All In Business blog articles – Page 5
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OpinionPII brokers: free pen please?
Proposal forms offer a great way for insurance brokers to obtain boundless information on solicitors.
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OpinionMake time for marketing
Business is picking up after several rocky years. But being too busy for marketing should ring alarm bells.
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OpinionFlexible-working challenges
Although flexibility makes sense, firms must ensure they adhere to the correct employment laws.
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OpinionStill working on our ABS
The first local authorities applied for ABS licences last year and are still waiting for approval. What’s the hold up?
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OpinionWindow shopping for lawyers
Solicitors behind the buying and selling of houses need to be publicly celebrated.
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OpinionHow to market and work part-time
Simply being smarter with your time means that a career break or reduced hours do not need to limit your marketing and business development activities.
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OpinionGoogle and the content conundrum
Becoming more visible online is difficult for solicitors – but outsourcing is not the only way to achieve increased hits.
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OpinionCross-selling legal services
Love or loathe consumer brands, you should not ignore them if you want to succeed with existing clients.
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OpinionFlexible working – confidence in your competence
Once your colleagues have confidence in your judgement - and not just your availability - flexibility could be easier to attain.
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OpinionThe solicitors’ new year
With unique pressures shaping the profession, maybe we should have our own calendar.
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OpinionLegal aid hiring headache
The recruitment world is buoyant, but for legal aid lawyers problems persist.
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OpinionBeware the ‘drizzle-maker’ partners
Law firms’ marketing departments should work closely with new lateral hires to ensure business success.
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OpinionCity failing in hunt for talent
School statistics demonstrate that City firms do not have to look far to find high-achieving young people.
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OpinionThe labour market isn’t working
Law firms and legal departments that are in a position to be more imaginative when hiring will end up with better people.
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OpinionFly-fisher’s guide to business development
When trying to win new clients, preparation and patience are required.
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OpinionThe power of negative thinking
Taking a sceptical view undermines nothing, says Kathleen Hall.
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OpinionChristmas and flexible working
There is plenty of flexible working around Christmas time – and this has lessons for the rest of the year.
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OpinionA senior partner’s Christmas countdown
David Pickup runs us through his exhaustive list of tasks to complete before the big holiday.