect match?
The legal world could embrace the ‘specific formula’ approach encouraged by a revolutionary dating app.
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OpinionStill in business (in 2024)
Law firm leaders have to realise that the marketplace is increasingly commercial and must respond. Otherwise failure beckons.