All Law firm & practice management articles – Page 26
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News
Solicitors reassured over PC renewal as extended deadline looms
'If members or firms have already submitted a renewal application no further action is required,' Law Society says.
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Feature
Traction and distraction
As technology gains traction, it is reconfiguring the definition and delivery of legal services and taking the future of law in unexpected directions
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Lawyers set to make £46m from sale to private equity buyer
Alan Sellers and Samantha Moss sell minority stake in Anexo, owner of PI firm Bond Turner.
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SRA staff seconded to contact centre as phones left unanswered
Solicitors ringing about problematic new online system faced a long wait to speak to someone.
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Lockdown II: Law firm offices allowed to open and clients can visit
Law Society secures some answers from government about extent of new restrictions.
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'Modern family' focus for new virtual firm
Online services and flexible operating hours will fill gap left by traditional firms, founders claim.
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Unsecured creditors stand to lose £16.5m from Kingly closure
Law firm network was intervened into in August after a rapid period of expansion in recent years.
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Feature
Stick or twist?
Law firms will struggle to stay in business without modern tech capability and interactive client resources. But too many are running on ancient systems.
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Slater and Gordon puts roles at risk as business continues evolution
Fee earners in the national firm's employment and family departments likely to be affected.
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PC renewals extended as solicitors report IT 'nightmare'
Regulator concedes this year’s renewal period has been ‘particularly challenging’.
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Opinion
Lawtech and ethics: Discussion paper calls on the profession
Law Society launches paper seeking views on considerations solicitors and firms should have in designing or procuring lawtech solutions.
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In focus: Making the most of HMCTS data
In the landmark report Digital Justice, HMCTS was urged to improve the collection and sharing of data to enhance access to justice. But progress is ‘disappointingly slow’
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City firms repay furlough cash, but more job cuts loom
City firms are beginning to pay back the money they received under the government’s job retention scheme in the light of stronger financial performance than forecast.
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News focus: What explains a spate of law firm mergers?
Against a background of Covid-19, merger activity this year is not seen as a last resort.
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Opinion
What's your USP in the race to keep clients?
Business Development: A Practical Handbook for Lawyers, Second Edition | Consulting editor(s): Stephen Revell, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, on behalf of the International Bar Association
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News
Racism driving out black solicitors at top firms, SRA hears
Recruitment leader suggests firms could hold back pay increases for supervisors who lose black recruits.
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Feature
Technology: how to get the most out of what you’ve got
Key takeaways from a panel session at the Law Society's Technology Conference.
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News
Slater and Gordon chief: 'We don't really want to be a law firm'
David Whitmore tells the Gazette that growth will be ‘more strategic’ as technology takes centre stage.
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Feature
Roundtable: From high street to cloud
Some small law firms are at risk as the pandemic continues to bite. But others are planning for a bright future, using lessons they have learned in lockdown.